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I really like your poem on your signature otherhalftw.

 

Here is the link for the excert I use on my signature, you should enjoy this:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vBZSBGHm0RY

 

Really?Than I wonder why TMC told me they are only hiring inexperienced drivers and not experienced ones for economical reasons?
And they are not the only ones.

 

I have over eleven years driving, clean record, hazmat, half that time with doubles, a certified CDL instructor( not trainer) and a BS degree in business/ Integrated supply chain and operations and I was laid off. I am not desperate looking for a job right now because I am fortunate enough to have a husband that makes a good living driving, but where I am in Pa it has dried up, good driving jobs are scarce for experience. I keep looking and eventually that job I am looking for will surface, but it might be awhile.

I cannot say for all companies, but overall they are hiring inexperienced drivers instead of experienced because they have a better chance of molding them to their standards and pay them less. Less likely to quit!
Experienced drivers are harder to mold because often they been with many companies, some think they know it all, some are just plain arrogant because they been driving a few years, and many think they deserve top pay, don't get me wrong their are some good drivers who deserve top pay, and do not have all those bad quality's, BUT these companies will have a harder time maintaining a experienced driver over inexperienced driver.
Just the facts of the industry right now, doing what is economically sound even if it means taking a chance on inexperience

 

i see your point, but also think of the liability standpoint? Companies that take that huge risk in hopes they get a driver who wont 'up and quit' and is cheaper by the mile, all to save a few cents here and there? (granted it all adds up in the long run to hundreds of thousands of dollars) Okay fine, but what if you get a bad batch of newbies, and they end up tearing up equipment, rolling trucks, etc. and eventually lose contracts for that company. When you could have put in an experienced driver, paid 10 cpm more, and had reliable on time deliveries, make more money when that shipper sees a good company who can get their goods to drops on time.

 

I don't agree inexperienced drivers are less likely to quit . I don't think it's experienced drivers abandoning trucks all over the country . Read the forums and see who quits because they found out they won't make the $40,000 a year recruiters talked about when they get less than 2,000 miles a week at $.24 a mile .

 

Just the facts of the industry right now, doing what is economically sound even if it means taking a chance on inexperience[/quote]


Exactly my point.

Do you fit in that "arrogant and unmoldable" class as an experienced driver?
Not being mean but I just don't buy that statement,to me it's all about cheap labor...period.

 

Exactly my point.

Do you fit in that "arrogant and unmoldable" class as an experienced driver?
Not being mean but I just don't buy that statement,to me it's all about cheap labor...period.[/quote]

NO! I do not fit that mold, but have seen many that do. Yes, it is cost effective to hire drivers at less per mile. It also cost companies money to hire drivers with experience, oreientation,background checks, hotel expense ect. A good percetage of those drivers quit within 6 months. However students going through school can be molded to what they want and they can pay them less.
Cheaper labor is a benefit, but there are many other reasons for hiring the inexperienced driver.
There are less roll over accidents and backing accidents by students because they still have there nerves and have not become complacent yet
The most accidents occur with drivers that have 1-3 years time behind the wheel because they get too relaxed with their ability.

 

NO! I do not fit that mold, but have seen many that do. Yes, it is cost effective to hire drivers at less per mile. It also cost companies money to hire drivers with experience, oreientation,background checks, hotel expense ect. A good percetage of those drivers quit within 6 months. However students going through school can be molded to what they want and they can pay them less.
Cheaper labor is a benefit, but there are many other reasons for hiring the inexperienced driver.
There are less roll over accidents and backing accidents by students because they still have there nerves and have not become complacent yet
The most accidents occur with drivers that have 1-3 years time behind the wheel because they get too relaxed with their ability.

 

Sorry not sure why my last message came up twice