OTR TRUCKER SHORTAGE and Young Drivers

Okay. You can have it if you want it that bad but I’d be careful what you wish for. You think they’re going to open up the bank vaults and start paying virgin drivers $90k year to start in a few years? Keep up the good thoughts but a monkey can do this job to the extent the expectation level has sunk to. So with that in mind .... don’t hold your breath.

 

Ahhh, the overconfidence of youth. Come back in two years and let us admire your achievements. As far as exploitation, it’s the other way around kid. I will gladly sell you my 900 sq/ft SoCal house for a bargain price of 900k. Good luck.

 

In order to do what your suggesting to get the wages to go up by exploiting the companies desperation to fill seats you need collaboration and cooperation from all the newbies entering the scene to be on board and do the same thing. This will take an organized effort on a grand scale. This has been an ongoing problem in trucking (and other industries) since these industries existed. The only thing that ever came close to improving the situation for truck driver's was the formation of the Teamsters Union and that was cut short by corruption. It's going to take a lot more than a few newbies demanding more from the start. I do like your enthusiasm though and I'd love nothing more than for you to prove me wrong. If you did, we'd all be benefactors.

 

Be careful about buying into the notion that you can "get a job the next day" Companies will not hire you if you've had more 3 or more jobs within 2-3 years. You may find yourself in an "unemployable' situation for a while, or end up working for a s### outfit for a few years to fix your employment history, or having to start all over again.

 

Sorry, reminds me of an old joke.....

One morning Bill Clinton wakes up and looks out over the snow from his bedroom in the White House and sees in the snow the words “F*** Bill Clinton”

He immediately call the FBI and orders them to find out who did this. Later that day the FBI chief came to give his report.

He says”We analyzed the urine, and it is definitely from Henry Kissinger. But the handwriting is definitely Hillary Clinton’s”.

 

HA HA! I had forgotten about this joke until you posted it! Thanks for the trip down memory lane!