#### recruiters

@Lennythedriver you make some very reasonable points. I wouldn't live in the truck for $700 per week, indefinitely. I'd probably put up with it for a brief period if I had good reason the believe, not just a recruiter's words, more money was normal.

But it is the driver's job to make that decision, if money is important to him. If he doesn't even try to find out the pay & working conditions before signing on, he gets what he gets. Life is not a pet store where others owe us food, water, shelter, and recreation, or else. Every driver should know any employer is going to give you what they give you, not what you dream about. Just having a monthly obligation of a certain amount of pre-spent money doesn't obligate the company to pay you that amount. You get paid what the CPM & amount of freight that company moves. Ask the people working there what CPM & miles they are getting for the work you are hired to do.

Not bothering to learn about the company begore hiring on is like walking into a restaurant and demanding your favorite dish, without regard to what kind of restaurant YOU PICKED. If you really wanted lasagna you should have gone to an Italian restaurant and not cry about the Japanese restaurant rudely refusing to serve you real food.

 

I think one has to research the industry in general. Companies are lretty much the same at their core. You can talk to drivers at a company and you'll get mixed reviews. Many people hate Western Express, but I actually enjoyed my time there. I think it's all about what you put into it no matter where you work. There's always a reason why a driver can't get miles. More often than not, in my experience, it's about how a driver works day to day. I think many new drivers don't get trained properly during their training period. They don't learn how to utilize their time and maximize their minutes. My trainer at Western taught me very well and he made a driver out of me. I still had to tweak some things once I got out on my own, but I had a tremendous foundation. I wish I could see what some of the newer drivers were going through in the training phase.

 

One thing I learned early on was twofold when it comes to this subject. The first thing is to develop critical thinking skills. In other words, learn how to separate out and out bull from hyperbole. The next thing is NEVER to decide on a carrier just based on ((one person's word)) << this means a company recruiter. If you can, spend some time talking to drivers that actively drive for that carrier. You find one fueling next to you strike up a conversation and ask them. I know this is a bit difficult if you are not currently driving and looking for a carrier that will do company-financed training. I remember many years ago sitting at what used to be Rip (off) Griffins TS in AZ listening to a kid asking questions about the job. Turns out he was in the middle of a divorce and wanted to get out of Phoenix. There were about 10 of us in that conversation and to this day I think he got some sage advice.

Another tool you can use is this website. Go start a conversation in the carrier sections. You don't need to drive for Prime to go into their section and ask a question.

 

Do you live in Mississippi?

 

I do not. Live in San Antonio. Why? lol

unloader

 

You should probably bring home more than $300 after taxes a day if you’re sleeping in the truck every day and can do 3000 miles a week. Seems like people have their standards way too low and are too comfortable.

 

When I read this I was really hoping he was joking, but nope!!... and yet he's complaining about the company, money, bla, bla, bla!!... if you aren't smart enough to do research before making a career change, you get what you deserve!... this is the main reason our industry is where it's at today, stupid people that think getting a CDL is all you need to do and money will just appear in your bank account without putting in any work except holding a steering wheel!