The Driver Shortage is a huge lie.

Not easy. I have set myself up pulling for a cpl carriers that have their own warehouses and inventory to supply their customers. 1 of which finds me return loads back to their warehouse. Some loads dont pay best but im not sitting in tstop looking on the boards at junk going south that keep you in the south with nothing going back north

 

HA! HA! No sound person would crawl in line to get onto there, Prepass or not.

 

I asked you to cite specific tax breaks "foraign" companies are enjoying and you didn't cite any.
Isn't Interstate an American company?

 

Friday i was on the board looking for load volumn. Wisc had 500 reefer van loads posted for Monday 10/14. I booked a load Saturday to Oak Creek Wi and posted my truck for Monday . My ph was ringing off the hook for 300mi. I booked another load back to St Louis for 1700.00 . Sunday morning load count was 248 loads . Sunday night 172 loads . Monday morning 125 loads. Brokers book loads early and bottom fish all day. I feel for the Drivers in Wisc on that monday. Cookie jar got raided days before now the cards are in the brokers favor a 3mi lane is now 2.25 or sit

 

June was a good month for every body. 2nd Qtr i avg 28000 gross for each QTR . After that the bottom feel out

 

There are alot of American companies that hire forign workers for tax benefits. Tesla out of Columbus Ohio hires all drivers on 1099. Their employess have no benefits the company doesnt pay unemployment insurance nor do they pay Employee SS tax or medical benefits . I would say those are tax breaks wouldnt you. That why they pull loads for 1.60mi they have very little overhead. 1099s drive down rates bigtime

 

He is probably talking about H-2b workers where companies can import essentially indentured servants who live in the truck and work for minimum wage.

Boy Wanders “I finally got my own truck” thread went off the rails a few weeks ago with a lot of talk about foreign drivers and its impact on rates in trucking. You can check his thread and go back a bit to catch up.

Also was a lot of talk about 1099 vs w2.

Edit: Finally got my own truck

Start there through the end. Very interesting back and forth conversation.

 

I will check it,thanks.But see,the problem is that H2B visa workers CANNOT be imported to drive trucks as H2B is for seasonal jobs which trucking is not.

 

H-2B Program | Visa Solution

 

Sooooo, H-2B workers CAN drive truck, hmmmm, berry, berry interesting.