and when that area starts to get over saturated, then it is time to move to another.Been that way since the day of horse drawn freight wagons
what happened to freight?
Discussion in 'Freight Broker Forum' started by MrcoTampa, May 16, 2015.
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What truck driver shortage?
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^^^^^Can you overlay that against company driver pay scale in the industry??
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You will see the same dip, only the uptick occurred much later. That is how it works, economy goes bad, workers take the hit, the economy starts to pick back up and 6 or 7 years later the worker will start to get a little catch up with their wage.
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Problem is the truckers wage is severely lacking as a whole, that's why I brought it up.
The so called "shortage" is caused in majority by ONE thing, WAGES.
VERY FEW people want to put up with the lifestyle , abuse and long hours of trucking for the average wage of the industry anymore.
Simply put, the average truckers wage is pathetic as compared to what you must endure.
There are many other jobs these days with far less required hours, that pay better than most companies offer to be a trucker.
Fix the wages = Fix the shortageLite bug Thanks this. -
The Trucking industy does have issues, but it is not a lot better any where else, unless you have a MBA and work in an office. -
It may have risen, but it has risen since the 1950s also.
Problem is, the rate vs cost of living these days is extremely disproportionate.
That $0.30CPM in 2000 sure got you allot more living than a measly .40-45CPM these days.
With a $10+ meal at the craphouse called McDonalds....or $2+ bottled water....you get the idea...
Inflation has ran rampant and wages have stagnated due to the direction the US Govt. has decided to take the country in. -
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Missing the point. I don't eat at McDeath, etc.
Inflation has dramatically increased the cost of living.
Most other industries have adjusted wages for "COLA". You can literally make hoagies at Subway or Sheetz for a better wage per hour than what many Megas pay. Trucking on average is a low pay career....you've gotta cost cut to survive....Like making your own food, bringing water by the gallon jug, etc...
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