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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Dice1, post: 2532082, member: 67406&quot;]A strike for what reason?</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Rates? I can increase mine if I don&#039;t feel like I am making a profit.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Fuel Prices? I have a FSC and my all inclusive flat rates I allow for the increased fuel cost in the rate.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Not that we even need to strike at all, but if we are ALL going to strike over anything in the industry, let&#039;s do it over it is way too easy to get a CDL with around 2 weeks of training and they are on the road. Just steering wheel holders with no real training. </p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>There needs to be alot higher standard of training maybe with DOT certified trainers in the passenger seat for a minimum of 500 hours signing off on the trainees log book who has a limited CDL until training is finished. That DOT certified trainer needs to pass a DOT certification test and have a minimum of 5 years OTR experience who is also liable for the trainee while training.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>This would accomplish 2 things make new CDL holders get some real and badly needed training before going solo and it would make it so expensive to train a new recruit for the trainee companies that well experienced veteran drivers would be alot more valuable and paid what they are worth with the training cost considered it would be more valuable to retain experienced drivers. This would drive up driver&#039;s wages and also drive up rates to compensate for the increased cost.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>New pilots learning to fly have to have this type of training, so why not CDL holders?</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Just a suggestion![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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