you NEED experience !! .... or do you ??

Discussion in 'Experienced Truckers' Advice' started by dannythetrucker, Nov 17, 2012.

  1. Guntoter

    Guntoter Road Train Member

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    Im not saying you're wrong but I have some of the best cpa and tax attorneys in the business but I never got a dime from any government agency for hiring or training new drivers. I hired a few noobs over the years but not because I got money for it. IF you are correct (again Im not saying you are wrong, just that I have not researched it) why are so many companies so serious about 2 years minimum experience? If I can find a guy to drive and he costs me 10K per year when anyone else costs me 50K? Its a no brainer.
     
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  3. dannythetrucker

    dannythetrucker Road Train Member

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    My point was that YOU can't hire someone with out 2 years of experience. The major carriers CAN. My hypothesis is that they are in bed with the insurance companies and FMCSA because they want it this way. They are creating a business model based on hiring disposable newb's. That was my point. But heck, I'm probably way off, I've always thought like everyone else. Trucking companies want experienced drivers, trucking companies hate all the insurance companies strict policies and FMCSA monitoring. Then it hit me like a ton of bricks, "What if the big carriers actually want it this way ?" I really don't see an effort by the major carriers to recruit experienced drivers anymore, seems like they are going after the newbs. They're making it impossible for anyone else to hire new drivers. I dunno, just a thought.
     
  4. G/MAN

    G/MAN Road Train Member

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    Actually "M" means 1,000. In other words, 100(M) is the same as 100,000. 1 million would be 100MM or 100 (M)(M) or 100 (1,000)(1,000). Some use "K" instead of "M", but I prefer the traditional way of stating it. Some do mistakenly use a single "M" for a million. I figure that if it was good for the last 2,000 years or so, that I would continue using it.
     
  5. jgremlin

    jgremlin Heavy Load Member

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    Yeah no point in making things clear for others to understand by using modern nomenclature. If people can't figure out that you're using a 2000 year old language which is no longer in common use, eff em'. :rolleyes:

     
  6. rbrtwbstr

    rbrtwbstr Road Train Member

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    I couldn't have said it better. At the end of the day, I could care less what everyone else is doing, as long as I add some sort of value to the company, AND make a good living, then whatever someone else does really dosen't matter.....
     
  7. G/MAN

    G/MAN Road Train Member

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    K was not commonly used until the 1980's or perhaps into the 1990's. As I recall, it started being used after we converted to the metric system. M is still used by copywrited material, such as movies, etc., I have never been one who follows fads.
     
  8. Hegemeister

    Hegemeister Road Train Member

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    How much do you call "the lowest paid career ".
     
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