No there is not, it is simply trucking comanies are not competive wage wise with others in the same labor market.

Why drive a truck when you can make far more money and be off 6 months a year in the oilfield. If you are a young man who is willing to do hard work for long hours and can pass a drug test which would you prefer?

I am using oilfield simply because honestly this is your target demographic for drivers

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More pay, doesn't really fix those problems in fact, sometimes, it makes them worse.

When young undisciplined people have too much money in their pockets, they want to go spend it.

I am sure they honestly believe the owners are helping them out by not paying more.

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Posted by auggie

Opelika, Alabama

Member since Aug 2013

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Posted on 7/2/18 at 6:55 am to cave canem

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I am sure they honestly believe the owners are helping them out by not paying more.

That isn't my point. It's a slippery slope with young drivers.
You have to keep them hungry, or they don't get motivated, and trucks cost a lot of money, they have to be moving as much as possible, to make money.

OTR drivers have too many distractions to draw them in.

I only have 3 trucks, I drive 1 of them myself.
My other 2 guys are 50+/- year olds, and the 2nd career for both of them. They are dependable and steady.
The 2 trucks they drive, are leased on to a company for a dedicated gig. They are dispatched by that company, and I rarely need to talk to them at all. These are the types of guys that I like driving.

They make about $80,000 a year(no benefits, but both have insurance through their wives jobs)(this is also about what I pay myself), and are home weekends( I am not home every weekend). They will be getting raises soon, maybe 3 cents per mile. That's about 100 bucks per week,5,000 per year. I hope they will be satisfied.

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