re: Truck driver shortage getting worse, potentially will increase consumer prices

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

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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.