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Posted on 5/6/21 at 7:07 am to GetCocky11
Chemical drivers can make $75-90K a year.... there are sign-on bonuses offered from nearly every company, safety bonuses.... etc.
They make a descent living.
They make a descent living.
This post was edited on 5/6/21 at 7:08 am
Posted on 5/6/21 at 7:12 am to wheelz007
Sounds like I need to drag up my office job for that. Gotta be less stressful than having the phone ring 24/7
Posted on 5/6/21 at 7:16 am to lsunatchamp
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No, because trucks use diesel engines at the moment. Every year there is something new these trucks get on them so learning about some new thing won't be anything new to mechanics. Even electric motors.
Posted on 5/6/21 at 7:23 am to wheelz007
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keep asking my carriers - Why are ya'll advertising for drivers in the same places every other carrier is? The average Joe doesn't understand that a chemical hauler can make $90K a year these days with what chemical drivers are being paid right now. Advertise your pay! I never hear an ad on the radio or see a commercial on TV. There are no billboards on I-10/12 advertising for drivers and what the pay scales are.... My point is - no one outside of the trucking world knows that you pay well!!
Because they want experienced drivers. It takes time and costs money to train someone.
Posted on 5/6/21 at 7:40 am to nolanola
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Can they ensure to teach them that getting in the left lane to pass another big rig at 3 mph faster is unacceptable?
We found the person who doesn't know how a truck works.
The trucks have governors.
And? Stay in the right lane if you can't pass with some semblance of urgency.
Posted on 5/6/21 at 7:42 am to Man With A Plan
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Silicon valley already creating driverless trucks, only a matter of time before they replace all truck drivers.
Will NEVER happen, especially within the Chemical / HazMat, Heavy Haul, and specialized segments. Amazon and other Dry Van operators might be operating ‘assisted’ units in 10yrs, but the current infrastructure is at least 5-10yrs out with being able to support computer operated units
Posted on 5/6/21 at 8:09 am to dewster
This story comes out every year, yet pay never seems to increase substantially.
Consider the source.
Consider the source.
Posted on 5/6/21 at 8:16 am to seawolf06
Ol Anti did it accident free for 25 years..local and short haul and with the kind of money they are throwing around right now I am tempted to come out of retirement.
It's good money, but not good enough.
It's good money, but not good enough.
This post was edited on 5/6/21 at 8:18 am
Posted on 5/6/21 at 8:22 am to seawolf06
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This story comes out every year, yet pay never seems to increase substantially.
They'll get H1B visa workers to drive trucks before they start raising rates.
Posted on 5/6/21 at 8:24 am to nolanola
quote:So does Louisiana and we’re a shite show.
The trucks have governors.
Posted on 5/6/21 at 8:29 am to nolanola
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We found the person who doesn't know how a truck works.
The trucks have governors.
Found the truck driver. Making excuse for their shitting behavior on highways.
Posted on 5/6/21 at 8:32 am to dewster
I can tell you guys this.... it's been hard covering freight and not only that, these rates are not sustainable. People are paying outrageous rates right now. The crash will be glorious.
I might get out of brokerage and go into driving if this shite keeps up. I got customers who are asking me to do contract freight with them and there is no way we can commit to that.
I might get out of brokerage and go into driving if this shite keeps up. I got customers who are asking me to do contract freight with them and there is no way we can commit to that.
Posted on 5/6/21 at 8:34 am to Moe Betta
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A Safe reliable Coast to Coast rail system could handle most of this traffic in goods
There’s rail everywhere. I-40 is the easiest way to go coast to coast. Rail lines follow the road with a constant flow of double stacked box cars. The problem is the last mile getting goods to their final destination.
The US economy is about $21 trillion, with $12 trillion in consumption of goods. Logistics and supply chains are a little more complex than just use rail for everything.
Posted on 5/6/21 at 8:49 am to Hogwall Jackson
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They’ve been talking about this shortage since I was in college and that was 10 years ago. Not new news
Yep, it's been going on longer than that. I don't doubt there is a shortage of truck drivers, but this smells of trucking companies trying to increase the pool of drivers to drive down wages.
Posted on 5/6/21 at 9:05 am to The Spleen
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Yep, it's been going on longer than that. I don't doubt there is a shortage of truck drivers, but this smells of trucking companies trying to increase the pool of drivers to drive down wages.
wages to the drivers aren't the issue. The companies still paying $.49 cents a mile to them. when you have 0 capacity and freight that has to get out, people are going to pay.
I've done more loads last month but my profit margin dropped drastically. I don't know how we haven't see crazy prices at the store yet supply chain market is in shambles
for those asking about the rail method - the problem with intermodal is these railways are owned by private companies and they get to say who and what goes on the rail system. I have a customer who has freight in Los Angeles that needs to be railed to TX and GP is refusing to put it on a container.
Posted on 5/6/21 at 9:08 am to nolanola
quote:Do truck drivers know how their trucks work? If my vehicle takes 8 minutes to complete a pass I would stay my arse in the right lane.
We found the person who doesn't know how a truck works.
The trucks have governors.
Posted on 5/6/21 at 9:10 am to dewster
I think by 2035 or 2040 trucking could be automated.
Posted on 5/6/21 at 9:11 am to dewster
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Trucking industry official warns 1 million truckers needed over next decade to meet demand
You can barely drive around now because of these frickers. Up the train game.
Posted on 5/6/21 at 9:13 am to Korkstand
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1-800-551-8900
The GOAT commercial jingle.
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