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re: 1 million truck drivers needed over next decade to meet demand
Posted on 5/6/21 at 10:04 am to wheelz007
Posted on 5/6/21 at 10:04 am to wheelz007
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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.
You're not wrong, guys that are just drivers for us, do not own the equipment at all, are making $75k+ per year, are home 4-6 nights per week, don't work holidays unless they want, etc. Owner/operators are around $150k+. These are guys with hazmat and tanker endorsement. We could easily hire 5-10 more drivers this week and keep them busy.
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Posted on 5/6/21 at 12:58 pm to YOURADHERE
That's right. I'm on the chemical shipping supply chain side and hear about driver shortages regularly.
Our carriers are trying hard to find and hire new drivers but there aren't new drivers entering the driving force... at least not at the levels we need them.
Mostly what happens - they hire drivers away from another carrier and it's just drivers moving around from company to company without any real growth.
It's been tough on us since January.
Our carriers are trying hard to find and hire new drivers but there aren't new drivers entering the driving force... at least not at the levels we need them.
Mostly what happens - they hire drivers away from another carrier and it's just drivers moving around from company to company without any real growth.
It's been tough on us since January.
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