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Trucking Payrolls Soared by 5,700 Jobs in August
Posted on 9/10/18 at 7:26 am
Posted on 9/10/18 at 7:26 am
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Trucking company payrolls soared in August, growing at the fastest 12-month pace since 2015 as logistics operators boosted hiring to keep pace with booming freight demand.
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Overall the U.S. economy added 201,000 jobs, a pickup from July, and unemployment held steady at 3.9%.
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“The growth of e-commerce is making transportation and warehousing the new retail,” said Andrew Chamberlain, chief economist for recruiting site Glassdoor. “We see very strong hiring for delivery drivers and truck drivers and anyone touching e-commerce, including warehouse and material handlers.”
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Those workers are also earning more, as employers boost wages to lure staff in a tight labor market. Pay for delivery drivers is up 10.2% from January 2015, while wages for material handlers and truck drivers rose 9.3% and 9.1%, respectively, over the same period, according to Glassdoor.
You baws get out there and hit the open road and get paid.
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This post was edited on 9/10/18 at 7:42 am
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Posted on 9/10/18 at 7:29 am to Mingo Was His NameO
When you can drive a truck....you’ve got a job my friend
Call 1-800-551-8900
Call 1-800-551-8900
Posted on 9/10/18 at 7:30 am to Mingo Was His NameO
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hot the open road
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Posted on 9/10/18 at 7:30 am to Mingo Was His NameO
Posted on 9/10/18 at 7:31 am to lsunurse
DIESEL DRIVING ACADEMY!!!
Posted on 9/10/18 at 7:37 am to lsunurse
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If you can't drive a truck....you’ve got a job my friend
Call 1-800-551-8900
You'd think people who make a living driving would be better at it.
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Posted on 9/10/18 at 7:45 am to Mingo Was His NameO
we need to improve our railroad infrastructure and cut down on the amount of trucks on the road.
Posted on 9/10/18 at 7:47 am to lsunurse
Too bad Goose never got to live out his dream...
Posted on 9/10/18 at 7:50 am to celltech1981
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we need to improve our railroad infrastructure and cut down on the amount of trucks on the road.
I’m not in the business or close, but rail is overrated for most things. It’s great for mid distances like 8-10 hours by car. But you have to get things to the railroads, then get it loaded, then get it to the destination, then get it unloaded, then get it to the final destination. With trucking you simply drive it straight to the destination. Time is money and cutting out all those steps saves a lot of time. It takes awhile to unload an entire train.
Posted on 9/10/18 at 7:57 am to Mingo Was His NameO
Know a guy that just got his own rig. Was telling me it was insane money right now to owner operate. More power to him
Posted on 9/10/18 at 8:07 am to celltech1981
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we need to improve our railroad infrastructure and cut down on the amount of trucks on the road.
You want rail crossings basically everywhere? You have to get the cargo from the rail to its actual destination.
This post was edited on 9/10/18 at 8:09 am
Posted on 9/10/18 at 8:08 am to Mingo Was His NameO
when I graduated college and didn't know what the hell I wanted to do I seriously almost became a trucker
Sometimes I wish I had
Sometimes I wish I had
Posted on 9/10/18 at 8:31 am to Pilot Tiger
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when I graduated college and didn't know what the hell I wanted to do I seriously almost became a trucker
Same.
I'm looking into it again, because it's paying higher than most non-medical white collar gigs here in Chattanooga.
Posted on 9/10/18 at 8:43 am to celltech1981
Rail can't deliver goods to the final destination (storefront). Literally every product you use or buy was on a truck at least once before it got to you.
Rail is also terrible at getting things to places quickly. What may take a truck 8 hours may take 3 days by rail. Rail is great for bulk over long distances though.
Rail is also terrible at getting things to places quickly. What may take a truck 8 hours may take 3 days by rail. Rail is great for bulk over long distances though.
Posted on 9/10/18 at 9:04 am to celltech1981
Too bad rail roads don't deliver to the oil field or frac wells.......... Which is a majority of these jobs here.
Posted on 9/10/18 at 9:09 am to JusTrollin
If you've got time and it's a cross country move, rail is the way to go. Cheaper and more reliable.
It is a great time to be a driver with the average age about 58 now and a shortage of over 40,000 drivers. It's just goint to get worse until the pay entices more people to get behind the wheel.
It is a great time to be a driver with the average age about 58 now and a shortage of over 40,000 drivers. It's just goint to get worse until the pay entices more people to get behind the wheel.
Posted on 9/10/18 at 9:12 am to Mingo Was His NameO
Cant wait for everything to be delivered by drone direct to consumer and get rid of brick and mortars so we dont have to have these damn things on the road anymore
Posted on 9/10/18 at 9:14 am to lsunurse
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When you can drive a truck....you’ve got a job my friend
DDA class of '85 right here, 2 year letterman on the oil change team too btw
Posted on 9/10/18 at 9:14 am to 50_Tiger
Posted on 9/10/18 at 9:18 am to Mingo Was His NameO
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