Truck Driver Shortage/Recall Tim Canoll
10-11-2015, 09:37 AM
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Fundamental difference:
Truck drivers will not undercut each other to drive a bigger truck or to subsidize their company's truck order.
Pilots will. Pilots delude themselves and think a few months in the left seat will fast track their career. We're doomed.
Truck drivers will not undercut each other to drive a bigger truck or to subsidize their company's truck order.
Pilots will. Pilots delude themselves and think a few months in the left seat will fast track their career. We're doomed.
10-11-2015, 09:41 AM
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Originally Posted by JohnLocke
Fundamental difference:
Truck drivers will not undercut each other to drive a bigger truck or to subsidize their company's truck order.
Pilots will. Pilots delude themselves and think a few months in the left seat will fast track their career. We're doomed.
Truck drivers will not undercut each other to drive a bigger truck or to subsidize their company's truck order.
Pilots will. Pilots delude themselves and think a few months in the left seat will fast track their career. We're doomed.
10-11-2015, 09:49 AM
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Originally Posted by pitchtrim
Truckers don't give a rats A hole about big shiney trucks! They are blue collard workers, working for $$ not image.
10-11-2015, 10:01 AM
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Originally Posted by CBreezy
You're telling me a trucker wouldn't upgrade from a POS truck to one with a sleeper cab and better in cab comfort like satellite radio? I'll give you a hint, they do.
10-11-2015, 10:05 AM
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Originally Posted by pitchtrim
Let me reread what I wrote...yeah that's what I'm telling you. They can EASILY switch jobs that offer more pay and the sleeper cab. They don't have to give up one for the other or start at year 1 pay every time they take a better job. Really guys get some real life experience.
10-11-2015, 11:35 AM
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Originally Posted by CBreezy
So, they can go to a subcontract trucking company and "undercut" big name shipping companies to get more driving, better equipment, and potential career advancement. I have real world experience. I've been in two different industries before aviation.
10-11-2015, 12:20 PM
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Originally Posted by pitchtrim
And I haven't? My father in law has been a trucker his whole life.
The LTL sector, while maybe having a bit more stability, still faced a LOT of the same problems as there are in the airlines.
At least that was my experience and not my father in law's. Of course as a driver as well, my father in law agrees with me.
10-11-2015, 12:43 PM
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Originally Posted by pitchtrim
Yeah, they hop jobs for more money and sometimes better equipment too. Isn't that what I said? They aren't taking jobs for less money because the allure of flow, shiney trucks, or fast upgrades.
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