Truck driver shortage- Read this!
08-04-2014, 10:16 AM
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Truck driver shortage- Read this!
Here is a good article on the truck driver shortage. The reasons are shockingly similar to what's happening in the regional airlines. The trucking industry has a solution 
, give it a read!
News for August 4th, 2014 | Airline Pilot Info
, give it a read!News for August 4th, 2014 | Airline Pilot Info
08-04-2014, 10:21 AM
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Originally Posted by tom11011
Here is a good article on the truck driver shortage. The reasons are shockingly similar to what's happening in the regional airlines. The trucking industry has a solution , give it a read!
News for August 4th, 2014 | Airline Pilot Info
, give it a read!News for August 4th, 2014 | Airline Pilot Info
The company says it will now invest in drivers and that it will spend more on wages. Salaries, wages, and benefits rose $14.2 million to $238.1 million in Q2, compared with $223.9 million a year ago. This was "due primarily to increases in workers compensation expense, the number of non-driving employees, and an increase in driver wages per mile due primarily to a change in driver mix across our various segments."
Swift says it will pay higher wages and better training to attract more truck drivers.
Con-way's Jackson shared similar sentiments, saying driver retention would now be key. "Overall, the industry needs to adjust compensation levels to match the jobs at hand."
Swift says it will pay higher wages and better training to attract more truck drivers.
Con-way's Jackson shared similar sentiments, saying driver retention would now be key. "Overall, the industry needs to adjust compensation levels to match the jobs at hand."
08-04-2014, 10:24 AM
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Originally Posted by tom11011
Here is a good article on the truck driver shortage. The reasons are shockingly similar to what's happening in the regional airlines. The trucking industry has a solution, give it a read!
News for August 4th, 2014 | Airline Pilot Info
News for August 4th, 2014 | Airline Pilot Info
If you start your career as a CDL Driver, at first you will make peanuts, SWIFT transportation pays for your CDL, but with a two year contract, they will train you, get your CDL A. ( $5,000 worth of training) you will be making peanuts kind of the same thing whats going on on the Regionals right now.
its just the same as where do you want to go after you have your CDL, they are good paying companies just like Regional Airlines.
it all comes to $$$$ no difference.
08-04-2014, 11:26 AM
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Without even reading the article or knowing anything about the trucking industry I can guess that like aviation they have driven wages down to the point that nobody wants to do it anymore. Just be glad you work in one of the few unionized industries left in 'murica.
08-04-2014, 11:36 AM
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Originally Posted by exwaterski
Without even reading the article or knowing anything about the trucking industry I can guess that like aviation they have driven wages down to the point that nobody wants to do it anymore. Just be glad you work in one of the few unionized industries left in 'murica.
When everyone wants to be in business management or engineering, there is still labor to be done, and you need laborers to do it. When you treat them like crap, they study to be in business management or engineering.
Then everyone's all surprised when they don't have a steady stream of trained laborers.
08-04-2014, 01:17 PM
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i just drove thru texas and saw alot of driving job offers and were paying 28 dollars an hour (so advertised) just think , 3 weeks of school, $4000 for training and you can make 60k a year ! aviation= 80k for school, 3 years of training/time building and make 18k a year.
08-04-2014, 01:55 PM
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From speaking with a few truck drivers in passing, and reading articles, I believe most truckers don't make $60k. It's more in like with $40-55k usually. They have just as many rest rules as we do (and a recent rule change too if I recall)
Also a friend in the trucking industry does brokering of some sort and it's surprisingly similar how "fee for departure" based the trucking industry is.
Also a friend in the trucking industry does brokering of some sort and it's surprisingly similar how "fee for departure" based the trucking industry is.
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