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How much does it pay?
My son tried it. All the big companies wanted were drivers who leased their truck. If you were not willing to lease, you were paid next to nothing, regulated out the wazoo, treated like dog dung and given loads where your 11 hour day included 4 stops...when you were being paid by the mile.
He gave it up and is now bringing in more money getting $9/hour as a security guard. And they wonder why they cannot fill the ‘demand’?
Oil field trucking companies are paying $3,000 signing bonuses right now.
In Obama’s world, there isn’t/won’t be adequate salary for truck drivers or anyone else.
Trucker: Very long hours, very low pay. For the hours a person could get two jobs and do just as well.
Raise wages and you won’t have a shortage of truckers. This is basic market economics for conservatives who actually care about such a thing. Or is this another job ‘Americans won’t do’ ?
It might be a technical degree associated with a trade, but the typical college degree associated with HVAC is Mechanical Engineering and HVAC is only a very limited portion of that curriculum in ABET accredited programs.
First of all, what college gives a degree in heating and a/c?
Second, if you can’t cook the books, you can’t make enough money to make it worthwhile.
Third, he thinks riding around the NE is fun?
And fourth, what does a Warner driver have in common with a weigh station attendent? They both sit behind glass and watch big trucks go by. Seriously, Warner is the slowest truck on the road.
Then why do I know so many unemployed truck drivers? what is the disconnect with this article and reality?