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The U.S. needs 50,000 truck drivers to avoid a shipping squeeze
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| May 28, 2018
| Jaden Urbi, CNBC
Posted on 05/28/2018 12:38:19 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
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To: Governor Dinwiddie
My 18 year old son just got his CDL. He’s volunteering at a camp for the summer and already has a job lined up when he gets back. No drugs or alcohol so he’s highly desirable. Only problem he has to stay in the state till he’s 21
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posted on
05/28/2018 4:13:23 PM PDT
by
cyclotic
( WeÂ’re the first ones taxed, the last ones considered and the first ones punished)
To: dragnet2
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posted on
05/28/2018 4:15:07 PM PDT
by
umgud
To: Osage Orange
Yep, they’d have to pay me at least 250k per year after taxes. Otherwise, I’d never live in some truck for years on end with no life. No way.
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posted on
05/28/2018 4:21:48 PM PDT
by
dragnet2
(Diversion and evasion are tools of deceit)
To: PapaBear3625
A trucker friend of mine says the Mexicans aren’t the problem, it’s the Arabs from the Middle Eastern countries.
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posted on
05/28/2018 4:24:18 PM PDT
by
ViLaLuz
(2 Chronicles 7:14)
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To: Uncle Lonny
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posted on
05/28/2018 4:35:10 PM PDT
by
chickenlips
(Has the NFL licensed knee pads yet?)
To: Tax-chick
It doesn't matter whether he's a man or she's a woman or they're from Mars. They are all "Logistics Input = Truck Driver." There's another point here, I think. They're short a lot of bodies, and they have very little participation by one-half the labor force.
If the industry could somehow change that, it would have a profound effect.
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posted on
05/28/2018 5:26:09 PM PDT
by
gogeo
To: 2ndDivisionVet
Pay people, they will come. All I hear are horror stories.
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posted on
05/28/2018 5:35:23 PM PDT
by
fuente
(Liberty resides in three boxes: the ballot box, the jury box and the cartridge box--Fredrick Douglas)
To: Salvavida
Convoy!
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posted on
05/28/2018 6:49:36 PM PDT
by
gigster
(Cogito, Ergo, Ronaldus Magnus Conservatus)
To: umgud
Salary dot com called you a liar.
The median annual Truck Driver - Heavy salary is $42,636, as of April 29, 2018.
At the end of the year, all that matters is that number.
The rest is bullsh!t.
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posted on
05/28/2018 8:00:59 PM PDT
by
TheNext
To: TheNext
That doesn’t change that I referred to drivers at my company. You sir are an ass. You are no doubt someone who is always right.
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posted on
05/28/2018 8:06:16 PM PDT
by
umgud
To: George from New England
Walmart has been dumping their better paid older drivers. They feel the competition pinch from Amazon.
Younger driver replacements are more dangerous.
The DOT health regulation on blood pressure nearly requires a Nazi Olympic athlete. It is to sell pills. DOT Dept of Transportation Safety are pill poppers because blood pressure is an UNRELIABLE measure.
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posted on
05/28/2018 8:11:47 PM PDT
by
TheNext
To: umgud
Take it up with salary & employment websites & truck stop drivers. There is the hype salary and the actual real salary.
The high 120% turnover rate says drivers are poorly paid. Facts are stubborn things.
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posted on
05/28/2018 8:17:02 PM PDT
by
TheNext
To: TheNext
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posted on
05/28/2018 8:21:16 PM PDT
by
umgud
To: 2ndDivisionVet
If I was a young sprat again I would consider a job driving a truck.
It is a good way to see the country and you can pile up some serious cash.
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posted on
05/28/2018 8:24:20 PM PDT
by
Harmless Teddy Bear
( Bunnies, bunnies, it must be bunnies!! Or maybe midgets....)
To: umgud
We have lots of truckers here in NJ, the companies insist they need more, but none are paying nearly that much.
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posted on
05/29/2018 3:29:30 AM PDT
by
kearnyirish2
(Affirmative action is economic warfare against white males (and therefore white families).)
To: kearnyirish2
We haul hazardous waste and don’t generally get backhauls. Our drivers don’t have dead time waiting for or chasing loads.
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posted on
05/29/2018 5:39:13 AM PDT
by
umgud
To: umgud
Perfect for a single guy just getting out of the military.
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posted on
05/29/2018 7:27:06 PM PDT
by
DIRTYSECRET
(urope. Why do they put up with this.)
To: umgud
I see; that would certainly help.
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posted on
05/30/2018 3:11:10 AM PDT
by
kearnyirish2
(Affirmative action is economic warfare against white males (and therefore white families).)
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