Over regulated and under paid. Bad combination.
They’ve enjoyed over three decades of low wages.
WAAAAH WAAAAH WAAAAH! Time to adapt.
One point of Electronic Log Devices was to limit hours in a truck thereby creating a need for more drivers. It has created a nightmare.
(We see record sales of trucks built before 2000)
That's exactly right. Drivers are typically paid by the mile, and as roads get more congested the pay effectively declines even if a driver's trips don't change.
On top of all that, a driver is considered "on duty" -- which counts against his limited hours of service driving the truck -- when the truck is being unloaded. He's getting paid $0 for that time even while he's on the clock.
The entire industry has to change ... and the American consumer has to stop relying on cheap sweatshop labor for their deliveries.
That’s exactly what it is. Talk to truckers and they’ll tell you that the regulations are insane and drives folks away from the job.
“Over regulated and under paid. Bad combination.”
Yes, that’s correct, and truckers are treated as scum of the Earth by their peers. Drivers are lied to, abused, demeaned, and manipulated to the point they just quit sometimes in the middle of a run they just have had it. I’ve seen it countless times.
It’s an industry standard treating the drivers like scum, but oh do the trucking companies put on a show they care for their truck drivers....NOT.
Changes in attitude are in order for trucking to ever be a viable occupation. Owner/Operators have it better, but they still get treated like scum. Even after such an investment, but they do have it somewhat better if they are also good businessmen/women.
Too many applicants CAN NOT pass the drug tests.
Legalize drugs all over the country & then you CAN NOT get alot of jobs.
Employers certainly have the right to drug test.
Local Dollar General cannot find workers BECAUSE THEY DO NOT PASS THE DRUG TEST.
They are over regulating the diabetics out for one thing.