The Teamsters would most likely bring more stability to the OTR trucking industry. Some of the turnover rate amongst drivers can be attributed to unrealistic expectations amongst newbie drivers. The majority comes from job hopping veteran drivers. It is not the drivers that are at fault, it is the anti driver sentiment that the companies have as a whole. These companies, from the largest to the smallest, use and abuse drivers. They expect perfection from the driver and then will toss the driver away like trash over the smallest thing. Any trucker who thinks it will eventually get better without the benefit of the union is mind screwing themselves. Right now there are two kinds of OTR drivers. Those that have been bent-over and those that will be in the future. The TL carriers do not want stability amongst the drivers. If they did they would have fixed the problem years ago. Its cheaper to open the company cdl mills and keep pumping new inexperienced drivers into the system than to respectfully treat its career veteran drivers. I do not believe any career driver expects this industry to kiss their behind, they just dont want to be treated like a dish rag.
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