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geeshock
10-08-2009, 11:13 PM
OTR CLASS A CDL DRIVER DRYVAN (HAMPTON/NEWPORT NEWS)
Date: 2009-10-08, 11:47AM EDT
Reply to: MOEANDDEELLC@GMAIL.COM [Errors when replying to ads?]

NEED DRIVER WILLING TO BE ON ROAD THREE TO FOUR WEEKS AT A TIME.MUST HAVE TWO TO THREE YEARS EXP. FLATBED A PLUS

* Location: HAMPTON/NEWPORT NEWS
* Compensation: 23CENT A MILE ,26CENT A MILE IF LOADS ON TIME.
* Principals only. Recruiters, please don't contact this job poster.
* Phone calls about this job are ok.
* Please do not contact job poster about other services, products or commercial interests.


notice they want 2 to 3 years exp and compensate only 26 cpm, are they jokeing? Who would bite at this? It's sad if the trucking community has sunk this low.
Malaki86
10-08-2009, 11:22 PM
omfg - .23/.26cpm and requires 2-3 years of experience??? that's utter insanity
Rev.Vassago
10-08-2009, 11:25 PM
In this market, I bet they find someone too.
Kranky
10-08-2009, 11:27 PM
It appears that the race to the bottom is now in the home stretch.

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Mr. Ford95
10-09-2009, 12:53 AM
Wait, they said it's a dryvan listing but they have a preference for flatbed drivers............
geeshock
10-09-2009, 01:35 AM
sadly I think rev is right. I've seen truckdrivers advertise they would work for just enough to survive. This might work for single ppl but I have a fam to suport and .26 cpm won't cover that. Cost of living is going up and pay is going down? lol, no wonder the contry is in such a state now, we are cutting out the middle class.
repete
10-09-2009, 08:42 AM
sadly I think rev is right. I've seen truckdrivers advertise they would work for just enough to survive. This might work for single ppl but I have a fam to suport and .26 cpm won't cover that. Cost of living is going up and pay is going down? lol, no wonder the contry is in such a state now, we are cutting out the middle class.

Not to worry "G" , if things get to bad uncle Obama will step in and straighten it all out!
geeshock
10-09-2009, 09:11 AM
Heh, yeh, well I'll beleave that when I see it. so far it's as I expected. Lot's of talk but in the end he's like any other president, he really don't have much say or control or really more of a clue than any of them that came before him. He might be a good speaker but thats about it.
bentstrider
10-09-2009, 09:41 AM
Typical craigslist posting.
I wouldn't trust many of the adds there as far as one could throw them.
geeshock
10-09-2009, 09:49 AM
I tend to agree with that. I applied with several jobs that were non trucking jobs and over 90% of them were fronts so spam you or try and sell a service, lucky for me they only got my spam email account
Biscuit Lips
10-09-2009, 10:02 PM
I saw one on the St. Louis Craigslist a while back for an OTR job advertised as paying .22 CPM CASH. Emailed them, and the dude seemed legit but good luck to the driver taking that job.