Has anyone left driving to be a recuiter or dispatcher?

[Brown67]

Just wondering if the grass is greener out of the truck. I have no idea what these jobs pay, but curious how well they do.

[uglymutt]

Just wondering if the grass is greener out of the truck. I have no idea what these jobs pay, but curious how well they do.

My fleet manager drives a brand new $45,000 dollar car and is home every night, does that sound better than being in the truck all the time.. most dispatchers I have talked with were truck drivers, they say the pay is good but like being home more and its worth it for them to sit at a desk..

[Aligator]

I was a dispatcher once a long time ago. It was awfull. Thought the job was going to kill me. Maybe I'd do better now, but the fact is I just don't like to talk that much.

[Sheepdancer]

the only thing I can speak for is recruiters. Pay would depend on the company. Some companies pay recruiters by commission. With this, really your pay would depend on your ability. Whether you make more than driving would depend on how well you can do it. Ive seen commissioned recruiters who couldnt do the job well, and barely make more than minimum wage. On the other side of the coin, I know a recruiter that cleared over 300k last year. Personally, I love being a commissioned employee. I love the fact that my pay isnt limited.
There are other companies out there who just pay recruiters a salary or hourly pay. From what ive seen this is usually in the 35-40 grand a year range.

[Dawn Kirshna]

Job wise, it is greener outside the truck.

i dispatched for a while at the food distributor---i basically did nothing for $650 salary per week.

It is much quieter, no vibrations, and you are home everynight.

Being that this was a food distributor, i got free lunch. i would then go into one of the sleeper trucks and take a nap. No-one knew or cared what i was doing or where i was.

i am back driving because i want more money.

P.S. about the FM driving a $45K ride; So what? Did s/he pay cash for it? If not, that's not smart.

[Brown67]

the only thing I can speak for is recruiters. Pay would depend on the company. Some companies pay recruiters by commission. With this, really your pay would depend on your ability. Whether you make more than driving would depend on how well you can do it. Ive seen commissioned recruiters who couldnt do the job well, and barely make more than minimum wage. On the other side of the coin, I know a recruiter that cleared over 300k last year. Personally, I love being a commissioned employee. I love the fact that my pay isnt limited.
There are other companies out there who just pay recruiters a salary or hourly pay. From what ive seen this is usually in the 35-40 grand a year range.

$300k a year. Who does that recruiter work for.

[Hat Rak]

When I worked for the big trucking company, I had two dispatchers: a woman who had never driven a truck, was very honest, even more prompt with sending qual-comms, and easy to get along with, and a man who used to drive a big orange truck, was slow to respond, easy to irritate, and that's why I drove at night so I wouldn't be working during his hours.