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  1. 02-27-2009 04:23 AM #1
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    Default Looking to switch companies or get into driving?

    Layoffs Deepen Pool of Applicants for Jobs Driving Big Rigs - WSJ.com


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  2. 02-27-2009 04:49 AM #2
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    LOL....JB use to cold call the pay phones at crst????? thats funny, but i believe it!!

    The guy from Gordon Trucking says the use to tolerate an extra day off and now they dont??? Can u say Coolie Carrier?? Dont they make u sepnd at least 3 weeks OTR anyway? OH NO................ NOT AN EXTRA DAY OFF!!!!!!!!!!
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  3. 02-27-2009 06:03 AM #3
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    This snippet of that article made me laugh so hard I woke up my co-driver!

    Swift Transportation Co. Vice President David Berry said his company has a waiting list of qualified drivers for the first time in his memory. "We're enjoying our newfound popularity," he said.
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    Quote:"I felt like I was part of a carnival," said the 53-year-old Mr. Hockersmith. "Some of these truck stops are the filthiest places you've ever seen."


    It not the trucks stops that are dirty, it's the people who stop there with their poor hygiene habits, that includes truck drivers and John Q Public.

    Sorry Mr. Hockersmith, Trucking is a lifestyle not a job.
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    Quote Originally Posted by matcat View Post
    This snippet of that article made me laugh so hard I woke up my co-driver!
    Yeah, but it's true.
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    80 inhouse recruiters? How did they get that many liars together?
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    I am also glad that Prime finally decided to more closely examine the applications of their applicants.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Jumbo View Post
    80 inhouse recruiters? How did they get that many liars together?
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    80 people employed in trucking = 80 _______ ?
    START FRESH. GET INVOLVED LOCALLY. SEND A CLEAR MESSAGE. NO INCUMBANTS. VOTE THE BUMS OUT!
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    Im thinking about calling swift and i never thought i would get that hard up.
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    I'm seriously looking into retiring. (I've been tired for many years now) That should give the rest of you one more opening. Dispatch is doing some serious scratching around in order to try to keep the drivers moving.

    It's not over yet. Banks are still failing. They are up to 16 now, just for this year. And, still more companies are closing their doors. One small company I was at recently, the owner said he dipped into the last of his reserves to keep the doors open, and if it gets any worse, he's going to have to shut down too. And, that's in the food industry.

    Of course, if you put "WINDWALKER" in as President in 2012, things will change. (a promise you can count on.)
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    I'm surprised you guys aren't attacking the author more. He sort of bashed OTR pretty good there!
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    Quote Originally Posted by Snowman7 View Post
    I'm surprised you guys aren't attacking the author more. He sort of bashed OTR pretty good there!
    He is too easy of a target. I would rather bash on the Swift executive who is enjoying his companies "new found popularity". Lets's see. Drivers are losing their jobs. You are hiring. Of course drivers are going to come to you until they find a job with a better company if and when the economy turns around. Then it will be back to "If you have a pulse, we have a truck".

    The gentleman who left Werner because he "felt like he was part of a carnival" but he now drives a city bus? I guess side show freaks dont ride the bus.
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  13. 03-01-2009 06:05 AM #13
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    Quote Originally Posted by Jumbo View Post
    80 inhouse recruiters? How did they get that many liars together?
    England laid off 40 so Swift picked them up.
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    So who recruited the recruiters? Did they happen to tell the new recruiters how much more money they would make if they lease purchased their desks?
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