Down here in Florida there are far more dump truck drivers looking for work than there are jobs available. This wasn't always the case. Our construction boom went bust.
How are things in your neck of the woods? Is this economy affecting OTR trucking the same way? Is there still a big demand for drivers fresh out of school like there was a few years ago?

 

No work in N.Michigan.
We are at Depression standards here. We are long past a Recession.
Thank you Republican party...go to hell. :evil:

 

Otr companies will always say they need drivers until they can get drivers wages to Zero or less.

 

oh...and screw you Democratic Congress. :evil:

 

I thought Michigan was run by Democrats..heh, heh. Besides, TELL me that the Michigan meltdown started when Bubba left office.!
Nah, it's just the way things are, that's all.

No shortage in my area. In fact I just went to the boss and asked if he needed some drivers. he said no, he had applications but no trucks. I said, "So I guess now is not the time to really push for a pay raise, huh?"
He just looked at me.
I excused myself and hit the road.

 

here in Georgia. 13 of our 25 dump trucks are sitting in the yard..

 

The cows milk 25hrs a day 366 days a year!!

 

:shock: :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock:

Them there equate to some really sore teets !!!!

 

The problems in michigan go way back many many years. There are many reasons for no jobs being in michigan. But the main reason now for the horrible economy there is that Michigan has one of the lowest high school graduation rates in the country in their major cities.
Detroits graduation rate is just a hair over 20%. This affects the economy all over the state. So you combine unions demanding outragious pay and insane benefits, high corporate state and local taxes and a mostly uneducated workforce....why would a huge successful corporation open up industry there in michigan and create jobs? Now, you look at those 3 things and none of those things have anything to do with the federal government. Its your LOCAL government.
Think the economy is bad in michigan now, look at where it is in 10 years unless your local governments do something drastic to attract the corporate world. And also do something about so many people dropping out of school.
Hell, out of all of the companies I recruit for, many of them wont hire drivers out of most of michigan.