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Originally Posted by Rev.Vassago
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Man.... I woulld LOVE to be a fly on the screen for THAT one! :thumbsup::smokin:
And there HAVE been some really great replies to this topic! Just shows what an intelligent bunch we have on this forum. Of course.... that also just shows that there are already ALOT of intelligent people IN this industry!
I'd say, based on some poor reporting / writing skills, that the reporter is about 26 years old, and has based his/her entire article on "google" research and a few phone calls.
[No offense intended to SEVERAL posters here who might fit that description!] :rofl::rofl::rofl:
I'm serious, guys.... those were some extremely insightful and salient points, and I would LOVE to just repeat them and say that I agree with, and had immediately considered them!
Forgive me is I sound like I'm copying any of them here:
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SALT LAKE CITY -- Many people who have lost their jobs are finding a new career in an industry still looking for workers: trucking. Some of the new truck drivers include former bankers, mortgage brokers and other business professionals.
Can't really argue with this. Not sure how hard "the industry" is looking.... but, no doubt these types are working their way in. And I agree that it is a GOOD THING. SOME.... not all.... of the "long in the tooth" types need to retire (while Social Security is still around) and let the industry move towards the JIT/"electronic" monitoring of freight handling.
This would provide a decent living for the "retired" as well as a NEW job for those who are looking.
Roadmaster Driver's School in West Valley is one of many driving schools across Utah, and across the country, that is seeing a huge increase in the number of people who want to become truck drivers. Kim Sanchez, who lives in West Jordan, is one of them.
"I lost my job back in March," Sanchez said. "It's terrible out there. I've applied for half the money I used to make and still couldn't get a job."
The reality of the overpaid "yuppie" is becoming slightly clear to them.
So, Sanchez turned to big rigs. He's one of several students earning his commercial driver license (CDL) at Sage Technical Services trucker school in North Salt Lake.
Good thing this "star" reporter didn't stumble across one of the many PR agents for C. R. England!
"I have to do something to feed my family," Sanchez said.
Forgetting for the moment the implied condescension.... I give him about 6 months in the irregular route OTR industry before he changes his tune!
Guy Horn, who is the school director at Sage, says most of the people who sign up for his classes now have the same story.
BUT.... he signs them up (and takes their money) anyways.... knowing full well that they are not there because they WANT to be truckers! Talk about an economic STIMULUS! :lol2:
"I've had pilots come through, guys with their MBAs; they're coming through and are ready for a change just because their current field is just not there anymore," Horn said.
And will probably be GONE just as quickly when their "chosen field" with higher salaries calls them BACK! What "committment!" :eek2:
He says he has noticed a huge increase in students in just the past few months.
What an ASTUTE individual! I wonder if he ALSO caught that big "fincancial collapse thingie" that hit the economy? :hellno:
"This year is definitely a double-digit increase from over last year," Horn said.
The lowest "double digit" increase would be 10%. So.... IF you only had 10 new students for the last 10 years or so..... and THIS year you had ELEVEN..... you would have a double digit increase of ONE student.
That also means competition for the
top trucking jobs is increasing.
No it doesn't! It means the orientation classes for the ENTRY level positions are getting crowded!
Ron Nichols, who runs Roadmaster Drivers School in West Valley, believes it's because more professionals with great resumes are turning to trucking.
"A couple of years ago, some of the people were questionable. Now we're seeing a lot of very qualified people," Nichols said. "It's just because so many big companies are laying off their employees, and then they're having a tough time finding good paying work."
LOL ROFLMAO!!!
Nichols says he opened another school in Brigham City recently to meet the demand for people wanting to earn their CDL.
TEN BUCKS says he's a REPUBLICAN! That's right.... take their money and pump 'em out with NO REGARD for the "life you create!" :clap:
"We've been the busiest this past year than ever. It's about double than when I came here in 2004," he said.
There is also a constant demand for truck drivers.
"We all want to keep eating, keep wearing clothes, and we like shopping," Nichols said. "All that stuff comes to stores on trucks."
Depending on the number of miles driven, truck drivers can earn $40,000 to $60,000 a year to start.
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This guy should be selling junk investments right along with Madoff!