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Originally Posted by Justruckin
I guess all of that cheap freight finally caught up with them, those .50 back hauls can really put a hurting on an outfit. And it probably doesn't help the fact that they must spend a ton of money on driver recruiting and training, what is their turnover rate, 134%?
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who cares what the turnover rate is, when there are drivers who actually care to be professional, drive safe and have a personal interest in not half-azzing a job. Besides, as a driver, i dont care about the schneider, US Express or independant drivers since they are the ones who aren't bankrolling my paycheck. As long as i get the miles, and my paychecks dont bounce, i dont care about anything else.
"But you could make 50% more working somewhere else for the same amount of work..."- blah blah blah. Yeah...probably true...but that time will come. My first benchmark is 13 months, after that, who knows what i'll do. But why would i want to jump ship, to work for an outfit where i COULD make .50-60 cpm, but have 2-3x more worry if that company will even be around in a month or two?
staying with a company with a solid economic outlook when compared to Jim Palmers, or OnLine or other no-name companies...makes good sense to me.