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Old 06-10-2010, 04:35 PM
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Default Truckers in demand

400,000 truck driving jobs need to be filled by 2011 - Yahoo! Finance
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Old 06-10-2010, 04:38 PM
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I like this statement in the article, which backs up what we've been saying.

"A number of factors will feed into this need for drivers, including retirements, tougher safety regulations designed to get drivers with bad records off the road..."
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Old 06-11-2010, 07:34 AM
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Great!!! now I can ask for a RAISE!!
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maybe if companies wouldn't treat drivers as seat covers and actually give them respect, like other jobs do, they would not have a shortage of drivers....
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maybe if companies wouldn't treat drivers as seat covers and actually give them respect, like other jobs do, they would not have a shortage of drivers....
(pssssst . . Hey! Should I tell him?)
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