Originally Posted by ColdFrostyMug

Oh well, I've about said my peace and then some. Let the flaming begin.

Originally Posted by roadhog

you'd like that ...huh! :?

goooooooooooooo teamsters. :roll: Ppbhffffffffft..dribble :lol:

Originally Posted by ColdFrostyMug

Why sacrifice when you don't have to? Trust me, there's far easier ways to make 40-50k then working 80-100 hour workweeks in OTR.

To this I would agree with you. However, the sacrifices that trucking demands and what you get back in return don't equal out. Most people figure this out after awhile and leave the biz, which accounts for the massive turnover rates.

If you want to compare your job to fast food, then go ahead. But my company has a 6% turnover rate. Why? Because drivers are paid well for their time, are able to be at home with their families, and don't work for free. The polar opposite of OTR.

I am one of these people. I am unwilling to live on the job working double the hours for what I can make at a regular 9-5 job.

Only because it can't be outsourced. But that won't stop the trucking companies from getting cheap foriegn/Mexican labor here behind the wheel. It's just a matter of time. In fact, Celadon and a few other carriers are already doing it.

That's because nobody else wants the job (the so-called driver "shortage") and the carriers are desperate to put meat in their seats.

Those who succeed figure out how to "work" the logbook to run more miles. Those who follow the rules and don't break the law and log it as they do it won't last very long.

No, after 5, 10, 20, 30+ years you can top out at a whopping $13.00 - $14.00/hour with no overtime after 40 hours. After 3 years of OTR, I walked into a local job that STARTED at over $18.00/hour with overtime after 40 and home everynight. That alone should show what a ripoff irregular-route OTR trucking is.

Oh well, I've about said my peace and then some. Let the flaming begin.