Trucking jobs are really disappearing
 

I always collect the sunday newspaper during the first 2 months of the year in my area because a lot of local companies only place ads in the first quarter of each year. There are usually 10-15 local and OTR jobs in the sunday paper every week.

This year I have seen no more than 3-4 ads for trucking jobs each week since the start of the year. I hope this turns around soon. I am still driving local but I was laid off for 6 frickin weeks over the start of the year.

I have noticed the same thing. Some of it can be attributed to the print media becomming more and more obsolete. Everyone is using the internet now.

I know of 74 guys who's jobs were elminated on friday afternoon. More to follow.

From past experience smaller carriers (750 or less) seem to sustain themselves

better than the bigger guys.

I wonder is this still the case..or is the whole world going down the toilet

GOING? how about has BEEN going, or maybe GONE.....not like this is something 'new'. Country and world have been getting worse and worse over the past 10-15 years. its time everything, including the economy is catching up....

I've been looking around the water haulers here in Texas...

Right now, they have a hiring freeze going on for all these companies around my area. And that means that the energy companies have cut back on the production of gas these well were producing.

Kinda weird....they normally produce 24/7 as much as they could, except around the holidays.....

Have y'all noticed that the truck driving booklets (you know the ones that have all those ads) are getting thinner and thinner lately.

Same way with our paper. On Sundays, there are usually quite a few ads. During the week, not so much. Just local $6.00 an hour jobs. :lol:

Here lately, I haven't seen hardly any ads.

I heard a guy on the CB,this morning,saying he heard on XM last night,that Schneider is laying off 1000 trucks at the end of March.....

The company I work for is shutting down the 15th......5 trucks....I planned to retire after summers end anyway,so I'll just go early.....

I have noticed that but I also noticed that they are all still offering the best equipment, high pay and plenty of miles.