72Fury
Senior Member
Yeah, I have a friend that owns a trucking company. He texted some rambled up crap about freight going to 4 bucks a mile and how everything is going down the drain, a few days ago.
OK you truckers...
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70bigblockdodge
Old Man with a Hat
Similar story here. Started driving a couple years after I got out of the Navy. Lasted a few years as a company driver. In 2008 when economy went in the toilet, truck broke, and I ended up back as company man. Doing similar job to what Stan did, I lasted about a month, LOL.
Once it gets in your blood it's hard to get out. I managed to stay off the road since 2000 but I can't not own one.
67Monaco
Old Man with a Hat
Ok you truckers.... How?
That takes skill!
autopark?
commando1
Old Man with a Hat
Directions said, Keep right at the overpass.
commando1
Old Man with a Hat
This article I read this morning qualifies as 
Of The Month.
This bullshit fake news needs to be busted wide open right now.
How about the real story?
Truck driver shortage: Here’s how much drivers are paid
Of The Month.This bullshit fake news needs to be busted wide open right now.
How about the real story?
Truck driver shortage: Here’s how much drivers are paid
67newport
Old Man with a Hat
stopped for breakfast this morning pulled into bush's truck stop in pottery addition just north of steubenville and this is what i saw sitting there. of course i had to drive over and look and then walk around it. very nice restored truck. best looking one in the lot in my opinion. give this guy credit for driving this every day.
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This article I read this morning qualifies as
This bullshit fake news needs to be busted wide open right now.
How about the real story?
Truck driver shortage: Here’s how much drivers are paid
"We have specialized drivers that consistently make six figures, year in and year out.”
So that means all of them, according to the media, right? I'd be driving a sweet new Volvo auto unit if that were true.
Rapidtrans777
Well-Known Member
It's hard finding a driver that
1. Wants to work hard.
2. Is capable of hard work.
3. Has a clean record.
4. I can afford to insure.
Trying to find one to hire now. No shortage of guys applying, we pay excellent,run good looking equipment, and are home everyday. When I explain what is expected in return they bail.
1. Wants to work hard.
2. Is capable of hard work.
3. Has a clean record.
4. I can afford to insure.
Trying to find one to hire now. No shortage of guys applying, we pay excellent,run good looking equipment, and are home everyday. When I explain what is expected in return they bail.
70bigblockdodge
Old Man with a Hat
It is definitely neat. Your are in my work nieghborhood there.
Don't know, real truck drivers don't end up like that.
The real story is there is always a driver shortage. Good jobs are full, or as noted above the applicants are not able to be insured, then we will see if they can do or will work.This article I read this morning qualifies as
This bullshit fake news needs to be busted wide open right now.
How about the real story?
Truck driver shortage: Here’s how much drivers are paid
We have specialized drivers that have no life outside the truck year in and year out.
The crap companies all boast about their pay packages that have bonuses that are difficult if not impossible to achieve. The money they make off your MPG, and safety record is way more than they are giving you.
That stupid e-log (which you can see from Bill's post is not fixing stupid) is forcing rates up, hopefully a trend will start to form to consistently charge detention time to the companies that waste my time like it is free.
twostick
Senior Member
We have company drivers that do 6 figures but they don't pull trailers that have doors and 50,000 miles would be a huge year.
Kevin
commando1
Old Man with a Hat
67newport
Old Man with a Hat
i stopped there on my way home from valley converting in from taking pickup load of papers for recycling. when i go back in a couple weeks i will stop again maybe the cracker box will be there again. were do you load at titanium in toronto or somewhere across the river in weirton?
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70bigblockdodge
Old Man with a Hat
All of them. Not to much out of Timet unless our regular guy needs time off. I get to hit, all the hot spots Weirton, Follansbee, Beech Bottom, Mingo Junction
What's this good for hauling? 
commando1
Old Man with a Hat
Your now empty wallet and then a backhaul of your need to be an Attention *****.
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70bigblockdodge
Old Man with a Hat
*** of course.
twostick
Senior Member
Well you need somewhere to put your luggage. Lol
They were running straight daycabs for a while but There just wasn't room for all the crap you have to carry.
Kevin
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