Ya'all aint gonna believe this one!!!

[mildew]

My friend got laid of in December. He has a spotless record and all reqired endorsements. He applied at hearland, schnieder, kllm, and a few tanker companies. None of them are hiring. He even offered to do the team thing with his brother and still can't find a job. Things are not looking good. Now he can work for a company that pays maybe $100 more than his unemployment check but who's willing to do that?

[pro1driver]

Originally Posted by mildew

My friend got laid of in December. He has a spotless record and all reqired endorsements. He applied at hearland, schnieder, kllm, and a few tanker companies. None of them are hiring.

sadly, its the way things are right now, so its a safe bet to say, "there isn't a driver shortage".....

He even offered to do the team thing with his brother and still can't find a job. Things are not looking good.

nope, if they won't even hire teams, its bad.......

Now he can work for a company that pays maybe $100 more than his unemployment check but who's willing to do that?

well from THIS POINT ON, i would say, "I WILL WORK FOR $100 MORE".........

after all look at it this way, ITS A JOB, and ITS BETTER THAN BEING UNEMPLOYED, PLUS, you look better to other potential employers that YOU ARE WORKING, NOT SITTING ON YER BUTT............COLLECTING, which shows that the person is either LAZY or just NOT INTERESTED in working !!!!!

[JLKKLJ777]

Originally Posted by mildew

My friend got laid of in December. He has a spotless record and all reqired endorsements. He applied at hearland, schnieder, kllm, and a few tanker companies. None of them are hiring. He even offered to do the team thing with his brother and still can't find a job. Things are not looking good. Now he can work for a company that pays maybe $100 more than his unemployment check but who's willing to do that?

I say sit it out for a while. My brother quit his job a few months back and was asking about getting back in with my company but I advised him to wait until Spring as well. Our solo drivers are all screaming about low miles and low paychecks every week. Even the teams are turning fewer miles and making less money.

Much better to be at home through the winter when freight is traditionally dead anyway and try to conserve as much money as you can.

The fact is you will spend MORE on the road than you will being at home eating your own groceries and sleeping in your own bed.

The federal government is extending unemployment benefits as well so take advantage of the situation and take an extended vacation (for the next 2 to 3 months anyway).

As for your creditors... Send em a token payment each month (like 10 bucks or so) and tell 'em your out of work. Keep up on your house payments if at all possible.

Got to prioritize in the current situation.

Housing is number 1.
Food is number 2.
Health insurance and medicine is 3.
Transportation would be 4.

All unsecured debt and loans are WAY down the list.

Dont worry about the bad credit marks either. Practically everyone is going to be taking major hits to their credit scores.

[CDL holder]

Schneider is burning off their extra money with ads for teams. The commercials play all the time.

[mildew]

Originally Posted by CDL holder

Schneider is burning off their extra money with ads for teams. The commercials play all the time.

They said they are hiring teams but not in the Atlanta area. Which makes no sense to me. They don't like to send drivers home anyway. ..so I hear!

[delta5]

On the date of this post, I just saw a big tv commercial from Schneider National on a Toledo, Ohio station. They are begging for both company drivers and owner-ops.

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