| Forum Stats | Members: 24,373 Threads: 59,471 Posts: 705,874 Total Online: 172 Newest Member: rkimracing |
| |
 | 
03-03-2009, 09:19 PM
| | Capitalist Pig | | Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: S East
Posts: 14,529
| |  Logistics News: Driver Shortage? What Driver Shortage? Supply Chain Digest - Mar 2,
Logistics News: Driver Shortage? What Driver Shortage?
Supply Chain Digest - Mar 2, 2009
The Wall Street Journal reported last week, for example, that LTL carrier Con-Way, which not long ago spent as much as $500000 per month in driver
|
03-03-2009, 10:41 PM
| | Naturally Oozing | | Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: North of Columbia
Posts: 4,586
| |
Swift Transportation VP David Berryis among many in the carrier business seeing the change, as hesays his company has a waiting list of qualified drivers for the first time in decades. - -Fashion statement of newbie truck drivers- -
 The ATA is now saying that the level of driver turnover, which has been running over 100% for most trucking companies in recent years, is now at about 65%. As recently as 2005, that number was 130% (though that figure somewhat exaggerates the actual situation, as it reflects, in part, the large number of new drivers who wash out very rapidly.) Fewer drivers are leaving the industry altogether, given the lack of other options, especially in the construction field, which is generally considered the number 1 competitor to driving jobs. |
03-04-2009, 11:32 AM
| | Seasoned Veteran | | Join Date: May 2006 Location: State of De-Nile.
Posts: 3,629
| |
Quote:
Originally Posted by Cerberus_Kelpie  Swift Transportation VP David Berryis among many in the carrier business seeing the change, as hesays his company has a waiting list of qualified drivers for the first time in decades.
The ATA is now saying that the level of driver turnover, which has been running over 100% for most trucking companies in recent years, is now at about 65%. As recently as 2005, that number was 130% (though that figure somewhat exaggerates the actual situation, as it reflects, in part, the large number of new drivers who wash out very rapidly.) Fewer drivers are leaving the industry altogether, given the lack of other options, especially in the construction field, which is generally considered the number 1 competitor to driving jobs. | There never was a "driver shortage" in trucking with the exception of green OTR drivers.
Who wants to make less then .30 CPM, get treated like **** and never get home, sleeping in a hot or cold cab thanks to these new idle laws?
Too bad these truck schools are not made by law to tell the "truth", but then the "truth" is whatever they say it is.
I guess its a good gig for anyone who can baldfaced lie to someone's face without blinking an eye.   |
03-06-2009, 02:56 AM
| | Seasoned Veteran | | Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: kansas
Posts: 785
| |
I tremble with fear,at what Swift would consider a qualified driver,or how bad the economy must really be for there to be a surplus of them waiting to hire on there.
|
03-06-2009, 04:06 AM
| | Lurker | | Join Date: Feb 2009
Posts: 38
| |
A guy I grew up with moved to just outside Houston a few months ago(his wife wanted to be closer to her family), he applied for local work with a couple companies, he has been driving for 13 years, clean record, two of the companies said they could not hire him because he was "over qualified". one of them was swift, he got a job delivering fed -ex, he loves it
Last edited by boone; 03-06-2009 at 04:07 AM.
Reason: grammer
| | Thread Tools | | | | Display Modes |  Linear Mode | 
Posting Rules
| You may not post new threads You may not post replies You may not post attachments You may not edit your posts
HTML code is On | | | |
