jobs for truckers?

burningredphoen · #1 (**permalink**) 07-12-2009, 10:23 PM

hi everyone. since im gonna be a new trucker, i would like to know how the job market is...once i get my cdl, will i be able to find a job? or will it be very hard? i would like to go all over the country, not stay within state. If location matter, im in southern california riverside area

burningredphoen · #2 (**permalink**) 07-13-2009, 01:36 AM

this is scary. no one has answered this question. Are there relly no more trucker jobs out there?

alee · #3 (**permalink**) 07-13-2009, 03:16 AM

not really, brother

burningredphoen · #4 (**permalink**) 07-13-2009, 03:17 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by alee

not really, brother

not really that im wrong? or are you saying there arent any trucker jobs out there in the bad economy

alee · #5 (**permalink**) 07-13-2009, 03:43 AM

swift transportation that may only hireing from what i heared
i might be wrong but it is not looking good out there.

wish you all best

JLKKLJ777 · #6 (**permalink**) 07-13-2009, 11:46 AM

There are still companies advertising in the truck stop magazines. Of course these outfits are getting pickier about who they hire.

It used to be a shortage of drivers in the industry and carriers would take pretty much anyone that had a license and a pulse.

We have too many drivers based on the current economy. This means a glut of equipment and reduced freight rates across the board. This is causing serious pressure on companies big and small to reduce their fleet sizes as well as cut expenses such as payrolls and benefits plans.

Now the carriers are looking for verifiable experience, good work histories, clean MVR, and good DAC report.

Newbies still have the mega carriers that are willing to accept entry level drivers. Of course the pay is going to be pretty low but then again a job that pays .25 cpm is better than no job at all.