10 Reasons Why Truck Drivers QUIT Their Job! 🚛

In no particular order, here's a list of why Truckers tend to quit their job!
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[@zaggaona]

When you have to constantly monitor your check because they are forgetting one thing or another

[@existingthinking7771]

Yes! This one.

[@Brooklyn_Powers]

I recently had an advance for $200 taken out of my check. Only problem, I don't take advances. It turns out that a person with a similar last name took the advance. It got cleared up and I got the money back. Always check your paycheck!

[@MrMatt3046]

It's funny how these organizations never overpay, the mistakes are always in their favor.

[@KieranG6]

@@MrMatt3046 yeah that wasn’t a mistake

[@MrMatt3046]

@@KieranG6 mistake is what they always call it.

[@subduedpotato7216]

People don't leave bad jobs. They leave bad bosses

[@presidential3228]

wtf ???? bruh people leave both

[@ThatsPerty]

@@presidential3228why is that a wtf moment?

[@presidential3228]

@@ThatsPerty because ur mom told me it was

[@kaymish6178]

I have left my fair share of bad jobs even with a good boss. Sometimes you just need to get the extra money for the easier job.

[@Vic_714]

My dad has a company of aover 30 trucks and 80 trailers. Was a dispatch, then, Shop supervisor then went safety manager. Now getting my class a. And trust me I didn’t quit because of my job..

[@thevashfan12392]

Mine was the micromanagement. Being pushed around by dispatcher, DOT, feds, fmcsa, and ATA is just too many masters to serve.

[@hallwest9650]

Don’t forget dip$hit warehouse people

[@willmann30]

I totally agree 💯💯💯👍👍

[@thevashfan12392]

@@hallwest9650 you're definitely not wrong there.

[@thevashfan12392]

@@willmann30 long hours, low pay, practically owe my soul to the company. Awful way to live.

[@kevinkwiatkowski7197]

Also being harassed by the broker, calling you every 2 hours to see how far along you are

[@dvach6352]

the disrespect is the biggest part.

[@chrisministerofsmartarsery3322]

For me it was the safety aspect. Most other issues can be worked out. A dangerous safety issue that isn’t resolved or taken seriously by superiors has the potential to affect many people negatively, in regards to company trucks.

[@NoPeoblem389X]

As a professional driver I know my truck if I say it’s unsafe I have and will exercise the right to shut down my unsafe truck until it’s safe. If I do that I get a call from dispatch hey go ahead and come to the yard. We all know that means you’re done. Where are the people protecting us while we are protecting the motoring public. I’m not talking about abusing this so I don’t want to work that day a genuine problem that puts me and other drivers at risk. Oooo yeah I forgot it’s. 🖕🏻🖕🏻🖕🏻🖕🏻

[@chrisministerofsmartarsery3322]

@@NoPeoblem389X Agreed, at times pointing something out puts a target on the driver. Unfortunately. Have a great day.

[@NoPeoblem389X]

@@chrisministerofsmartarsery3322 you to Brother

[@olivermary9748]

@@chrisministerofsmartarsery3322 hello 👋 dear

[@jstravelers4094]

​@@NoPeoblem389XUnsafe equipment happens in many trades. You only get 1 life!

[@SC68170]

😂 u purposely forgot one.. #1 inward facing cams🤫🤣

[@stillyoungish]

thats micromanagement

[@SC68170]

@@stillyoungish yep. There's a reason why they left this one out😂

[@donbrown8494]

I agree why I got my own truck manager and service techs watching me and my wife in the truck and slipping up and telling us they were snooping to see my old lady’s tittys invading our life and other lady’s trucks to get a Bonner one company had a red light on them to let you know they were watching but the new ones they can just go on line and watch ya for hours that is so wrong boss said only safety could watch believed that lie one day I go into the shop and all the tech are watching this hot new girl in her truck at the truck stop nosed in getting dressed they fired me for putting tape over ours or I quit or would be fired lol any way got my own truck never looked back hard at first best thing that ever happened to our life

[@TheJollyRogerDeepSix]

This is #1

[@jonathanmaxwell6358]

I ripped it out and handed it back to them

[@staceyhepburn3201]

When we are blamed for running late when it's not our fault, traffic accidents and weather, customs and shippers are very late loading but it still goes on your record as being late!!

[@existingthinking7771]

Companies lie about the routes. Company hired me to run a city route. After three days, started running me local. After four months, company started running me home daily. Also, my start times changed. Started out at 1800, went to 1700, then 0300, then 0500, and finally to whatever time they wanted. It was a huge mess! They mistreat you and then act surprised when you turn in your notice.

[@carsandkicks]

Micro managers ruin a good thing and quite literally strain out the good hires all for the desperate workers. Which is sad in my opinion

[@olivermary9748]

Hello, 👋 dear how are you doing

[@codyosborne9895]

#3 Unsatisfied with home time. I took this job to keep me employed easily after moving my family to another state. There’s no way I can do this forever. My life doesn’t even belong to me anymore.

[@usafcombatvet218]

Exactly.. the companies own our lives unless ur an o/o

[@PatrickPierceBateman]

You must be OTR. Local LTL is better.

[@cheetoesfrank5131]

​@@TrucknGame bro show me the big money at least! Making less now as an otr team driver then then I did food delivery for GrubHub. Meanwhile got a wife and two kids at home who I don't see for weeks on end.

[@franklingell4546]

I feel ya

[@corylangford5658]

Feel ya pain bro.

[@Madtechnician]

As a commercial driver with 26 years of experience. I agree 👍

[@AceSmoke662]

When a company has the safety bs on the trucks and call you on every little thing

[@NorthAmerican-Trucking-News]

There's definitely more than 10 reasons why drivers quit!

[@usafcombatvet218]

Exactly

[@donbrown8494]

Yep micro management

[@prodriver937]

overworked #1

[@NorthAmerican-Trucking-News]

Definitely

[@garycousin1185]

The D.O.T. pulled me over to much. So.. I quit.

[@blameks9136]

Why were they pulling you over?

[@jstravelers4094]

Too*

[@jameswade1977]

When you can't run the truck and it's 90 plus degrees outside and you don't have a bunk air-conditioner.

[@JaxMerrick]

I had that happen to me, as well as a bunk heater dying in a Wisconsin winter. Both times, my dispatch would ask "How bad do you need that? This load is a hot one. We can't afford to have it sit for repairs."

[@dfaro8453]

After 6 months to one year experience, you can apply to local jobs to haul freight locally. Start pay is normally around $28 and up. You be home each night and always have the weekend off normally.

[@willmann30]

Yeah but you're working 11-14hrs a day sometimes 6 days a week. So you become tired, sleep deprived and lethargic. Yeah you're home with your family but your not enjoying the time with them. Trust me I've been local all 16 of my 18 yrs. Now I'm independent. Run when I want. Sitting mostly now because of rates.

[@muko2002]

Shot a buddy of mine gets $24 plus OT and takes home roughly 1k

[@QuincyStick]

​@@muko2002 I assume you mean hourly? tbh $24 an hour seems pretty pour given the line of work.

[@muko2002]

@@QuincyStick yes hrs. Indeed it is. I used to work Union . My pay rate was around $34 but after everything they take out I would end up on the $25 or so. I would take home $890 a week 40 hrs .

[@QuincyStick]

@@muko2002 damn, really expected trucking would pay better

[@Thunderbult3000]

U knocked it out the stadium w/this list.. Nailed it..

[@Bendigo1]

#10.1 all of the above.

[@NorthAmerican-Trucking-News]

👍👍

[@itsallovernow2929]

Aka ET Transport

[@nathanedwards4519]

Because the company they work for will lie to them and take money from them!.

[@Glide-vd5we]

I just quit my job because of seven of the 10 you mentioned was happening to me best decision I ever made was leaving and going somewhere else wish I hadn't stayed there as long as I did.

[@olivermary9748]

Hello,👋 dear

[@ne9835]

Nice man!!

[@thejazzromeotruckinshow6781]

It's dispatch for me...Hard to take orders from ppl who never drove a truck before....Not understanding the life we live out here on the road...Talk to you like you their child...

[@jstravelers4094]

That happens in lots of trades. Yeah....it's very irritating when the person giving you work assignments doesn't understand the job.

[@Tsbg-j5z]

I get it, but half the day of a dispatcher can be redoing paperwork for the driver for 50th time just so the driver gets paid for what he did. And then getting bitched at by the driver because they didn't get paid for specifics that they didn't put in the paperwork to begin with. I took a year off air traffic control to dispatch for some life reasons. It was a good job. I liked my guys. Still talk to a lot of them. Communication is key. Drivers are busy. Also, dispatch is a shit ton of work for 45k.

[@phillipthethird42]

I am NOT a truck driver and here are the ten reasons why.

[@davidrobinson9528]

It’s like those married people telling single people never to get married.

[@ltribb4213]

He hit every point

[@NorthAmerican-Trucking-News]

Glad you agree! Thanks for watching!

[@SC68170]

Nope. He purposely forgot inward facing cams. U wanna know why? 🤫🤣

[@olivermary9748]

@@SC68170 hello 👋 dear

[@olivermary9748]

@@NorthAmerican-Trucking-News hello 👋 dear

[@ne9835]

​@@SC68170 👀👀

[@delvonhall3469]

Facts sir. You hit the nail right on the head with this top 10…

[@olivermary9748]

Hello 👋 dear, how are you doing ?

[@dragancrnogorac3851]

Truck locked in eco mode... Just got out without saying bye 😂😂😂

[@ponypowertrucking]

7 of these reasons I've quit previous jobs for, definitely agree with these

[@usafcombatvet218]

That’s pretty accurate especially with mega carriers….micromanaging and not running the lanes I prefer are my top 2 for quitting.. but most companies don’t give a dam about what we think…it’s all about the $ with them.. even if they have a 90%+ turnover rate it doesn’t matter to the corporate weenies… just keep that rig filled with drivers.

[@aresavv]

This is giving me the reason to believe that most of the companies are actually under one “umbrella “ of just a few owners with many companies making us to believe there is a competition.

[@PlaylistKiiing]

@@aresavv If you look it all the major industries in America, that usually how it is.

[@Whoa532]

#1 low pay...fix that and nothing else matters!

[@Sarge2112]

I did it for a year never again

[@jondj5368]

Same

[@aresavv]

You just described more or less the Schneider National COCA COLA account

[@usafcombatvet218]

Pretty much all of Schneider.. used to work their.. crap micromanage u to hell company

[@annv7485]

That's all of Schneider. Dedicated, OTR, and lease opp.

[@justsomeguy1230]

All of Schneider, I'll add #11. Illegally putting drivers on cpap machines and calling it a DOT MANDATORY item to be used for 5 hours every time you sleep.

[@puertoricanpapi2011]

Can you do video of the best trucking companies to work for please?

[@warrenholmar1129]

Very happy with the company I work for. I am currently on off season, we don't start back till spring (end of July). We don't get asked to go over hours (we can't) there is 3 or 4 drivers to a truck. Depending on the shift pattern assigned to that truck we work 3 days 3 nights 3 off. We are contracted to work xxxx hours per season. Once we finish our hours we are done till the new season so you can decide how much time you have off. You can do call backs for cash or hours, so money or finish season faster. We are paid for xx hours fortnightly even in the off season. We are home every night. Our rate of pay is really competitive. This isn't in the UK or the US.

[@carlsteele5732]

There are none just have to pick the least of the evil

[@gnoch88]

Top 10, not getting paid while working! I hate guys like this! Imagine if you told him he was not getting paid for two hours because of no fault of his own, and when we actually do pay you, it's $15.

[@dennisbrown3717]

It’s incredibly bad for your health!!!!! 70 to 80 hrs a week for the same pay. If you break it down the average truck driver makes $12 an hour.

[@danielcanonico4425]

Thank immigrants in the 90s for that

[@alexfo7o]

The reasons I am currently facing are unsafe equipment, insufficient pay, the unpredictability and uncertainty of knowing if I’m gonna have a job even next week. My dispatcher is awesome!

[@Pr0digy47]

It’s the pay for me. If I could make about 500-700 more a week I’d be happy

[@TTVZicaZachh]

You should easily be making over 1k-1.5k net a week at least.

[@Pr0digy47]

@@TTVZicaZachh as a company driver who averages 2000 or less a week it’s about all I could hope for while having decent home time.

[@TTVZicaZachh]

@@Pr0digy47 what do you haul? Hands on labor usually pays more. I'm OTR at the moment. I can gross about 2k a week rnning hard.

[@Pr0digy47]

@@TTVZicaZachh I run dedicated no touch freight. I generally average 800-1200 a week depending on how many good mile trips I get.

[@TTVZicaZachh]

@@Pr0digy47 I'm assuming you work for a mega carrier. Get your endorsements and get 1-2 years of experience. You can easily make 70k if you get your hazmat and go tanker. Look into something you wanna try and go for it.

[@lngleg]

Thank you for posting this video and what you discuss, It is appreciated.

[@NorthAmerican-Trucking-News]

Thank you for watching!

[@secondcomma6709]

I found a job running 33 or 44 miles. Look for shuttle work. I make 80k without picking up overtime. I’m just over a year in this trucking game and love it. God bless and safe miles driver.

[@jasonjack1411]

When you can’t get fuel . Boss doesn’t know how to talk or treat drivers

[@eduardogarciarealtor5691]

Faulty trailers and them wanting us to run overweight. No thank you. I’ll keep my driving record clean and free of tickets.

[@olivermary9748]

Hello, 👋 honey

[@carlburst23]

sounds like your describing Western Express 😂😂😂😂

[@cheetoesfrank5131]

That pay shit is real. Fuck am I out here living in a truck away from my wife and kids for weeks on end and making less then I did as a food delivery driver. I'm even doing teams...

[@Polemic-2525]

That should be your life lesson clue.

[@matthewmckever2312]

1. having kids as dispatchers . 2. Shite pay. 3. Being micromanaged.

[@chriskahlson]

Trucking is extremely unhealthy and stressful, worst possible career choice, do anything but drive a truck IMO.

[@NorthAmerican-Trucking-News]

Fair enough! Thanks for sharing your opinion!

[@usafcombatvet218]

Exactly.. after 31 years out here I would strongly urge people not to do this job unless it’s absolutely necessary or something u absolutely love….

[@YaYa_1435]

I start school in July. I guess I'll find another profession.

[@romeostarlite21]

Is only unhealthy if you make it that way. I don’t eat junk like most truckers do, I take care of myself

[@davidrobinson9528]

@@usafcombatvet218but you done it for 31yrs tho

[@stanley4200]

35 years ago no such thing as over your hours. The sooner we got there sooner we got paid plus a bonus. ( over hours LOL)

[@olivermary9748]

Hello 👋 dear how are you doing

[@time2chill121]

Running over 55 hours every week is my personal thing that burns me out. If I hit a stretch where I’m doing 55-70 hours a week for 3 or more weeks in a row then it’s not worth it. That’s like being a slave to the company. If you really calculate the hours you work versus the money you made you can make that kind of money doing less demanding jobs.

[@yourfriendlyneighborhoodic128]

more hours means more money, if it isn't for you , then you're doing something wrong.

[@time2chill121]

@@yourfriendlyneighborhoodic128 You seem like the kind of guy who’s missed some funerals and weddings

[@yourfriendlyneighborhoodic128]

@time2chill121 that has nothing to do with more work equalling more money, not less.

[@djgrumpygeezer1194]

You are doing a great service to the professional driving community and those considering becoming truckers.

[@loganstutheit1847]

You basically just described Swift Walmart DC……

[@usafcombatvet218]

And every mega carrier out there

[@aarondaniel3090]

You forgot the number one cause it’s called burn out

[@usafcombatvet218]

Oh hell yes.. 31yrs out here and 4 million miles for me and I’m passed burnt out that my stress level is thru the roof and starting to affect my mental health.. but only 2 years from retirement so trying to hang on. My physical health has plummeted also.

[@markanthony6092]

Being asked to run a permit load without a permit.

[@rickgregoire9041]

I worked for a company for 4 years and told them before hiring that I don't do NYC and preferred not to do PQ. The job was listed for otr west and south and that's why I applied. The next 3 plus years I ran west and south and was content with my position and then they took my regular truck and sent me east.On the way back they informed me they had a sick driver in Albany with a load for NYC and I was to backtrack from near Buffalo and switch loads.I said no I'll finish my original dispatch. Messages flew but I ignored them and completed my original dispatch,parked the trailer,took the tractor to the shop to get many repairs and turned in the paperwork.After a brief meeting in the masters office ,I cleaned the truck out and went home never to return.

[@Mr_Techroid]

It should be unlawful for drivers having to unload their loads without pay

[@jrjs111]

when the people, shippers and receivers don't appreciate what we do,and dont respect our work!

[@ohioref64]

On #3, Its time for drivers to demand 50 or 60 hours only per week with very regular home time. We have lives too.

[@aresavv]

Yes,,Si señor!!!!

[@AppalachianAmericanWhitey]

Always complain about idling but won't get an apu

[@violentdoza8259]

don’t forget driver facing cameras

[@recoblade1465]

5,6,8 almost made me quit the company I work for, and then I got dedicated. I don't regret doing 48 it taught me a lot, but man that first-year sucked

[@joshuabillings5108]

When a company gets the attitude that they're the only game in town and you dont have any other option but to work for them. 100%

[@rossjohnson1872]

Don't get me home for my medical appointments.

[@BeatinRoundTheBush]

LOUDER FOR THE DRIVERS IN THE BACK!!

[@jenjohnjj67]

Absolutely it happened to many times

[@echo3996]

Number one for me was unsafe equipment and always being ask to be over my hours. I told them to go hell and they retained my pay for “damages to the equipment”. Don’t let anyone push you to do anything that is not safe or brakes the law, the moment you sit on that truck it’s your responsibility not the dispatchers or boss.

[@timexcape7961]

Im having a better time at Western Express. What kind of sh*tty company are you in?😂

[@mikeymikechicago]

What about getting a messed-up load that u always gotta fix when u have 10+ stops a day. And it slows you down in the morning 🌄

[@jplj-bg6nw]

Always the dispatcher

[@smithsmith1000]

9 reasons follow back to the dispatcher.

[@jahbrae]

6 and 7 is pushing me out of the industry

[@bloodbankjiujitsu1599]

I’ve been truck driving for a year and it’s not for me, I’m going into hvac electrician now

[@maxcatanzaro3309]

11. Forced vaccinations

[@jstravelers4094]

Just do what your Doctor tells you to do......or don't ever see a Doctor....no matter what!

[@mehrbhaman]

​@@jstravelers4094what? R u serious?

[@Minong_Manitou_Mishepeshu]

​@@jstravelers4094duh

[@55018]

A big part of the reason l quit is because they changed the lane and yeah l didn't like it .. a lot busier, more dangerous, more tiring.

[@olivermary9748]

Hello, 👋 honey 🥰🥰

[@F6Pr5cqFQ7]

At least in Europe we have by law a device called a tachograph, whose readings are sent electronically to the authorities and the fines are high enough to ensure that rest periods are met.

[@freeman166]

Detention time at shippier or receiver

[@kristinabliss]

Corruption... Example: Tow in PA was several hundred $ more "because state police called" for tow. Cop looked me in the eye and chose not to just tell me to call for tow. He acted like he was doing a courtesy to make the call. Corrupt people will get theirs.

[@darkeyeze]

Lost track of how many times I have seen truckers told to hurry to their destination, and than forced to wait, sometimes hours.

[@olivermary9748]

Hello, 👋 honey 🥰🥰

[@bobbyjohnson5637]

Literritly having anxiety attack every company wants over 50 hours from me

[@mikeweller8693]

Mandatory dockwork

[@victorsuarez2954]

I've been driving for the same guy for 3 years now, cause I finally found someone that doesn't play with my money or home time, is pretty basic, but some owners or companies keep loosing drivers because of that.

[@olivermary9748]

Hello 👋 dear how are you doing

[@Frostfire40]

Please tell me who?

[@mattcox6914]

I’m blessed to be with a company that meet none of those reasons in my book….always appreciated, never micromanaged, safety score of 34 (last time I checked) and management always looks out for us

[@fredahlberg7193]

Who are you with

[@hastingsotieno716]

Which company bro

[@FlintEdge]

For me I quit truck driving because nobody was hiring there’s no jobs out there.

[@cardinals845]

Get in the food service U.S foods

[@bergenjohan1920]

expected to be a robot that's a major problem in the industry

[@SC68170]

Especially if u have a camera in your face. Never work for a company that requires inward facing cams

[@psychospyder2283]

I'm retired now, but I can check all ten off my list.

[@airman7619]

I would run away after being told all those codes 😂

[@kendallurwick8634]

8/10 right at the current company I drive for 😂

[@Morgylin]

I think the most recent for truck driver they’ve been quitting from the job State Highway patrol following semi truck in the interstate and giving them ticket for no reason that’s number one problem nobody even pay attention for what happened to truck driver.

[@geoestrada5001]

I worries about others unsafe drivers I’m a trucker for 21 years driving the Northeast and I will retired soon,

[@Grundini91]

One of the companies I worked for tried to get me to work the first three days of my vacation, and force me to leave my truck (with my gear in it) at their terminal when all of their trucks are on the same key. All while they bus me back home instead of honoring the agreement we made that I could take the truck home. I left them and went to my current company. Got a 50% bump in pay for running the same lanes.

[@ronjonson26]

Sounds like pam transport

[@abelgarcia3998]

You are on the money .... correct.

[@yusufamir6639]

Well said and I can’t wait to apply et transport

[@VickyShawcooksalot]

Andrus trucking company takes care of their drivers. That's why my son has no plans for changing his employer in the foreseeable future.

[@blameks9136]

Okaaaaaaay

[@jamesboone3678]

If a company unappreciates there drivers that's just so sad. Truck drivers are my heros.

[@ireneanderson859]

All valid reasons, each person has their own standards as to what is or is not acceptable

[@dennisbelles9236]

When dispatchers constantly lie to drivers and pick and choose loads for "their favorite drivers" and nobody else can get the good loads.

[@NorthAmerican-Trucking-News]

It's unfortunate for all the other wonderful drivers who deserve the good loads too

[@Kiryu]

The big problem why the major companies or any company for that matter struggle so much with drawing new talent and retaining drivers beyond the first year in the industry is because the pay is peanuts. If trucking is such an in-demand job why is the starting pay for new drivers out the door not above at a minimum $50,000 a year? For most it barely reaches $40,000.

[@dennisheard9694]

Being lied to way too much… Having a dispatcher who thinks they know how to do your job better than you…..

[@vDRACv]

You forgot one of the most important Companies ripping off drivers Not paying you for mileage Not reimbursing drivers Or just not paying drivers for the Since 2014 I quit 10 companies 5 for ripped me off for about $1,000 $2,000 6 unsafe equipment Refusing to fix problems And 2 for no miles refusing home time refusing to let me go home for my birthday But after I quit for some reason they beg me to come back they finally figure out how much money I was really making them lol

[@matethiustransport1374]

Well, I'm at my very first truck driving job. Have two days of driving with my trainer under my belt so I don't have any of these issues yet. So far I feel I've made a good choice

[@chipinfoos]

I’m starting tomorrow as rookie flatbed 😵‍💫

[@matethiustransport1374]

@@chipinfoos good luck buddy!

[@chipinfoos]

@@matethiustransport1374 thanks man I wanna make this a successful career and studied my butt off for this licence so tomorrow we hauling gas and oil equipment open deck

[@olivermary9748]

Hello 👋 dear

[@vincestone5465]

How are you now ?

[@williamcherubin2219]

U really good at this shit keep it up u changing life out here specially the rookies

[@jeremyowens2098]

Don't go to dmt or transam

[@TJ-100]

One company I left fit damn near all these numbers lol

[@chriskennedy6521]

I did trucking and enjoyed going out and checking out different states but the lack of home time and the trashy checks were was made me get out of trucking.

[@jondj5368]

Same here

[@kevinsteele8613]

I never put up with crap. I used to quit jobs for many reasons. But recently, i have only had 2 jobs in 13 years. So companies must be getting better.

[@russelldolter]

Being forced to change divisions and then forced to get endorsements that I don't want

[@julian75hall]

This is on point so 👍 true

[@dominantreaper2912]

Solid list, I've quit over a few of these over the last year.