Looks like people are still saying trucking is DEAD! I need some answers..

In today’s video, I’ll be sharing my opinion & discussing whether or not I believe trucking is dead. I need some clarification from people who feel like trucking is dead. Please help me wrap my head around your thought process. Thanks in advance.

[@Mr.tpeterson45]

Trucking will never be dead. Slow, yes, but never dead. Those (in my opinion) who say trucking is dead probably came in when trucking was booming. Now that it’s slow, they can’t handle the down time. Those who leaving…… BYE BYE. More loads for those who don’t quit.

[@diegoaquino6449]

Those are the ones whos gonna try to jump in when the market is up the moon. They just looking for that easy money

[@adarwilliams3291]

I feel like OTR is dead. I work Monday through Friday, working 8 hour shifts with the weekends off. I'm off all major holidays and make 85k a year as a local driver. Local is where it's at.

[@AO-pn2uo]

What you Food Service, LTL or what?

[@Merkyaself1917]

​@@AO-pn2uoand what state

[@adarwilliams3291]

I work at Penske, delivering car parts to dealerships.

[@AO-pn2uo]

​@@adarwilliams3291 dope!

[@genesismotorcyclegod]

It depends on who you are I’m 30 single and I drive team and me and my team mate love it most of the time , and we’re on track to make over 110k and this is my first year we do refrigerator freight we get to travel see different people,food,sights seeing ect

[@iitstjay]

Literally JUST got my CDL last week….that whole “trucking is dead” trend isn’t gonna discourage me…I’m glad this video came up

[@imanthonytv]

💯💪🏾

[@iitstjay]

@user-ht8by4yg5m really? I’m in southern cali been looking to get into Sysco but can’t find anything

[@chasminrodgers8555]

I don’t think it is. I’m currently at school at KLLM - I test out this week, and I look forward to my new career. My expectations aren’t outlandish, so all I can say is I’m gonna make it do what it do.

[@toyotalover6488]

I started working at a company called Genesis, we deliver to 7/11 - I will say its not HARD work but lots of hours, 12-13hrs some days - pay is anywhere from $260 to $410 depending on the route - sweet spot is $380 a day - Take home $1200 - $1300 weekly - without bonuses - Trucking is DEAD if you DONT wanna work! That being said, working on getting into IT. Been watching you since before I got my CDL, youre the man.

[@imanthonytv]

Thanks for watching.

[@davidehrhardt2169]

Pulling dry van I’m doing well

[@kj_askew9062]

I drive for a private fleet trucking is not dead we still making money out here 💯

[@benjamingray0039]

Trucking ain't dead. These ninjas scared they rather stay at home and babysit then get on this road and make this money me personally I I'm going from making 50K to potentially making 100K over the road and this is going to be as much money as I've touched ever and this is my second year OTR

[@SalsHQ]

I HOPE MORE PEOPLE LEAVE THEIR CDL BEHIND IS LIKE GTFO 😂 OCCUPYING SPACE 😂😂

[@benjamingray0039]

@@SalsHQ 😂😂😂😂 I don't think we have to worry about that because that drug testing policy is about to clean house

[@commonplacedad]

Garbage truck driving is very much alive. Myself and everyone of my co workers will clear $100k all day long. No signs of dying lol 😂

[@roderickthornton153]

The spot market is dead for o/o…. If you don’t have any contracts or doing specialty freight you are struggling… but company drivers still winning 💪🏾

[@TonyStarkChillinFromHeaven]

I’m in tech and I got laid off last year. Took me 7 months to find something “a ok” and I’m now making about 20k less than last year. I still keep my cdl under my sleeve but since I haven’t driven a truck in over 5 years I must likely might need to got otr or something to refresh my driving skills before jumping local, however I’m still in IT and applying everyday to get more money and companies now want a whole B.S and Certs otherwise these companies will lowball you. Just had to turn down a job they wanted me to be a network admin/ security analyst/ Desktop Support, Project Manager for 45-50k. My point is A LOT of industries are hurting atm. If you switch to tech, make sure you do it cause you like it. Don’t do it only cause of the money potential or for “job security “. OFC everyone’s situation is different.

[@terelltorrance]

When I started trucking 10 years ago, there were 1 . 5 million truck drivers. Today there are 3 . 54 million truck drivers and counting

[@OGElites]

To be fair and exact there are only 1,245,571 class A holders, the rest are class b .

[@cortneyeverett6927]

🗣Repent Israelites all praise to the most high YAHAWAH AND HIS SON YAHAWASHI🤴🏽🦁👑🔥🐑🛸. The so called black man, Latino, and Native Americans are the Israelites. Yahawah chosen people. That are scattered in all nations through our fathers. Making them Israelite foreigners/Scattered sheep/The multitude Deuteronomy 28:68 “And the LORD shall bring thee into Egypt again with ships, by the way whereof I spake unto thAee, Thou shalt see it no more again: and there ye shall be sold unto your enemies for bondmen and bondwomen, and no man shall buy you. 👆🏾Transatlantic slave trade/ Egypt spiritually means house of bondage/Captive.(Revelation 11:7) Yahawashi speaking: Matthew 15:24 “But he answered and said, I am not sent but unto the lost sheep of the house of Israel Deuteronomy 7:6 “For thou art an holy people unto the LORD thy God: the LORD thy God hath chosen thee to be a special people unto himself, above all people that are upon the face of the earth Isaiah 14:1 “For the LORD will have mercy on Jacob, and will yet choose Israel, and set them in their own land: and the strangers shall be joined with them, and they shall cleave to the house of Jacob Isaiah 14:2 “And the people shall take them, and bring them to their place: and the house of Israel shall possess them in the land of the LORD for servants and handmaids: and they shall take them captives, whose captives they were; and they shall rule over their oppressors 2 Esdras 6:9 “For Esau is the end of the world, and Jacob is the beginning of it that followeth

[@SpyderBlackOfficial]

Trucking isn't Dead for The ones that follow The rules and are on top of the game & refuse cheap rates

[@TayTheLocalTrucker]

Same here bro! I’m on pace to make more this year and that’s without the second half of my sign on bonus. Trucking fluctuates but that’s what you run into when all you want to do is turn miles across the country.

[@Tay.juhWoods]

Just tired of the inconsistency in pay when it comes to cents per mile. Looking forward to being a fuel hauler. This is the longest year of my life.

[@imanthonytv]

Your time is coming.

[@ishmaelijames9688]

They speaking about the spot market. Right now the spot market is bad. Over all.

[@FlakooBeats]

Trucking isn't dead; rather, there are many sharks taking advantage of company drivers and owner-operators. Some can cope with these challenges, while others can't. That's why I'm pursuing my degree. However, the situation varies for each person.

[@WRR689]

I have a friend in flatbed 1099, and he is still running 2500 miles to 3000 a week.

[@ivanhurtado8702]

Trucking was cool but I hated the fact I never got at least 6 + hours of sleep especially when doing 16 hour days. Sleeping at 2-4 pm sucks man tbh. Solute to all the warriors out there

[@anthonycazares6602]

I work in LTL at Estes in Los Angeles, California, and we are still pretty busy and getting lots of hours

[@jaylazar]

Thanks for your advice brother. Im glad I got my cdl it changed my life to where I don’t have to worry about how I’m gonna eat. but I do plan on perusing engineering too so I wanted to know if there are part time trucking jobs out there so I can balance work and school.

[@Lee85G]

You gotta love what you do. 💯

[@Ken-lk8vs]

These truckers mindsets are dead. Dead wrong that is. No proper preparation mentally for the trucking field what so ever. Some people get in the trucking industry and they have great trucking jobs making great money from the jump and they never speak bad on trucking cause it was never there experience. But the majority of truckers young & older want see that kind of great start. So you have to educate yourself mentally for the ups and the downs. Not😢 mentally preparing yourself for possibly having to spend a year to 6months over the road initially entering the trucking world, will break any truckers will. Just prepare yourself and stay mentally tough, and the good days will come.

[@skywalkin2396]

I hope you talk this on father days I like how you praise the mothers!

[@BIGRENZO]

Man I thought it was too until O'Reilly's called me I don't know if you did a video on them but you should bro 💪🏽

[@imanthonytv]

💪🏾

[@williampetty6821]

Trucking industry is definitely not dead, by far. In my opinion, there are certain lanes that are getting affected because of different reasons. I have been driving for 10 years. Starting in food service (PFG) to now presently Walmart, I haven’t missed a beat in earning consistent money. I think certain jobs, and certain people’s want or needs for more time at home isn’t matching up to what they would like to be making consistently. Just my opinions! Stay safe in them roads always!

[@imanthonytv]

Good assessment 👍🏾

[@williampetty6821]

@@imanthonytv….and not to be harping on anyone at all but you also have a lot of people who do not like to follow rules, regulations, and policies of the company due to bad driving habits and that’s make them stay out there in that water. I’m only speaking in this fact because I have several friends that I try to get over on the Walmart referral program and they all say Walmart is too strict, too many rules, and will get rid of you for small stuff……etc etc etc, so that plays a factor. Now Walmart will fire you fire acting stupid without thinking twice about it ✌️

[@cajunboytrucking5041]

It’s not just trucking, oilfield is dead as well! It will not be like it was 6 years ago for a minute until those wars stop overseas!! During the great depression in 1929 the food trucks were the only ones really making it cause people need to eat and restaurants will not close so yes the food delivery driver will make good money right now

[@robertowens3657]

The ones that are saying that aren't really into trucking I been doing this 56 years over the road I'm a owner operator still making good money I'm semi retired and I'm still making money trucking ain't dead trucking is a life style not just a career I been in it all my life it's not dead it's just some people can't handle it

[@mrmitchell4089]

56 years? how many employees do you have?

[@Jason-Hicks]

Though there’s exceptions to every situation I honestly don’t believe trucking is dead. The are certain portions that are drying, but the industry as a whole is still alive. I’ve been hauling fuel for 21 years and I’m not making the money I use to make, but working more hours than I used to. There’s entire terminals on the west coast that have been laid off due to the drop in fuel demand and we’re seeing an average of a 20% decline in work here in East Tennessee. The fact that the pay has regressed over the years instead of moving forward is one of the reasons why I’m looking to move on. There has been many many former co-workers that have went to LTL and are working less hours and making far better pay than we are. So the best advice that I can give is to do your due diligence and research research research before making any decisions.

[@imanthonytv]

Good advice.

[@Precisepete]

I doubt it. Did you hear about what happened in silicon valley and the self driving truck test run.

[@imanthonytv]

No, what happened? I read that they have partnered with another company in an effort to deploy more autonomous trucks incrementally throughout the US corridors.

[@calieboy1509]

: "Another thing with people saying trucking is dead, y’all think it’s making people consider even becoming a truck driver. Especially when people go through companies to get their license, they don’t have that many options to go to. Mega carriers aren't really paying that much without experience. Owner operators are saying trucking is dead because they're not making much there taking home to what you would make local I’m still fine with $1500 a week after taxes local.

[@supermariosbro_O]

What about long haul movers?

[@PoThang1020]

Trucking is not necessarily dead. OTR the money is messed up and they are throwing cameras in trucks now. People are driving crazy and killing truck drivers more than ever now. The money it seems is local which is what im looking to do. Trucking is necessary. We make everything move.

[@imanthonytv]

💯

[@MrAllen1502]

Trucking ain't dead people come into this industry with the "100k my first year" mind frame but they be in for a rude awakening when the real reality of trucking sets in. You have to start at the bottom before you get to the top and that's evident in trucking.

[@RollingxStone]

FedEx Freight LTL Linehaul driver here, Washington state. I’m still working everyday but I’ve heard that it’s slow on the city side. FedEx is known to over hire though

[@Smackyjack440]

It’s slow on the road side as well.

[@luisonfit5897]

They mean otr bro those same ppl that say this would never throw cases so that’s not even an option on their book lol local trucking will never die in particular food service ppl gotta eat 🦾🤑

[@imanthonytv]

Facts 💯💪🏾

[@stevebaker8966]

Food service shuttle very busy

[@NicholasEstrada-tp8cj]

Great job ATV

[@imanthonytv]

💪🏾

[@CliffordLewis-nw8cz]

I was in Chicago at a truck shop I was talking to a driver with 30 plus yrs he was tell me OTR Trucking is Dead goin local hourly truck jobs making $400 a day plus benefits making more money hourly locally $30 plus dollars Im back otr might do it for 5yrs then go local

[@IYELLALOT-bb4bq]

LoL 🤣 . There's lane's wide open when you work smart you get paid . I say it again there's a difference between a boss and an driver. CS was my first choice before trucking but AI will kill CS ..

[@calieboy1509]

How y’all feel about self driving truck aora coming out with some ?

[@Jooooeeyyy]

weekend work all the time LTL

[@edwardlawler9487]

Logistics run the world. Plane, trains and automobiles to include trucks will always be in demand. Being in demand doesn’t mean you run a play that you never researched. If you talking money with experience a company driver can make 10k a week the same with an O/O but how??? It comes down to experience that leads to learning the business of trucking and also the niche side of trucking. One can always start out with dry vans and reefers but!!!!! Entry level jobs in any career field will lead to not a lot of money and becoming lazy. In trucking starting at flatbed going into step deck and multiple axles to heavy haul is how it’s done. Entry level to supervisor, to manager, to CEO. Niche for instance car hauling. Regular car hauling, to contract hauling, to enclosed hauling making upwards of 40k a month take home!!!!! You can’t start out sitting at a desk and think that one skill set will evolve your skillet to money unless you’re into computers which require certs, always training etc. So if you into trucking learn the game and learn what company’s pay and why they pay. Learn O/O and why it pays based off what you moving!!!! Crumbs to bricks 🧱 let’s get it!!!

[@brandonjohnson6366]

Trucking can’t die the world would crumble if every truck driver in the world quit for a year

[@AmirKhan-tz4cy]

If trucking and logistics is dead then why is this trucking industry worth $700 billion as of 2024 ? Think about it .

[@HeyArnoldGotAFootballHead]

What trucking company worth 700 B ?

[@AmirKhan-tz4cy]

Not a company the whole trucking industry 👍.

[@HeyArnoldGotAFootballHead]

@@AmirKhan-tz4cy that’s from the companies mouth tho …… billion dollar company could easily low ball drivers and lay drivers off as a plan to cut the cost of expenses. FedEx and UPS both profit 19 Billion last year UPS drivers make more and have free health care

[@GeneralSirDouglasMcA]

Paving roads is not dead. I know this because I drive dump trucks.

[@trirail812productions8]

but see he said go company well companys are cutting guys when oner ops can still work if the company allows them to work what ever they are doing some owner ops dont just stay with one company they can work for a few companys some might be least on to a few companys so they may still make it

[@Jooooeeyyy]

school is not going to make a difference bro, like earlier video, we make than most degrees

[@imanthonytv]

Really just depends on the degree and profession bro.

[@Jooooeeyyy]

@@imanthonytv true bro

[@trirail812productions8]

trucking is not dead dead you will still se guys out there but tanker you will see i dont think they can cut them

[@spinninggood]

Anthony..riddle me this...do you think a 57 year old man 5'6 130 lbs,physically 47,never been injured,can handle food service at Sysco ?? 23 years driving experience,passed initial interview, road testing tomorrow....talk to me brother...

[@trirail812productions8]

its true raven is shutting down they are big in floirda

[@traveltrucker561]

😂😂😂🔥🔥🔥🔥🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾

[@chroniclesofaog8841]

Trucking is not dead it’s in a slow season trucking has always had it’s ups and downs out side of any recession every few years trucking starts having a down time,trucking ain’t for everybody it’s a real man’s industry not for the weak

[@Salimnahee]

Could you make a vdo comment about this negative channel name ET Transportation please the guy who owns the channel was basically an as shole tried to persuade people to quiet trucking job