Where the Trucking Jobs (Money $$) Will Be in 2024 in Trucking!

Where the Money $$ Will Be in Trucking in 2024! In this video, Dave talks about his predictions for the trucking job market for 2024.
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[@alanlangley7246]

My advice as a Retired 27 years Tanker Yanker is get you tank/hazmat and drive for one of the top 5 chemical tank lines and stay there

[@Patsworldbaby]

I’m thinking about changing careers to become a pilot. Been out here driving for 5 years

[@1truthseeking8]

1. The ports & Container shipping.. medium & short haul container work. 2. Oversized Freight. 3. Haz. Mat. 4. Private Fleets. Manufacturers, Walmart, etc. 5. Blue Chip carrier's... Top Notch stable carriers with years of reputation and long term contracts.

[@meizhongbai]

😂 1 minute into the video and I'm happy. I moved to doing containers over a year ago. I'm making more than I ever have, ever, and I'm home every night.

[@clydewhite8323]

Fuel hauling is the way to go. I love it.

[@SmartTrucking]

And a Good Day to You, Driver. You've taken the time out of your hectic day to drop by to catch this upload, so we've tried to make it worth your while! This is our annual prediction of the trucking job market for 2024! What are you going to do in 2024? Will you stay put as a Company Driver or Owner Op or Independent? Or will you switch gears in search of a new gig cause your company is in trouble? Love to hear your thoughts. ALSO BE SURE TO CHECK OUT NEXT WEEK'S VIDEO, FOR OUR LIST OF 'ROCK SOLID TRUCKING COMPANIES'!

[@dantewilliams1540]

Hope it gets better my truck has been parked all year and I'm still paying note 😂

[@truckerhershey7042]

I'll be sticking with my mon -fri 8 hours daytime local home every day hourly job.

[@mauriceevans6546]

Exactly. Monday through Friday. Holidays and weekends off

[@rogerpenske2411]

I have turned down offers from JB Hunt to do their so-called Local intermodal runs. That’s fine if you want to pay me stop pay, and mileage, but I need to get paid while I’m stopped , and while I’m fueling, and while I’m broken down, and while I’m fiddling with paperwork, etc. I will never ever again in my life work a job where they do not pay me to show up and fart, let alone not pay me for actually doing required work

[@rogerpenske2411]

So Dave, yesterday I had a delivery up in Williams, Arizona. I’m sure you know where that is, on route 66 between Flagstaff and Kingman. You recently had a video about winter driving, so as I got further north and higher in elevation, Snow was lightly falling up in northern Arizona. The snow covered mountains were beautiful, and the snow covered pine trees were beautiful, and my outside temperature showed between one and 3°C. I was going to send you pictures of Mike “winter driving in Arizona“. The story just gets so wonderful when I headed west out of Flagstaff! I will have to forward you pictures via email

[@jerodkenoyer270]

Old Dominion is definitely one of those rock solid carriers. They are debt free and their operating ratios have been through the roof.

[@El_LeChErO91]

I work for a private daycab company that manufactures its own food and is a great job. End of this year i will have hit 100k+ in 2 years. Its hourly, pays ot, holiday pay, home every night, work 5 on 2 off and off the major holidays like christmas, new years, and Thanksgiving with pay.

[@rogerpenske2411]

An Insta-reply about port traffic, Dave. Just pulled onto the Korean Mafia HQ, after fueling up, and when I drop this trailer I’m done for the day. 3:30 in the afternoon mountain standard time. I’m going to buzz around the yard here and see how many of our over the road tractors are still out. OK, right now we have about half of our line-haul drivers and at least 1/3 of our local drivers not yet back in the yard. Those linehaul drivers will be coming back with loaded containers for delivery Monday and next week. That should put our yard at about 2/3 to 3/4 max capacity for loaded containers, both inbound and outbound combined. The empty containers are jampacked, as I drive around looking for an empty space to drop mine, somewhere around 100 containers, which is on the verge of full. I did a delivery down in South East Arizona in town called Willcox, farm country. I delivered a container to a farming operation, family run, and it had a bobcat and some other equipment inside of it. This family is from the Netherlands, and came out here to grow potatoes and feed corn. This equipment came from the Netherlands, and listen to this craziness, The container was unloaded in Houston, taken by rail to Los Angeles, picked up somewhere in LA, presumably at the Port facility, by us, was taken by line-haul here to Phoenix, and then by me from Phoenix down to Willcox! I only know this because these people were in direct contact with their broker that arranged the pick up, loading, delivery, shipping, and ultimate delivery at the receivers end. So they knew where their container was at all times. The United States relies very heavily upon cheap Chinese and other oriental crap. We have a volcano of an economy ready to explode, just as it did the day after Donald Trump was elected. As soon as there is some sign of stability in the markets, this economy is ready to go crazy. Be fore-warned, that working the ports here means dealing with the state of California. Container work for independent drivers may be more profitable in Houston and the East Coast. I really cannot say, but we know what a bunch of horseshit the politics in California has been for the last 30 years. And it is not going to get any easier for truck drivers in the foreseeable future.

[@pejayehudson2544]

Just got my tankers endorsement working on my Hazmat as we speak! Been driving van for almost 5 years now definitely time to move to something better!

[@neverobey1477]

Hopefully we still have a country left in 2024...

[@SoCal780]

Always great advice,Dave, thanks! You’re right, trucking and shipping trends are always changing. The key is as you said, position yourself to be in the right place at the right time. As for me, I’m staying where I have been for the last 12 years. It’s been great so far, and the future here has always been promising.

[@gamebladee]

I’m 24. Grew up here in the Midwest and I really want to get my CDL but all the old timers around here are telling me’ “NO, THE INDUSTRY IS HORRIBLE!” Now idk what to do. I want to do some local liquid fertilizer and grain. Then expand to flat bed hauling a PBR arena.

[@ebookjapan8054]

Get certs for sure. Hazmat, etc. Its hard to avoid OTR but not impossible.

[@milanrotar8176]

Hey Dave I just wanted to wish you and your family a blessed and Merry Christmas 🌲🎁😊

[@kenrose2523]

Currently studying for my written test; hopefully, I can pass that, enroll, and graduate from a CDL school and complete the actual driving test just in time for an economic turnaround.

[@user-oj7rr2tm8s]

Thanks for the info

[@johnnyleon9218]

Thanks for your insights. Preciate ya.

[@jeraldhammond303]

Hello I want to thank you for all the straight shooting of knowledge.

[@pauliegee6980]

Belly dump and grain trailers.... 1000 a day and half the fuel cost

[@OlogyCrewAcademy-gu8ps]

Nice Overview! Thanks

[@kennethsnyder9236]

I have shared this with my colleagues in my company

[@CumminsX15]

You are very right sir, thank you ❤

[@hamishkay3010]

Can't wait to watch it

[@wolfman1662]

I had a terrible misfortune yesterday morning involving a tractor trailer. I'm not exactly sure what happened I was driving through fog and I was driving slowly so I wouldn't be caught by surprise. One second everything was fine the next second I started sliding and I ended up in the ditch in the oncoming lane. Luckily no one else was involved and I walked away with just a broken hand. I may be out of the driver's seat for awhile.

[@lomtiptak9519]

Im a 10 year career heavy diesel mechanic. Planning to be into the trucking industry around the end of Q2. Hoping 2024 is good to us.

[@MJFUYT]

Excellent commentary and content here. Thx for sharing. 💯

[@crazyeyez1502]

Running dedicated for a national department store brand has been good for me. Tho we have had some slowness lately.

[@tatankaate2902]

Hauling crude in Roosevelt Utah everybody is hiring even waterhauling no experience

[@wolftrainservicesltd6418]

Already have 2 loads booked for april 2024. Flat bed specialty freight. Like 2023 im swamped.

[@Blacktopcowboy]

What’s your opinion of conestoga loads? I left the industry in the summer but am debating about going back now and trying it vs dry van and reefer. The carrier has dedicated loads and it’s a home every weekend gig.

[@Turk-tf6vp]

Isn't Blue Chip carrier another word for Mega carrier?

[@AndrewNoel-nc9fx]

Anything on a flatbed, drop deck or R.G.N. is specialized. And so is tanks bothe bulk and liquid and last dump.

[@leejohnson6173]

I do just fine hauling bio solids for different municipalities around me.

[@Rickybob-jq4kj]

Excellent insight into the trucking industry

[@harryknutts8428]

Looking good in intermodal

[@alabamaman9552]

I do intermodal regional out of Chicago, and its been busier than ever. Its only going up too...

[@Usmcto]

Definitely not true I own a intermodal company out of Plainfield IL and work is definitely slow in the rails

[@aviatortrucker6285]

Well, after all this time, if you haven’t figured it out now, you will never figure it out in the future. All the money in 2024 is going exactly where it always goes. In the mega carriers, bank account or the load brokers bank account. The easiest question is how little will the truck driver make this year compared to a normal cost-of-living standard wage? We all don’t have to look far for that answer.

[@catdiesel7143]

Oil field totally

[@donal5771]

Where appropriate I'd appreciate hearing about things in Canada. Especially where things are different from the USA.

[@georgewilson1184]

Dave how about scrap metal recycling rent or lease a 45’ gondola and get on a scrap Recycleing acount or Lease on with Cozzi iron in near west suburban Bellwood Illinois at 25 Ave & Grant Place

[@pogveteranar9415]

Just left a mega carrier for a small company that hauls exclusively for a local manufacturer

[@Scorpion-gf3ek]

I want to get into the trucking business, what companies hire with no experience? Most of the companies I’ve require at least 1 year.

[@Boxing147]

Idk about yall but I’m listening to old school

[@Krishna_Pokharel]

I think running local might be better

[@marcuswhite1403]

It's too many truckers out there, so the shippers will still pay less because a lot of truckers will still haul cheap freight

[@markgero5645]

Hope to be haulin' soup and bread in 2024. Mabey even ducks like the last depression.

[@Oldmanwithacan]

Could a new owner operator make it starting out in 2024?

[@rogerg0834]

GP transco....😂😂😂😂😂. Purportedly, they pay $80k - $95k. However, they say this about the pay: "Pay is shown pre-tax. Driver performance and other factors apply; displayed pay is not guaranteed - it is a representation of a typical GP Transco driver" 😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@bigc716]

Let that man collect his check bro.😂

[@Travelinwhiletruckin]

What do you think about expedited freight in 2024??

[@dapper_gent]

Yap the little man will go the way of the dodo. I had to get out of freight as an owner/op to do specialized trucking. All the brokers pulled the plug on us.

[@dagame614]

I know nothing about trading /investment and l'm keen on getting started. What are some strategies to get started with?

[@user-qg4xd6bv7w]

I’m company otr flatbed so every year is money year always freight for me

[@user-qg4xd6bv7w]

Clean mvr no family that makes me go home just a love for the road

[@RedRedred-ld4pb]

The freight will be with swift.

[@RiversideExplorer]

How about belly dump hauling coal home daily??? The reason I ask is I got a job offer for this.

[@PARMYGUY]

Quite over thier old man 😅😅😅😅😅😅love u brother given out family secrets.

[@customconnections2425]

🚛Oil/Gas👷🏾‍♂️

[@clydeacor1911]

You mean blue chip carrier's like Yellow and such? In this economy I don't think there is a (safe) company.

[@grassyknollblues]

Milk and frozen orange concentrate tank.

[@genegaede3602]

Hate to tell you but hauling for wal mart is dirt cheap as a oo

[@javadose317]

Ltl. Say less

[@Zach________]

Best driver pay is places that pay techs more than drivers

[@ourv9603]

Truck drivers in the future will sit in an office at what appears to be a truck simulator there, the driver will drive a fleet of simis remotely. The trucks will drive autonomously on the highway and the remote driver will guide them betix the highway to the dock & back to the highway again. !

[@kevinpolito1529]

Short- and medium-haul are where electric semis are going to completely take over. They have the required range, they meet emissions standards for work in ports, and most-importantly, electric semis cost significantly less to fuel and maintain. This is going to happen within the next 10 years.

[@user-oq2ue6ye9c]

💯💯💯💯🐐,🙏🏽🚛🇺🇸

[@dwarlord3716]

I wonder how far until the robot trucks in France jump to America. My guess is it will start with Amazon first. And then spread like wildfire everywhere. Probably a million plus for a robot truck though. But, when we are talking $200k per truck now. That needs a human component. Rest assured, we will always need humans to load and unload trucks.

[@Blacklabel4200]

I know where the money isn't going to be. In my pocket

[@carljohnson4996]

Ports ain’t for the weak though reason why they don’t allow new drivers in everyone always crashing or rolling over almost everyday with these containers

[@MiguellaGorilla]

GP Transco wasn't a good fit for me I left on good terms with them they couldn't manage to keep me averaging 2400 miles a week all over Joliet and romeoville picking up a load and said it's having their local guys get it together you know burning a whole day of driving I leave and they say I'm rehireable I got to come back to him and I can't get back in so whatever man some folks it works out well for them by the damn sure didn't work out well for me I'll tell you that much

[@natelorimer8567]

I beleive its all garbage to the end of 2024 or beginning of 2025. I see it slowly picking up but I had to shut down my hauling.Just wasn't able to finance my personal life. With some debt, an O/O sole proprieter has personal debt afterwards. Oversize amd hazmat I saw comming even for Hotshots. I recently volunteered my MC to be inactive and looking for a job paying what bills I can. As I said I see it coming back, but very slowly. Autonomous trucks is dangerous. People say " well the technology is better" need to shut up. I was in automation in factories.photo eyes, and yes photo recognition of bar codes on occasion has to be retaught and reset to identify things. Most of these billions of dollars industrial factories already use " state of the art" technology and use some of the same sensors. We still get rejects and still get bad items not caught. Soon a pedestrian will be rejected because of the color of clothes he was wearing.

[@harrisavon219]

Lol, GP is paying 50 cpm.

[@OperatorPuski]

2nd half of 2024. Just so happens to be in an election year right at election time. Funny how elections have consequences. Pay close attention to who your company is really supporting and donating to. You might be shocked to find out how senior management votes and donates. Most of the time it is for policies that will ultimately lead to lower wages

[@user-xt2jx1fr1z]

becsuletet csak 1 x lehet elbaszni soha tobbe nemjon vissza lasd az usa gowerment ki hiszi el 1 szavat is en elvesztettem a trucking-ot utana a hazamat mikell meg

[@nzb3290]

We need to stop Aipac. If we need any progress in us

[@jayc4715]

C-H-Y-N-A

[@williamwatt6334]

LTL

[@nebraskamalt6949]

Prime is going to hoppers. Most boxtards won’t be welcomed at hopper sites. Some have morphed to cow hauling - much to the irritation of cow shippers.

[@kevinpolito1529]

Truck drivers (and all professional drivers) are within the next decade going to go the way of elevator operators, switchboard operators, and gas station attendants. The smartest thing a truck driver can do is train for a different career.

[@driverarth9259]

cherrypicker shilling for dupes?

[@jme92685]

GP Transco treated me like a piece of shit. Seriously.