Why The Trucking Industry Is So Fragmented And Chaotic

Trucking is an especially fragmented industry, which makes it susceptible to continuous boom and bust cycles. While the pandemic wreaked havoc on several industries, trucking is no exception: the industry as a whole is experiencing a shortage of drivers, high turnover rates, and order delays, among a slew of other problems. With 40% of the global economy dependent on freight and logistics, the industry's issues resonate across supply chains and through other dependent industries.
Trucking is an $800 billion dollar industry that has proven too tough for one company to dominate.
Low barriers to entry make it easy for aspirants to start companies, and competition is fierce. There are thousands of trucking companies in the United States, and the fragmentation of the market produces huge boom-and-bust cycles.
Some companies have tried to consolidate or roll up smaller operations, but the industry is resistant to it.
New technological developments, such as self-driving trucks, could spur consolidation by removing one factor that keeps the industry so competitive: drivers. That will not be easy - companies are still perfecting the technology, and the regulatory landscape would need to be changed to accommodate these vehicles.
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Why The Trucking Industry Is So Fragmented And Chaotic

[@baburo101]

I'm a 'trucker' and let me tell you that it's not accurate to believe that the industry is struggling. There are ample drivers available, but greedy companies/brokers don't want to pay accordingly.

[@604h22a]

Excatly right there a pay shortage not a driver shortage

[@rileychu4489]

because they view workers as liabilities. capitalism is now evolving into the phase were workers are losing all leverage over their industries. they will be left behind and there will be no social programs left to save them. automation in capitalism only benefits the rich.

[@authorjamesgrahamjr.4916]

I agree 100%%

[@jimk8520]

This is currently true in most every industry.

[@jayman5692]

Truckers deserves way higher pay. Keeps America running

[@Ashitaka255]

notice how no actual drivers were interviewed. Only owners and managers.

[@HlifeRomania91]

Excellent point thanks

[@georgepierce2273]

Exactly!!!!

[@mathewgrelr7084]

Did u see that asshat talking about self driv8ng trucks will "BRING DOWN THE COSTS LOL" It will be just like airplanes it can fly by wire but u still need som3one to sit there alert incase something go3s wrong

[@user47362]

Cause they are busy with the current driver shortage?

[@noconsentgiven]

Right you could tell they didnt talk to any real drivers.

[@dariusrucker9642]

The trucking industry held me for 4 months. I figured out quick that it's not worth working in an industry in need of such massive reform. "Debt peonage" couldn't be more accurate. "Indentured servitude" would be a good term for it as well. You would not believe how many of these companies try to get brand new drivers to lease trucks just to be indebted to the company. It's a predatory system that robs the workers of their livelihoods. Many of these people have little to no education and don't see it coming until they're underwater and out of options and that’s why I had to make research about governmental grants and hired a licensed professional grant writer who helped me in securing a grant and I could start up a real deal for myself.

[@aaronbrooks745]

I got my CDL in 2019 from CR England and I speak from first hand experience being a truck driver is a God-awful profession. The pay for truck drivers is beyond terrible, the highest paying trucking job I had only averaged out to about 14.50 an hour. I could go on and on but I don't have anymore time to give the trucking industry. I happily got out and i'm not looking back, the robots can have the trucking industry. i just launched a small business and would be needing funding, is there by any chance you could recommend the grant writer you hired

[@kalyanpaterson8134]

People/companies at the top more interested in lining their pockets without concern for the companies that deliver the product. It is not capitalism but " cronyism " brought to us by socialism. All the drivers are independent business contractors and could use guidance on operating a business, what we don't need is unions. Thuggery didn't work previously and as a result unions declined to just government employees.

[@dariusrucker9642]

Of course! grant_dock

[@dariusrucker9642]

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[@Alinaporrea]

Bottom line, if you’re young, don’t even consider this as a career. If you have the means to retire, good for you your days in trucking are numbered. If you’re in the middle, sucks to be you, better find another skilled trade.

[@kikito707]

It's amazing how they didn't bother to interview any drivers. Apparently they're not smart enough to contribute to this investigation. As always big media and big CEOs are the only ones to hold the solutions for us peasants. Basically the problem is us the drivers. Take us out of the equation and problem solved. It's that easy.

[@katecollins2184]

Hello how are you doing

[@brucewales5965]

🤔😉🙁

[@cagedtigersteve]

As a former trucker I think we don't get paid enough....so I quit.

[@Anguish88]

I quit too but they said I could do local after 20 more days so that's what I'm waiting on. Probably 220 per day

[@chris-cy5ed]

Id pay you an extra 30k to 50k a year brotha once i get going again so prolly 100k 130k

[@shaq6772]

U jk? They make 10 to 15 k a month . How is that not enough ?

[@jasondockery704]

facts

[@maxmurphy7306]

@@shaq6772 have you seen their pay checks?

[@briancallahan5673]

There is no trucking shortage it's a pay shortage. Nobody wants to be on the road for weeks at a time for 65,000 a year. You got to pay us better if you want us to work

[@briancallahan5673]

@mr fantastic I'm at a private fleet I make 85 a year full benefits but yeah I'm on the road 4 days a week.... My last company I spent hours every day in docs just sitting there not getting paid. These guys at least pay me 40 bucks an hour if I'm sitting somewhere

[@Anguish88]

@mr fantastic foods?

[@chris-cy5ed]

I agree once im going again ill pay ya 85k to 125k a year ...i screen shotted ya budd stay in the game ttys

[@super-moisty92]

I respectfully disagree there are over 1 million service members who spend years away from home and bring in less than 24k, after taxes, a year. I don't think it's the pay I think it's inflation and a sense of entitlement.

[@AutisticMorty]

Today's $65,000 is yesterday's $37,500. The dollar has lost over 40% of purchasing power within the last 18 months. You need to earn over $110k today to have the same spending power as $65,000 two years ago.

[@oby-1607]

I was a truck driver in British Columbia and had zero accidents and zero chargeable offences ( example: speeding, parking etc.) and never was late for an appointment. The company I worked for had their favorites and they got all the miles and dedicated runs. Myself was lucky to get a 500 mile run and one day was hauled in by management and was told to work 7 days a week instead of 6 because they were losing money otherwise. The surprising attitude of the owner was he was treating me like he had just caught me stealing his wallet. Showed the respect they had for their drivers. I was a lease operator which means I owned my own truck, paid all truck maintenance expenses, paid all insurances required, paid for my own meals and truck depreciation. They only found the loads and have their own company trucks which gets priority over owner-operators. The safety supervisor begged me to stay as he knew my record. I quit. They are still in business and still ripping off owner-operators who work for them. I truly feel sorry for the guys trapped there because of monetary reasons( truck payments, etc.). Still can't figure out how they were losing money from my actions. I sure was from theirs.

[@Patrickstarrrrr69]

Yeah that's the issue a lot of trucking companies have. They don't humanize their drivers and treat them as if they are machines.

[@scottdw72]

Who's the company??

[@brucewales5965]

I HAVE NEVER --true story BruceWales ©️7/14/23 7:00 I drove their sick truck Re-born from some trash Reporting what’s stuck After it’s first crash Glass fragments scattered Still on its floor They called for hauling “Just haul one more” Once the mechanic Signed a report But never again While truck suffered more They made me to earn Some profit to turn Into replacements More fuel to burn Fin’lly relenting A radiator’s bought After three months Hot engine light ‘s fought Then they advise me With minutes to spare Go take some loads When can you get there? I do my pre-trip With no wasted time I leave the the sand lot Efficiency mine I make the corner I’ve made before I change lanes smoothly Ready for more Then tires are screeching I feel a thud Cherokee hit me Just scratched a lug We pull off roadway I ask what to do Driver calls cops I take pictures too I call employer Send photos too Officer Gomez Cites me?! Oooo! I keep my calm mind Don’t rush to conclude My first collision By one young mad dude Oh, he hit my truck Speeding he was But I was blamed By late-coming fuzz I am not happy That it occurred But my employer Would back me, assured So I was happy When he told me He’d bring my paycheck When could we meet I invited him in Gave copies of reports And keys to his trailer It’s purpose restored He dropped some papers On carpeted floor Handed me a paycheck Saying, “There’s more. This is the last check You will receive From our company So I will leave” I ask him calmly What was the cause? “Insurance will rise Partners call you a loss” My paycheck was brought By hand through my door I have never been fired In my dining room before

[@johnhildenbrand2642]

Thats when you simply have to walk away and either lease on elsewhere, or get your own authority

[@SchoolOfEconomics-gy5ty]

How big is Rxo logistics in Usa?

[@chrispontani6059]

I love how they lump all driving jobs into long-haul over-the-road. There’s all kinds of jobs each with their own hurdles and challenges. Not just anybody can get onto a pier and pick up a container. Not everybody has tanker or hazmat endorsements. Plus there’s tons of local jobs with very different lifestyles than over the road guys.

[@katecollins2184]

Hello how are you doing

[@nemodapimpfish]

And they still come almost all of the stresses, sometimes more sometimes less.

[@lashellpennington5701]

Long haul over the road is on the extinction list. The definition of over the road, Long haul has been reduced to regional miles

[@robertking7269]

They mentioned that in 2 seconds. deregulation combined with over regulation through the years

[@vidreoo]

It's recruiting for low paying employers you got to read between the lines

[@717xcrunner]

Bad training. Low pay. Tough conditions. No parking. Bad management. I’d like to see driverless trucks deal with the conditions drivers can. No driver shortage. Greed.

[@cryptoinsider9305]

Admit it, Truckers PROTEST STRIKE AGAINST THE PASSPORT VAGSEEN MANDATE. JUST DROP THE VEIL ALREADY. ITS VERY OBVIOUS WORLDWIDE NOW.5

[@kylerider7125]

The no parking one was really a pet peeve of mine

[@AutisticMorty]

This. The irony is that the barriers to automation are the same as the barriers to keeping your drivers happy. There won't be automation, because the industry will refuse to fund the underlying problems that keep it away. They only use automation as a threat against drivers to accept sub-standard working conditions, it's a way of telling them to "shut up and stop complaining".

[@juan-pierreleroux8323]

I suspect foreign H2-B visas will work whatever jobs that a murican won't...send money back home beats US inflation anyday

[@eattherich9215]

@@AutisticMorty: 'The irony is that the barriers to automation are the same as the barriers to keeping your drivers happy.' Please explain because I think automation is the coming thing.

[@TxJacob713]

The only "shortage" there is in the trucking industry is a pay shortage for safe, good, dependable drivers.

[@noahway13]

Yes, but companies have to bid for contracts, and it always goes to lowest bidder. So companies try to cut costs any place possible. This is what capitalism is about. Dog eat dog. The strongest survive.. Now, how trucking SHOULD be changed, i don't know. I think it will continue to limp along until they are replaced with auto driving vehicles.

[@crazymonkey60123]

@@noahway13 so don't bid too low. Go figure 🤷

[@shawnhinton6075]

Doesn't matter. Teleport

[@SC68170]

Well, my former company had that with me until they installed an AI facial recognition inward facing cam. Felt as if u were in prison plus micromanaging because of it. Couldn't deal with it sucked too because I was making good money and had mostly drop and hook routes from terminal to terminal drop yard to drop yard but I wasn't gonna live my life in prison

[@Flitalidapouet]

@@shawnhinton6075 ahahahaaha

[@MrJodyh54]

I want to see an automated/autonomous truck stop and chain-up.

[@kenburkard]

As an Independent Owner Operator out here for the past 20+ years I can assure you that there is NO DRIVER SHORTAGE/ it’s always issues with utilization and “corrupt to their core” Brokers who get ZERO over-sight from our government!

[@katecollins2184]

Hello how are you doing

[@MrFriday83]

Oh joy I love working 70 hours, not being paid for my time, being away from my family and peeing in bottles at shoppers because they don't allow us to use their bathroom. Sign me up!

[@Iris_Collins]

Oh I love the sound of sarcasm in the morning!

[@Nateaverse]

🤣🤣🤣 my life

[@nathancombs11]

Thanks for reminding me got to dump mine 👍

[@Keekay91]

Yep and as a thank you they want to replace you for yer hard work and service. but before that they want to shake yer hand cause yer driving the truck thats data is being gathered to replace you with a computer at some point.

[@MrFriday83]

@Bob MarleyOver trucking, and that was an option I'd go as far as say I'd rather live in a tint in their back yard than truck. Id make the switch in a second

[@LK-bz9sk]

Big rig drivers are some of the most unappreciated people in our society. They bring us everything. Everything.

[@Free2enjoymytime]

Exactly

[@axysdnyd]

At least you understand that. So many people are absolutely oblivious to what it takes to keep stores in operation. There's not one thing manufactured that isn't moved by a truck or two from raw materials to finished goods. We are the blood that keeps the world alive. Without trucks, the world dies.

[@cammontreuil7509]

@@axysdnyd truck drivers also take blood away.

[@ruckanitepreacher5618]

Absolutely Right!

[@thisismagacountry1318]

They don't bring my weed

[@lashlarue7924]

I drove for 3 years from 2011 - 2014. They were the longest, saddest years of my life. I'm happy I'm not doing it anymore, but I'll never get over the pain of losing all my friends and watching my relationships wither away and die. People love to kick you when you're down. Worst job on the planet, bar none.

[@Nathan7041]

Id say car sales and door to door takes the cake on worst jobs. Concrete is pretty bad too.

[@djtblizzle]

You had a very unique experience. Sorry that it went so badly for you. I have 14 years under my belt and although there are ups and downs to being behind the wheel, I’ve had FAR worse jobs.

[@johnhildenbrand2642]

I can't agree with it being the worst job ever...I will accept all of that before watching my friends shot and blown up in war zones around the globe.

[@SoulSearch1111]

Trucker here, better pay, better treatment! Respect us! 🚛

[@larrywoodruff7530]

To any trucker reading these comments, thanks for your service, not an easy job, I've certainly got a new appreciation for what you people do.

[@shriek_howl21]

Thanku

[@cgall4444]

nbcLYING to America 24/7

[@andrewschultz7930]

@@cgall4444, you think right wing media isn't lying to you 24/7/365?

[@Tito-bv6om]

I'm actually thinking of becoming a truck driver but I dont know if I should buy my own truck or just drive for a company?? Anyone have any input?

[@gregroberts5863]

@@Tito-bv6om Drive for a company first.Since you would like to possibly start your own business, learn the business side of trucking before you buy a truck.

[@LightTim]

I used to truck myself. The issue really is, and one the video barely touches, is i wasn't getting what they promised. If I went back out, I know I wouldn't see that 50k at swift for example, because when I did work for swift, I was suffering so much loading times I was working the 14 hours a day, but getting paid 8-10 hours. If trucking goes per hour like most sane countries, I'll go back to trucking, but for now the ACTUAL pay scale of trucking is so insulting I'm not trucking. Enjoy that shortage of drivers industry. You earned it.

[@abdullahfaarooqibnafirika3958]

You wanted 50k?

[@ArmoredAnubis]

Dedicated at swift make 60 to 70 k

[@MultiKamikazie]

Seems really low. If you have a clean record Amazon starts you off at 80k here

[@abdullahfaarooqibnafirika3958]

Go to Chicago the Eastern Europeans pay the best!

[@johnmattoon5487]

@@abdullahfaarooqibnafirika3958 I haven’t made 50k in over 20 years.. the average driver nowadays makes close to 75k annually. Myself, I make considerably more. I own a trucking company. I generally average over 300k per truck annually. The truck I drive, last year I grossed 356k. My other trucks average around 290k- 320k.

[@Cristina199]

What's not discussed is the war between drivers and the fleet owners. Fleet owners are wanting robot trucks and drivers are replacing fleet owners/brokers with apps. A CDL holder and with a truck and apps to get loads is winning so now the banks are making it hard for financing and the fleet owners lobby to end independent contractor.

[@HighwayLand]

been driving for 4 years for A&M Transport and I drive the 5 western states. As of right now I am averaging 2,910 miles a week with take-home pay of $1,079.60 a week. I now have 3 houses with renters living in two of them and those renters pay off the mortgage on all 3 of them. I love what I do, and I am grateful to be here. Just wanted to add something nice to this story.

[@tonylam9548]

The video made the typical mistakes , that $50,000 a year sounds reasonable, ($25 an hour) until you discovered in trucking , you do not divide it by 40 hours like everyone else do, you work more like 60-75 hours a week. At the end, she try to BS us you can see beautiful America, yeah, at 60 mph and you cannot stop. Your work hour are limited, and while you are working many jobs, you can go for a quick coffee or wash room, or just day dream a few minutes. Even pilots do not have to fly their planes much. Try that in a truck,sight seeing as she said, within 10 seconds, you see this lamp post coming at you.

[@midnitehauler-usafcombatve644]

Exactly

[@movingman07]

🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@brett4264]

I'm not a trucker but I've made some long drives to/from Alaska. Daydream just a little and you're going off the road. I couldn't imagine the concentration required for piloting a big rig.

[@diljotshoker1]

we paying 78k come drive with us, plus 12k safety bonus

[@donnelljohnson2247]

Plus the way I see it as long as you aren’t at home and still in the truck then you are still at work. So in reality a lot of drivers are making around $10 an hour

[@darylmccormick]

I don't care what anyone says driving a truck is a dismal and depressing line of work. I have seen companies literally shovel a dead guy out of the truck and put another guy in it. I have had this experience personally. The attitude of the industry especially the large corporations is that you are a disposable asset. When I hear these 'average this' and 'medium that incomes' I never believe it because I never saw it. I have owned trucks, I have been company drivers, I have worked for small companies, I worked for large companies and every last one of them will screw you over without thinking twice. If you have the nerve to complain you will be terminated. You are required to sign 'at will agreements' which means they do not need a reason to get rid of you. When I got into the trucking business 20 years ago everyone called me a professional and would thank me for my service. Now you are a criminal that is invading someone's town or space and they hate us. When I go to a shopping plaza and I see the signs 'no overnight parking' or the threats of towing your truck if you dare to park there it brings back bad memories. After being on the road for 14 hours when I would see signs like that it would enrage me. I'm just glad I don't have to feel that way anymore, the lack of appreciation for our sacrifice is disgusting

[@joseluisgarzam]

I hear you brother, f them!.... F anybody who wants to take an honest hard-working man's right to make a decent living. We need a reckoning in this country...set things right.

[@angelgjr1999]

I have never met a happy truck driver. I’m sorry you guys have to deal with all that. Us delivery drivers need a union. I too have been cheated for things outside of my control like a late warehouse load out.

[@zoomvroom4311]

Some with graduation debt looming our heads ontop of that fake promises last week two of my coworker died because of not moving for 20 hours the other one died of very high stress what did my company did well... replace them with out saying a good worker they were ..

[@xtreamerpt7775]

From Europe, I know a company that did literally that, the driver died smashed in front of it's truck cab by another truck, they immediately sent a trainee drive the truck to the destination, still with blood on it.

[@LOSTGAMESONSNAKEISLAND]

Don't drive trucks....im a driver we deal with things u can only imagine

[@advhawk6455]

I paid for trucking school out of my own pocket. I worked full-time as a trucker for five years and had enough. The worst part is the lies employers tell. Managers who have never had a CDL invent new ways to hurt drivers. This hit-piece completely avoids the fact that the largest inbound shipping port in the US is in CA, and CA has established such onerous laws and regulations that a substantial majority of independent owner/operators (90% of the industry, according to this vid) are either locked out or refuse to drive in CA. The state of CA is causing these shortages. The people of CA voted in the legislators who wrote those laws. So the people of CA are ultimately responsible for the austerity and suffering happening across the nation.

[@katecollins2184]

Hello how are you doing

[@Mc.Scrumpy]

I like how many people hate truck drivers but they absolutely need them. It's a thankless job that is still very far in the past. Thinking about just getting out of it some point in the near future.

[@succeess23]

47k for that job is crazy low. I'd guess that folks are leaving the industry because of the low pay. God bless you truckers for real.

[@dehoyosrudolph8885]

Many over the road drivers are from rural areas, where there isn’t much industry, and there aren’t many career choices. It’s a hard life, being away from friends and family. Your driving along a nice weekend day, and you see people pulling their boats, jet skies, travel trailers, and your stuck in a big rig, going to warehouse, or wherever.

[@aavash123]

47k is not alot but enough for alot of people from rural america. their cost of living isnt that high. but this is also why gas prices matter so much in rural america

[@lolmock25]

U make more doing Uber 60 hours a week

[@Paata02]

thats not true, most truckers make over 100K, even for driving for someone else, per mile basis. My friend works per mile basis making 3-5K a week, but its really hard work, you just give your life away for a better future.

[@The_Quaalude]

Soon eventually we'll replace them with automated electric trucks 🥱

[@hopeworldstudio]

Why didn't they actually interview real life truckers. These companies prey on vulnerable people who need work and cheat them out of proper pay. Thank you present & former truckers.

[@katecollins2184]

Hello how are you doing

[@michaelbreeland8823]

When I first got into trucking back in 93, I did like most do and started with a company. They paid for my schooling if I agreed to stay on with them for a year and they took every advantage they could with low pay and long weeks away from home. I got ONE day off a week for every week out. So I stayed out two to four weeks at a time and was forced to clean out the truck I was assigned when it came time to head to the house. I was treated at times like garbage from shippers and receivers, being forced to wait hours on end before being loaded or unloaded. After eight years of that I bought my first truck and started my own business. The past eight years I've had a dedicated route and get home every weekend, running only a little over 120,000 miles a year. Trucking has been good to me and my family, but I don't miss the sixteen plus years I spent running over the road (going all over the country). Like any job, trucking has it's good and bad. All of that time, I've only been with four companies (employee with one and leased to three). My advice to new drivers is to do your research before deciding where to sign on and stick with them. Ask if they have dedicated runs, drop and hook, home time policies, and what benefits they offer. I would also advise to drive for a company first to learn the ins and outs before buying a truck and striking out on your own. Take care of your health and watch your weight. I gained 100 pounds after I started driving. All you do is sit! Four million miles will do it to ya! lol. Last but not least, save for retirement. The sooner you start the better.

[@Harlemworldboy]

As a trucker if you have larger and more rest areas with facilities it’ll make things a lot better.

[@Kevin-vh9dl]

No drivers were interviewed? How about we ask them, they are the key players in the industry. Thank you truckers, your work is appreciated. Until you block two lanes on the 15 or the 40.... lol

[@homemadepizzaisthebest4397]

Autonomous semis putting drivers out of service completely will guarantee have a huge ripple effect in the economy

[@BugattiVeyronBugattiliker2]

@@homemadepizzaisthebest4397 that’s like 30 or 40 years away , so until then we will still need those stupid truck drivers to keep the shelves full

[@homemadepizzaisthebest4397]

@@BugattiVeyronBugattiliker2 I'm sure they make more money than a kid with his failed gaming videos lol

[@homemadepizzaisthebest4397]

@@BugattiVeyronBugattiliker2 30 to 40 years? More like ten years. So stop pulling things out your butt

[@jeremyberry9422]

Thank CA for that one... I can drive at nearly 70 for 2300 miles from NJ...but as soon as I hit the state line, "for safety" I have to keep it under 55.

[@rjeefamily926]

CNBC is horrific. They make consolidation sound like a good thing and never talked to a single person who does real work, only management wind bags.

[@katecollins2184]

Hello how are you doing

[@newworldgod9127]

Drivers have to deal with a lot, and also risk your freedom by ending up in jail if you make a mistake. Too much on the line for little pay.

[@tre_4]

Most Def, You Will Get Charged @ Fault For Accident.

[@KbB-kz9qp]

If non-trucking meddling types in Silicon Valley keep threatening driverless trucks, fewer younger folks will commit to driving a truck.

[@Sprinklebesties]

Leaving your family behind sometimes for months , sleep in the truck, no great parking , take on more weight and bad health, no waiting money? All this for average $47k a year , I am surprise there are people willing to do this job.

[@littledudefromacrossthestr5755]

Right lol

[@TruckerLerone]

I wouldn’t say 47k I’m at 73k as we speak with 2 months left but then again I don’t keep a house at the moment so I rarely take off time

[@davestewart2067]

It’s still double what you would make working at a home improvement box. Personally worked for both home depot and lowes. But are terrible. Yes unions are needed there.

[@jaredfletcher1587]

Truckers can make up to 100k a year but thats them busting their ass the whole time

[@nixonhoover2]

What about hookers on truck stops?

[@lmbpilot7]

Yes it is. I know. I just got out of the business. People talk about boats. But the happiest two days of my life was the day I bought my truck and the day I sold it.

[@justinsane7128]

You got that right brother I sold my truck too

[@snoopy5736]

What happened

[@darrensmith9640]

Great comment 👍

[@DZ477]

How much were you earning btw

[@brett4264]

I can't imagine the relief you felt. I thank you for your service!

[@edwincontreras1150]

Love to see the different views you get on the roads 😁💯

[@highrzr]

It's not a "labor shortage" or shortage of drivers. It's a shortage of companies willing to pay the drivers for their labor coupled with drivers not willing to except crappy wages and working conditions. This is coupled with the port operators that staff their operations with the fewest over worked people possible. It's one of the biggest problems in this country no matter what industry\sector you look at.

[@katecollins2184]

Hello, how are you doing

[@truck6280]

Truck driving recruiting is worse than Military Recruiting on the lies they tell you…. And then you pay 6 peoples salaries aswell as taxes . The only way to make real money is to have your own authority which is a minimum of 150,000$ with a good truck and trailer and then you still have to worry about your truck breaking down. Combined with brokers stealing money, its simply not worth the hassle and stress . I do it just because its my only option If you aren’t making 100k a year in trucking , its not worth the stress You’re constantly harassed, on permanent probation, and it takes a major toll on the body

[@angelgjr1999]

Short haul delivery is the best. Sure I don’t make 100k, but I get to sleep in my bed at home every night. It’s less stressful too.

[@cryptoinsider9305]

Admit it, Truckers PROTEST STRIKE AGAINST THE PASSPORT VAGSEEN MANDATE. JUST DROP THE VEIL ALREADY. ITS VERY OBVIOUS WORLDWIDE NOW.11

[@linkustransportationinc229]

agree 100%! if a driver cannot making 100K per year either as a company driver or owner operator. it's not worth the time to be on the road. And It doesn't cost 150k to get a truck and trailer. you don't need it brand new when you start off. Old truck and old trailer for $80k will be enought to get you started. Or wait til the next cycle crash to buy a truck and trailer at a much lower price.

[@colemeeker908]

40 % of the economy is dependent on trucking?? No. ALL of it is. Because even high tech app developers won’t actually function in there jobs IF THEIR EMPLOYEES HAVE NO FOOD

[@katecollins2184]

Hello how are you doing

[@sotch2271]

They only think in money proportion

[@jleeactive]

Fellow truck drivers: get a Planet Fitness membership ((fact: there are more Planet Fitness locations in America than there are truck stops)) and use there facilities to exercise, shower & sleep in their parking lot (which is perfectly legal because you are a paying member). Be safe drivers

[@jodyisadick8775]

How about you shut the hell up before you have every truck driver out there taking your advice and suddenly the PF locations become just as dirty and overcrowded as truck stops.

[@yosephusmaximus8865]

I love this video because of how many people who don’t drive have something to say, it’ll be awesome to see one real driver respond

[@GTContent]

The industry has a shortage in drivers because they're either cheating the driver out of their income or work hours/duties are unpredictable. There needs to be stability in income and hours/duties. Let's also not forget professional management (unless you're an owner operator).

[@moonman_8935]

Bro how's the GTR doing? I've got a 2021 STI & debating on trading for 2021 TLX Type-S.

[@GTContent]

@@moonman_8935 It's doing well. The TLX-S is nice. Depends on what you want.

[@cryptoinsider9305]

Admit it, Truckers PROTEST STRIKE AGAINST THE PASSPORT VAGSEEN MANDATE. JUST DROP THE VEIL ALREADY. ITS VERY OBVIOUS WORLDWIDE NOW.8

[@moneyonfleek305]

Those are company drivers LoL my friend is a owner operator! hes pulling in 10k in one load so no its not struggling. Just student drivers trying to get experience on their cdl

[@bernieh6571]

There's plenty of drivers but many can't afford to work for $6.00 an hour so they work somewhere else.

[@krishimmel6747]

I've been a truck driver almost 40 years there is no truck driver shortage the reason why people don't want to go to these mega carriers like Swift England knight Werner Schneider they don't pay very good there is no way in hell I would work for one of those mega carriers I would rather work in McDonald's so stop listening to only one side of the story there is no driver shortage

[@littledudefromacrossthestr5755]

Well said

[@midnitehauler-usafcombatve644]

Ur exactly right.. I worked for Schneider and they are the worst .. micro managing, low pay, want u driving 11 hrs per day, 65 mph trucks, poor planning, can’t get u home on time,….they are the sweat shop of trucking

[@zachn5529]

The problem is that if most truckers could make the same money at McDonalds as they would trucking then there is going to be a trucker shortage. Not because there aren’t any but because it’s just not worth it so you have the same effect. Unfortunately most people gloss over that and are quick to blame current events when the trucking industry has been slowing collapsing for a very long time only to have covid jumpstart it. It’s a whole myriad of problems and it’s kinda sad in all honesty. My uncle has been trucking hazardous materials for 20 years and doing hurricane relief getting that hazard pay and even he wants out now.

[@krishimmel6747]

@@zachn5529 I'm saying nobody wants to work for the mega carriers Megan carriers are those big companies like Swift England knight Werner these companies do not pay very well they have a high turnover rate I've been a truck driver almost 40 years and I would never work for a company like one of those I flat out told Werner that couple years ago when I was laid off they kept calling me asked me to come to work for them I told them I would rather work at McDonald'sand told them if they ever call me again I'm going to file harassment charges on them for them keep calling me I'll be 57 here in a few weeks I have 27 years in the Union I could retire today but I still like driving I have 11 to 12 years local and over the road on average I make can 75 and about a hundred ten thousand dollars a year go work for one of those mega carriers and see how much you will make you will see why nobody wants to work for them

[@krishimmel6747]

@@zachn5529 there is not a driver shortage I believe that 100%

[@johnsonbar5022]

Deregulation brought us to this point. All the things that regulation controlled, and managed, where swept away with deregulation. Things like stability and parameters to enter the industry, managed local Vs long haul trucking, payroll definitions based on experience and competency, access to entry to prevent over saturation of too many in the industry and all the volitivity that comes from that. All of degregulation swept away one of the finest legislation mandates we had as a nation - the Interstate Commerce Act. That got replaced with MADE IN CHINA and the politics of the Department of Transportation. The DOT has some very fine administrtation - but most of that could've been templated into the ICC. But what preempted all of this volititivity in the trucking industry, was Congress allowing the Chinese to enter the American markets, cart blank, closing thousands of American manufacturers, putting millions of Americans out of work. Thus the big box stores, consolidation warehousing, an over-the-road workforce, easy entry into the business by people who were displaced out of job, and so forth. THANK YOU AMERICAN CONGRESS.

[@katecollins2184]

Hello how are you doing

[@francismarion6400]

lol. Newsome fixed the deregulation part, didn't he!😂

[@burlybearbro]

To those of you looking to get into trucking, I would recommend doing Line Haul for companies like XPO, Old Dominion, YRC, FedEx, R&L Carriers, Estes. Im 3 months in as a rookie and take home $1,300/week and I’m home every day and off weekends and holidays. Just something to consider.

[@mikeg3810]

50 cents a mile is a joke. The dangers of the job, stiff government regulations and stress been away from home for long periods of time are some of reasons why turnover is high.

[@Anguish88]

Try 46. That's what I'm making.

[@angelgjr1999]

@@Anguish88 Work short haul. I make 20 dollars an hour and my route is only like 40 miles long.

[@geoffmooregm]

Holy crap. Is that with the company owning the truck? Man if I have to use my car to drive for any reason at work I get 61cents per kilometer.

[@watomb]

@@Anguish88 remember your truck brings in 350k gross. Once you have a year experience jump to another trucking company or get your own authority. Don’t help other people live there dreams

[@conanfox634]

well to be fair that's double the pay of minimum wage. I do agree with you on the job with carrying more liability then a fast food employee, but to be fair most companies require a CDL and job training. Most companies only look for clean record individuals as well and are pretty strict on that.

[@Stay-vigilant]

Im glad actually truck drivers are commenting about their real experience on the matter. Strange when the comments are more informative than the video itself.

[@agentwade]

I've noticed that in a lot of CNBC videos. Gotta check the comments

[@coleeason6007]

The biggest problem is that brokers think they should make more than the drivers when all they are is the middle man add to the fact that fuel is about 4 bucks a gallon

[@SurvivenTerry]

That's a liberal news company for you

[@calmye633]

@@SurvivenTerry They are positioned on the center left. They do some good factual reporting from time to time, but they clearly selected a narrative and only focused on data that made trucking companies look like the ones suffering. This video shows more conservative bias than liberal since they support consolidation of companies, which will lead to less competition, lower wages and terrible working conditions.

[@Ken-tc3nq]

Clearly you don't realize CNBC is an activist organization and not a news company

[@rvalyfe7780]

The biggest problem i found with otr is parking. I chose regional day dock to dock just to be able to unhook and stay at hotel overnight. Another problem with trucking is not being paid for your time when youre not driving. The wait time, hooking, traffic etc should convert to hourly pay. The FMCSA should change the rules and then maybe you will see decrease in job hopping amongst drivers

[@clementroberto85]

As a twenty-year trucking veteran, and 2.5 million miles, I’ll say it right here--trucking is a cut-throat business. You’re chances of being lied to if you start a trucking company is nearly 100%. Shippers and trucking companies will tell you a million lies to get you through the door, but then once you start hauling for them, the reality is uncovered. Expect to make 70% as much as they told you you’d make. Also, expect to work 10 more hours per week than they promised. Too much government control and regulations. To make good money, you will need 3-4 trucks running. If you can’t afford this, the only other answer is to buy your own truck and go out on the road. Consider trucking to be like a college education. There are no books that will tell you how to do it, and other owner operators are hesitant to help you since you will be their competition. If you're looking into starting your own trucking company this 2023 then I will recommend you look into getting a Governmental business grant. I was approved and awarded $280k as startup capital. Today as a company owner, independent owner operator running under my own authority, 11 years running under my own authority. I do a 15 -16 day run. $25,000 in line haul is my goal. Every month is a 10+ day vacation. I run a reefer and only spend $16,000 to $21,000 a year in maintenance. After taxes, fuel and licensing I profit $190,000 in the bank. There is no short cut to success. Get your own authority and work open broker boards for trips. You will never see the big money off this industry as a COMPANY SLAVE. I wish everyone reading this comment a successful business week.

[@justinsane7128]

Cnbs their concept of being fragmented just means it's not monopolized like the shipping and the tech industries

[@charlesxavier3489]

Awesome comment

[@jackstapleton7337]

easy, the current administrations polices caused a massive amount of the works force to quit.. hence why you see "'help wanted" signs literally everywhere. I'm not sure why CNBC continue's to protect this administration by promoting a narrative which is simply not true

[@jackstapleton7337]

@@charlesxavier3489 easy, the current administrations polices caused a massive amount of the works force to quit.. hence why you see "'help wanted" signs literally everywhere. I'm not sure why CNBC continue's to protect this administration by promoting a narrative which is simply not true

[@pyronac1]

@@jackstapleton7337 you mean trump? considering 2019 was the worst year for truckers as over 1000 companies shut down. or did you miss that part.

[@thzene4967]

The tech industry is actually not monopolized. You're confusing popularity with monopolies. Much like the trucking industry, the barrier to entry is extremely low, and likely even quite lower. We have teens who can program an app and get on the market if they want. The issue is that marketing and attracting users is difficult because people are so used to what's already popular. Why sign up to one of 500 social sites/apps when your entire family and friends circle is already spread across 4-5? If you need an example, remember when Google tried to force Google Plus to be a thing? They're a billion dollar company with access to billions of users across all their services, and they still failed because they were too late to that specific game and weren't offering anything shiny. Remember when Microsoft tried to make Windows Phone big? Again, billion dollar company that failed because they were too late to a certain area and most people had already settled for either Android or iOS. You'd be surprised just how much competition there actually is in tech, even though social media opportunities specifically have all but dried up. There's still other forms of media and services though.

[@That-Guy_]

$50k is not enough to do OTR driving. I was doing local delivery routes making $85 - 92k/yr My friend runs team 5 days straight pulling liquid O2 making $130k/yr home on weekends

[@pedrorequio5515]

It really is not, I am not a driver, but my brother works in a company which drivers are payed 50k a years, but that is not in the US, here that is actually a very good wage, like doctor good(longer hours though).

[@That-Guy_]

@@pedrorequio5515 In US it's not enough for that kind of work

[@solidfuel0]

Which state you talking about

[@That-Guy_]

@@solidfuel0 Texas Houston area

[@pedrorequio5515]

@@That-Guy_ that is what I said, that is an average wage in the US, here is below 20k.

[@relaxationstation7374]

I'm a 35 year veteran over the road CMV owner operator and I realize that our entire industry will hire anyone, whether they be terrorists, don't speak the English language, drive at night with high beam headlights, fog lights and 2 ~ 4 sets of off-road lights on... Even during the day, brokers and agents can have more than 20 different agency codes to continuously attempt to feign owner operators who won't deal with them, double and triple broker loads from foreign countries outside of U.S. law enforcement jurisdiction with fake names and addresses and absolutely no one in aforementioned law enforcement thinks to raise and eyebrow. That's how the North American International Freakshow of a trucking industry is rolling.

[@sarak4418]

According to AAA, the average price for regular gas in the Natural State on Wednesday was up more than 2 cents to $3.99 while the average for diesel fuel climbed slightly as well to $5.30, the highest price ever seen in the state.

[@dimaisatree]

My dad has been a truck driver for 18 years now and I been on the road with him a few times. I seen how hard the job is on his body, especially when he switched to hauling cars. Now he has to load 7 cars, strap them all up and unload them at delivery. Most the time you have to take the same cars off and on just to make sure they all fit and are in the right position. Not to mention the broken cars that sometimes take hours to just load on and then you have to drive all night just to make it in time. And of course there’s also the weather that you have to work in, 100F° or 20F° or rain, snow etc you get no break. The job pays well but it’s hell and very dangerous. That’s why it’s my goal to make sure he retires early so he can finally rest a bit.

[@SGVSOUTHSIDE]

Tell your pops to invest in a hot shot truck instead.With a 3-5 car hauker its easier and pay more.Than a big truck

[@POLYLIVING]

I need training. I’d love to help!

[@robertoleeva985]

I'm sure your dad is very proud if he knew you wrote this post. Stay in school, get certified in something useful and you will help your dad get out.

[@crazymonkey60123]

@@SGVSOUTHSIDE how about not going into trucking and do something else 🤷

[@rivervisual7802]

I agree Car hauling is the worst on a driver. I feel bad for them.

[@jchis9852]

I love how they claim how easy it is to purchase a new truck and start your business. These reporters are fricking clueless about this industry. 🤪

[@Walkingstreetswithmatt1989]

I bought mine for 36000 in February when it was easier to get a truck. Best thing I ever did. If you have a truck you can make big money now

[@nycmusicmix]

@@Walkingstreetswithmatt1989 how much you make in a week?

[@Walkingstreetswithmatt1989]

@@nycmusicmix after expenses average 5-7000 a week

[@zday407]

🤣 b careful IRS might see that as “proof of income”

[@HonISfirE]

They are journalist, of course they are clueless

[@clarencestanley8620]

Exactly wha she said I tot agree on...not so much about the pay....but the freedom to think

[@The_Oblivion_Light]

I hated trucking, but it kept me afloat. In other words, I had to do what I had to do to survive. I've met good people and not so good people. I've had food food and not so good food. At one point,, I felt my CDL was a blessing and curse, because it was hard for me to be accepted for a regular 9 to 5 job. In fact, I've applied for floor operation manufacturing jobs like with Coca Cola, but they would not call me for what I applied for, they were only interested in me driving, a job I've never summited an application for. I did it OTR for over 7 years, but I finally got out of it at one point, five years after developing diabetes during my first 2 years of driving... This story actually told back to back truths.

[@LTCEZIO]

I'll tell you why they're struggling, because companies pay drivers crap and yet expect us to drive up to the last hour and then wake up after our 10 hour reset and get driving again. You can't treat people like that and expect them to just be happy

[@Alpha_apex]

Yea this what happens when you work with crap companies. Samething applies to office jobs. Its like that for ALL jobs.

[@LTCEZIO]

@@Alpha_apex Except office jobs can work from home most jobs can work from home most jobs aren't as essential as trucking is. I mean for all the work truckers do we should get paid better.

[@Alpha_apex]

@@LTCEZIO speak for youself. I get paid great. Alot of you dudes are lazy. And dont want to do the work to get in a good position. The industry is VERY versatile and very decentralized. Theres local dudes gettin almost 100k. But they did the work" the research. The endorsemnts needed and found reputable companies. Dudes like you sit in the truck prolly overweight af and watch ppl walk around at the truck stop like most of you do. Keep in mind im a driver too with plenty experience. Your not talking to a rookie. And you clearly know nothing about office work. 80% of the positions in a office gets paid nothing. If your not a manager or above forget about it. And even managers are salaried and over worked. If being home was important to you, this wasnt the industry for You. You guys make the dumb mistake of coming out here with a family. Im makin about 85k just from my job. I also trade the stock market. You guys are just lazy af and love complaining

[@LTCEZIO]

@@Alpha_apex who said I wasn't getting paid good? I know some drivers that work for crap companies and can't get local cause of one thing or another

[@Alpha_apex]

@@LTCEZIO trust me. Your not. Or you wouldn't be complaining. Don't try that. And btw, that whole "work from home" crap JUST started. This was a forced situation. And they are asking people to come back. I can see your very misinformed

[@Uchihawallstreet]

100K miles a year and only get $50k a year?!?!?! They are crazy!!!!

[@Denverian]

60 mph, 10- hour day, 600 miles a day, 10 days in a row, 6k miles. Just repeat that 15 times and you get there. Easy. My dad worked about 4 months he nearly covered 100k miles. He figured it's not worth it and quit. and he made less than $20k altogether

[@haggis525]

@@Denverian I love how your truck just rolls constantly at 60 mph for 10 hours straight. Mine seems to require acceleration from 0 to 60, then deceleration for things like traffic, varying road conditions and speed limits, etc. Your truck is cool.. it runs 60 mph all the time and, apparently, never needs loading and unloading. 🤔

[@Denverian]

@@haggis525 I do not have a truck and not planning on getting into one or owning one lol. I'm guessing you are mainly doing local or do specialty ones or logging hours standing still doing nothing. If one does retail long hauls, 600 miles a day is a good estimate on a good day based on my dad's experience. Of course NOT including hours for loading/unloading/waiting since they don't count as driven miles. Got stuck behind heavy traffic? Why log miles when you can just pull over and take a nap.

[@haggis525]

@@Denverian I'm retired now. I've run otr for over 15 years of my career but I've also ran regional, local, medium hauls and team otr (about 2 years team). As a single otr - 500 miles a day is more realistic but from time to time 600+ is possible. That's driving for between 12 and 13 hours, though. At highway speeds it's fairly standard to estimate around 50 mph or 80 kph as an average per hour. This takes into account running at 65 mph most of the time with real driving conditions factored in. All things considered the $50K per year is quite low - mileage pay, detention pay, layover pay plus picks and drops - it should be relatively easy to pull down 90K and I've seen "hard chargers" break 120K. The last year that I made 50K was 2005. But it's not an easy life... you need to love the life because it can't be just about the pay. I did love it and, now that I'm retired, I do miss it. Occasionally I think about heading out again... then, of course, I come to my senses. 🤣

[@Denverian]

@@haggis525 lol I hope you haven't gone mental doing trucking for 15+ years. I was keep telling my dad how miserable trucking will be but he still pushed for it and learned himself in less than 4 months it's not a job for him. He covered beyond average miles obvisouly (self claimed top driver at the company) and somehow the company put him on three 10 hour 10 day schedule without any breaks in between except loading/unloading times. That's when he called it off and came back home. Anyway, hopefully you don't fall back into the devil's temptation and just chill & enjoy relaxing life!

[@davidwalling3499]

Regulation is killing the ability for drivers to make real money.

[@josephwoehlerii2855]

When driving a truck for a living the last thing on your mind is the scenic wonders that surround you as you pass by, the first thing you notice, is how many idiots you have to dodge all around you!

[@robertedmond6596]

The actual pay is far lower than the advertised pay, that is the reason.

[@Tonyx.yt.]

and the real pay by hour spent inside the truck is at minimum wage levels... but you like inside the truck and didnt get back home every day like a regular job

[@thevashfan12392]

@@Tonyx.yt. I ran the stats and I was only making 5.15 an hour in my short-lived trucking session. just ran my one year and left for good.....never going back because of all the ridiculous red-tape.

[@Tonyx.yt.]

@@thevashfan12392 yeah, i know a truck driver for oil in texas panhandle and he gets around 10 by hour, getting back to home every evening, but still it sucks because driving off road is rough and not comfortable

[@farmerdave7965]

@@thevashfan12392 Same here.

[@thevashfan12392]

@@Tonyx.yt. you're telling me....my first load was to a peanut factory down in texas, I got chewed out cause we were overloaded and apparently I was to blame because one of the bags ruptured. how do I know that it wasn't the fault of the forklift operator. no respect, no love, just lies and BS. If I wanted that I would've stayed with my ex.

[@blackthunderbolt3699]

The problem is simply just pay the driver's and stop letting brokers beat them out of money

[@katecollins2184]

Hello how are you doing

[@manjeetbalumanjeetbalu5391]

Hy Kate ❤️❤️❤️

[@brucewales5965]

I left two companies last year because they kept me on the road 19 days instead of the 10 to 14 days agreed upon.

[@juanmolina2053]

I worked in a company which used a broker to coordinate my shipments from overseas. Point is this broker had to contract a driver to pick up my container from the port and bring it to my company's facilities. The rate, as I saw it in the broker's invoice was 300 dollars at that time. Later in my life I met a drivers doing that sort of job. He told me he was paid 80 dollars. When I told him what the broker charged me, he was not very happy

[@porkrind3512]

I tossed my CDL in disgust after 27 years. I'm not going back. If they wanted it fixed it would have been fixed years ago. Bad management is a national business problem.

[@tylerlaw9694]

yep this is definitely an under rated comment when you experienced trucking in it’s prime and look at it now you’d be dumb not to give it up

[@chris-cy5ed]

Hang in there im coming with trucks and paying a piece of the company ownership to my employees off Rip and 100k a year minimum

[@MobileAura]

It’s 100% management, always will be. They’re scum.

[@TagGeorge]

I want to see what automated trucks do about being given wrong directions addresses and names of companies. That only happens to human drivers a few times a week.

[@Blue_Flame_Raptor]

Facts

[@johnpenn74]

We haven't automated railroads, which run an dedicated tracks, and are centrally managed for big railroads... And they think they will automate heavy trucks? Hahahahaha!

[@mctransportation9831]

I told my boss I was sent to the wrong warehouse and he said he didn't know why this keeps happening. I said it's because my time is bein wasted and not yours. If was your time, it would happen once and never happen again.

[@circularpizzabox2134]

Try getting an automated vehicle to back, boom. I work with the largest autonomous engineering companies, this isn’t possible yet. Most roads only allow a few hours a day to even run fully autonomous. Check out DTNA and TorQ

[@khanch.6807]

You can teach the AI what to do like you teach a novice trucker. There's also remote location change. I can see one truck operator monitoring a fleet of autonomous trucks. Btw I don't think fully automated is anywhere near. Probably a century. But it will inevitably happen.

[@geraldnulischjr]

i drove truck from 1985 to 2015 started working round trucks in 1983 to 1985 then started driving one thing i learned about trucking it's something u gotta want to do or u wont stay with it it was something i always wanted to do since i was a kid back in the 70's it was my dream it was my passion and if u don't have a passion for it u wont stay i miss it today but they pulled my medical card for health reason so i can't truck no more i miss it terribly my life belongs on the highway of this country delivering anything you can put in a temperature control trailer (reefer trailer) drivin a w9 kenworth with a cat motor 4x5 transmission with 4.11 rears running the posted speed limit racing with my pocket watch from coast to coast

[@robinperronjones5024]

You would think that as this industry is a very important supply chain entity , the industry would get together to try and set up a “WIN WIN” situation for all participating parties.

[@Kustomz1985]

Companies want cheap and free labor in the trucking industry. They rip you off good while you're sitting in their trucks at a customer's dock for 6-8 hours and not being paid. They are most likely getting paid delay time and not passing it on to the driver and if they are its like $10-$15 per hour.

[@jimk8520]

This is currently true of every american industry.

[@ernestpassaro9663]

Problem is they want drivers to work for free !

[@prestonhanson501]

They get paid 250 an hour every hour you sit their past 3 hours. They make good money while you sit.

[@johnarnold893]

Plus every assclown out there thinks they have the right to tell truck drives what to do, then there are the assholes in the four wheels that don't have any respect for trucks.

[@That-Guy_]

@@prestonhanson501 What company is paying that much?

[@brianphillips7696]

And since we aren’t paid by the hour, companies have little incentive not to waste their drivers unpaid time. For example I have been waiting for the last two hours for a company maintenance administrator to get around to looking at my repair issue and tell me where to go to get fixed.

[@jordan2735]

I’m paid by the hour. There are lots of companies that do.

[@brianphillips7696]

@@jordan2735 And you want to guess how many do? I bet it is less than a quarter, unless you are talking about short haul and day drivers.

[@TheNightstalkerShow]

@@jordan2735 I was driving local, paid by the hour, working 55 - 60 hours a week. When the drivers threatened a union for over time pay, the company agreed to over time pay after 50 hours, but made sure no drivers ever saw over 45 - 50. Just hired more drivers.

[@jordan2735]

@@brianphillips7696 that’s exactly what I’m talking about. Not sure why anyone would actively CHOOSE to to long haul for usually less pay that a day cab driver. Never made sense to me.

[@danielhutchinson6604]

During the 1980's I would frequently meet drivers complaining about sitting for a week. Some guys sat even more. The lack of respect that companies show drivers demonstrates some aspects of the transportation industry that we need to consider as we work to support the "Economy"......

[@SuperTransmission]

I owned trucks in the 80s & 90s truckers only get paid for about half the hours they work if they added up all the hours they spent in a truck for a year its prolly a $9 a hour job.

[@Sunofmungo]

Did over the road for alittle over a year and made about 37k as a new fresh CDL A driver. Turned around and went to a heavy tow trucking company, first year 80k+, on my 3rd year I'm at a minimum of 120k+. During the covid hight, I still make 81k that year with reduced work hours, and I'm home every night of every day with few exceptions. Why would I want to go over the road, make less, and be gone longer. Trucking needs to increase pay to keep drivers. Or at least have a minimum pay across the board based on years of experience.

[@antoniofunnyguy]

10 year in the trucking industry, I left this year for waste Industries. It was the best decision I made going from 80k a year to 120 is nice. Plus free health care I can’t complain and being home every night. For the young cats out there, put in your time and get out for a good paying job. Just remember to keep your license clean.

[@maxwellbernard3446]

Investing is a stepping stone to success, investing is what create wealth.

[@MrDonny27]

U hauling waste

[@clocktower1164]

Smoky everywhere are there to make our lives miserable !

[@velezf216o]

Yeah I’m doing the same. Been OTR for 4yrs now but I’m going to work for my local waste company. Home every day and great pay.

[@scottbc31h22]

I worked for a large urban transit company (not as a driver). Many of their bus drivers were former OTR and/or other class A drivers.

[@FinancialShinanigan]

As always truck drivers, like other essential workers, keep getting screwed.

[@ryanorourke3597]

Why do people keep saying "essential workers."

[@nikobelic4251]

@@ryanorourke3597 because without them society would fall apart. Truckers are absolutely essential to the well functioning of society Try living without stuff that came off a truck to be delivered to your supermarket

[@ryanorourke3597]

@@nikobelic4251 Trust me, I know that. I work in logistics . But I just don't like the word "Essential" because we need everyone in their jobs and working to run smoothly.

[@nikobelic4251]

@@ryanorourke3597 some jobs are more important than others Jobs in logistics are a lot more important than cashiers in lingerie stores or yoga instructors

[@ryanorourke3597]

@@nikobelic4251 Meh I guess it's how you look at it. Everyone is essential in my opinion. We can't have people not working. It's true there's people that more on the frontline though.

[@20tea]

Yep, pay isn't keeping up with the times. In the ltl industry for 20 years and not seeing pay that reflects the dedication, responsibility, skill and time away from family. The economy relies on trucks to transport a good portion of the nation's goods, yet as the cost of living went up, our costs of operation went up as well.

[@meestirbig3083]

One thing they won't mention is what was done to the Railroad Industry. Originally, Overland freight was to go by rail to a hub and then trucking would take over for distribution to individual docks. Now trucks will pick up at a west coast dock and haul it all the way over to the east coast only to pick up similar items for hauling to the West coast. Why? Put it on trains and that would solve a lot of the logistics. Of course, that would cause problems within the trucking industry. Many truckers would lose their jobs. Right now, most truckers have attitudes. They won't deliver, but only on their conditions. I have been tied up for days waiting on a driver that made an appointment, and didn't show. One such delivery, I waited over the weekend for the delivery, only to find out later he decided to stop off at his girlfriends place for a couple of days.

[@pavementsailor]

I've been at my current company for almost 10 years. I'm paid double what these driver mill companies are paying. Our company doesn't waste money in extravagant buildings or headquarters that are nothing but trophy monuments to the owners. The companies showcased in this report set the standards for driver abuse and poor wages. Now they are complaining they can't get drivers. This lament has been going on for over 20 years or more.

[@mctransportation9831]

Why drive for OTR for 40k when they know an uber driver can make that much or more?

[@KaDaJxClonE]

This is why I started my own company right off the bat. No need to waste away as a company man when all the freight in my lane is on an app somewhere. And less than a month in I'm already netting 3-4k per week because brokers like to talk to the man doing the work not some office cog.

[@colezivko7689]

@@KaDaJxClonE exactly! Same here, just turned 23, have my own company and I'm bringing home 5,000+ a week, if you have a way to get out on your own, or lease on with a company there is plenty of money to be made

[@TheFlatbedChick]

💯

[@sirkaz309]

70 hour weeks and less than 50k a year . You realize that it isn’t what you thought it was . 40k (the average truck driver salary in the 80s) in the 1980s equals over 100k adjusted for inflation today . The pay isn’t worth the work . 47k (the average trucking salary) divided by 70 hours a week for a year is 13.98$ per hour .

[@angelgjr1999]

You make more nowadays in short haul delivery. Contract amazon and FedEx drivers make decent. I make 20 an hour and get to go home every night.

[@jesseostone386]

And we all know that’s not enough to live on, not to mention raise a family on. 🤬🤬🤬

[@mctransportation9831]

You are right. I made 40k my first full year in 2000 and generally had sat and sun off, sometimes a 3 day weekend. In 2021, there are megacarriers that are paying that much or less while expecting the driver to take 3 days off a month and have a driver facing camera. I would not make it under the conditions these new guys are dealing with.

[@mctransportation9831]

@@angelgjr1999 $20 an hour may be better than working at walmart, but that's what local truckers were making 20 years ago. I'm making 20 an hour at my job and put in 2 weeks notice. The boss said she wants to keep me and is willing to pay more. I will have to get 30 to think about it. That's still not even keeping up with inflation. If you are young, I'd consider getting some training in something else. The govt is actively enacting policies to keep trucker wages down, including sending all the illegal Haitians to CDL school.

[@954dreamer1]

Not to mention all spine injuries from the weight of that 1000+ lb truck weight on your back for those 70hours a week. It is not a career, so please don’t do it long term whoever reads this

[@crossbones494]

I left trucking some 20 years ago, from what I see it has gone from bad to worse by a long shot.

[@Redmenace96]

Interesting observation on the parking shortage. Never thought of that.

[@eunicegilbert5828]

I don’t believe there’s a shortage of drivers companies just don’t want to pay as drivers were tired of getting crapped on we’re human

[@bl8388]

That's exactly it.

[@stevenanderson6882]

Improving the quality of life for truck drivers is the key to attracting more people to the profession. That means less time on the road, more time at home, and better schedules and benefits.

[@bl8388]

And that's the thing. The industry is incredibly stubborn about improving the quality of life. Most of the dispatchers and companies treat us like machines. Rush you around, get you off when the companies feel like it, and then often try to rush you back in after 34 hour reset.

[@alethiasmith4586]

Well said!!! 🎉🎊👍

[@SC68170]

I left a good paying trucking job/ good situation because of an AI inward facing cam. It just got to the point where u felt u were in prison. Thats not a good feeling when u work 80+ hours a week. Wasnt worth it

[@benyosep5640]

@@SC68170 same here. Life's too short.

[@sarahann530]

@@bl8388 It sounds like you need the govt to force the companies to make your lives better as you can't take care of yourselves .

[@kennethsnyder9236]

There are many roadside rest areas that have shuttered and more are expected to stop letting vehicles into the area. Parking is becoming increasingly scarce, it’s like a marry-go-round ashes we all fall down!

[@brianhardy2502]

The only "shortage" in the trucking industry is the lack of competent transportation and logistics managers whom actually have done the job and know how to drive a truck and are not lazy! Taking the easy way out by yelling and threatening amidst unreasonable demands! Instead of rolling up their sleeves and actually take into account the challenges driver face like H.O.S! Traffic! Weather! And wait times at customers and figure out ways to create practical ways a driver can get the job done! Anybody can be a boss! Few can be a leader!

[@gregory_g3030]

The only thing they were right about was the lack of parking. EVERYTHING ELSE in this "report" was 100% incorrect. And quite frankly dumb. The issue in the trucking industry is mega carriers control the wage and driver market. They are the only ones who can hire new drivers due to insurance. Becauee they are all SELF INSURED. Drivers do NOT leave them due to "5 or 6 cents an hour." That's just what they say. DRIVERS leave because mega carriers middle management are unqualified, usually 20 something underpaid morons who have cameras in their trucks, call you for BS while you're sleeping, THEN when you are late due to the constant barrage messaging, they punish you by cutting your pay. They litterally have a slave driver mentality. They prefer to round up newbies from the "CDL mills" because those people are the only ones who will put up with their $%@^. If you want to fix trucking, it's simple: Find a way to make it affordable for small trucking companies to insure new / 1 month experience drivers. Small companies are generally very well run. Poor management, not just "low barriers to entry" are the main reason smaller companies have survived. Megas are so poorly managed, no one except new drivers will work for them. The author of this probably hit up some mega company executive for all of his information. That's another reason no one really understands this industry. If you want to end slavery, don't ask the slave owners how to do it.

[@bl8388]

The "Safety" devices in my truck are quite distracting. The lane assist always goes off if I'm in the travel lane and at the end of the merge ramp to my right. Sounds like a 10 year old beating on a drum set. Always goes off in construction zone and always get an ear piercing beep if I signal a lane change and anything is to my right even 15-20 feet away. (beeps for trees, barriers, beyond the shoulder when I switch from left or center lane to travel lane on a highway. Ours are set so I can't turn them down. Loud is the only volume.

[@Harry-zz2oh]

@@bl8388 If you can find where the speaker is located, tape a thick hunk of gauze to it so it will soften the sound. You can also try using a foam block as a sound absorbent.

[@r.d.9399]

Company CDL training must be abolished. Also, abolishing the cent per mile pay must happen. All company drivers should be hourly with overtime. This race to the bottom has to end.

[@hammbone1612]

This story was clearly more about consolidating market share and getting rid of drivers. It’s a marketing piece. Wow.

[@katecollins2184]

Hello how are you doing

[@minitrucks9994]

I was a trucker for over 25 years. The government is the biggest reason for the loss of drivers. If they would let drivers do there thing like they did back in the 70s then it would bring drivers back.

[@kensmechanicalaffair]

You mean wreck into families?

[@jackryan1809]

It blows my mind that a reporter can get a national forum and leave out critical information for his central argument. The closest he got was his mention (3:00-4:00) in the 1970s, briefly mentioning deregulation. That was a push to get around the UNIONS during this time; it flooded the market with drivers and drove wages down. (this isn't my area of expertise or field of research, but that is the thread you want to pull on, to understand the WHY). I believe during this time drivers were making six fugues adjusted for inflation before the dismantling of the unions. He mentioned that the driver's median income was 47k in 2022.

[@alacy2]

Love the corporate messaging. Let's increase wages and guarantee benefits rather than just threatening to automate or be condescending by talking about the "low barriers" to entry or how easy it is to get financing. Sounds very tone-deaf but this is CNBC (Corporate News Broadcasting Center)

[@angryfan370]

Low barriers to entry means more truckers. All of the complaints in the video are advantages for working class people trying to feed their families and disadvantageous to mega corporations trying to squeeze as much money as possible out workers to afford.

[@captainkangaroo4301]

I’ve been driving since 1977 and still working hard at it. The deregulation during the Carter and Reagan administrations drove wages down. I make a little less in inflation adjusted dollars than I did 40 years ago. In an effort to keep wages low the training is cheap and very lacking. Next the companies will lobby Congress and succeed in lowering the age for interstate drivers from 21 to 18. They will sell it as an effort to combat the driver shortage but really it’s just another way to keep wages depressed.

[@sarahann530]

Truckers wanted deregulation because it made them free . Who needs UNIONS

[@earljohnson2113]

Don't forget about the MILLIONS of illegals they will legalize and let drive for 25 cents a mile....we are F**ked.

[@q9269]

Thank you for mentioning the training. Some of us who are new have tried very hard to achieve professional training and entry companies make it nearly impossible. Then we get railed on by experienced drivers and treated like crap. It is Russian roulette with training because you can get seriously abused in a cab with someone. There are good trainers out there but not everyone can get them. It is incredibly unsafe as the mega carriers that have entry jobs use "trainers" with a year experience or at the most four! Children training children these days. These trainers double up and get money off their trainees that they do not even take time or know how to train. Then the company writes people off as trained with three days drive time for OTR. There are no safety perimeters out there even if you are ethical and hardworking to be safe, it is a struggle for new drivers who care to be safe with what they are sometimes up against, and the equipment they have to work with as well as the treatment overall as everyone has mentioned. I know this is not the experience for everyone but it is a real experience for a percentage of new entries.

[@kennethsnyder9236]

Carter put in the knife and Reagan gave it a twist. Having a convoy is like yelling fire in a movie theater 🎭. I say if we don’t strike we should convince others to convoy

[@siegfafnir8300]

I'm a driver, the biggest reason I'm done with cent per mile is. There just no pay for sitting at a shipper/receiver for hours or stuck in traffic jams. If this was fix, more people would stay.

[@johnnixon1026]

As an Owner Operator I find your opening statement to reveal your ignorance of the industry…” a license and a truck “ does not put you in business… never the less, much of what you share about the numbers is true… thank you for your effort

[@truckstop4873]

Leave it to NBC to get the story on trucking from a dispatcher 🤣 The best drivers in the industry are stuck at that desk.

[@thelitemaster]

They wouldn't dare get the real story from an "auctual trucker" it wouldn't fit the nartive and to contreverisal

[@tylerlaw9694]

😂😂for real this is such a joke

[@stephencontreras8322]

Exactly

[@naza1842]

I’ve now been driving long haul for just over a year now and I enjoy it more than my previous career of management in retail and dealing with customers, phone calls, meetings, traveling to and from work in traffic. Plus I’ve never been pushed around by the company and do only what I can and don’t have to worry about hitting sales quota, etc.

[@tubetop123]

Don't you have to meet quotes in another way?

[@Kni0002]

@@bubblewrapstillpink2804 no one

[@naza1842]

I work out of Canadian trucking company so may be different in some ways, as long as I work 24 days of the month

[@siwach6394]

@@naza1842 how much you make yearly in canada .

[@naza1842]

@@siwach6394 between C$75K to C$80K year

[@earlwheelock7844]

As a retired long haul driver ( retired 2008 ). I just enjoyd driving and the chalenge of 10 13 15 18 speed transmisions and maneuvering around truck stops and shippers and receivers yards my bigest beef was the cops ( bears ) in certain states especialy weigh stations especialy California and washington but chaining up finaly did it for me.

[@chilloften]

Because Werner put minor incidents on my DAC report, other companies won’t hire me. I was brand new and had a couple minor mishaps, nobody was hurt, no law involved, no damages.

[@jacobgoldenofficial4321]

Imagine eating at love's for 4 months at a time Also showering where thousand of strangers shower And sleeping in the truck every night on a parking lot in the middle of nowhere 😒

[@SC68170]

Welcome to trucking

[@HighwayLand]

LOL I have been doing it for 4 years now, but I mostly go to Pilot instead of Loves.

[@VernonLegacy]

That's the lifestyle!

[@sarahann530]

@@HighwayLand Pilot has a better class of lot lizard

[@stevetate4386]

Imagine you going to the store with no food!!!

[@trailwindz7833]

I waited over 5 hours to get unloaded at the Target Distribution Center in Topeka today.

[@daniellebrooks7510]

Waited 26 hours at budweiser to get loaded

[@williamharper37]

Broker promised they would pay detention after waiting 14 hrs to loaded at Ryder/Post in Jackson Tennessee after I delivered load Molo stopped answering calls for detention pay.

[@belajarus]

Lack of fair compensation, professional management and overall respect is the true reason, not shortage of drivers!

[@katecollins2184]

Hello, how are you doing?

[@Mark3nd]

I am glad for our delivery shipments on wheels. We don't get alot more than we usually do because we now are lacking in them. What's worst is that the industry of Retail is going to collapse later in years affecting right now. I may lose my job when the merge happens, then I got nowhere to go