No it's because the job sucks ass. That's why nothing but foreigners like eastern Europeans, sikh's, and Muslims are driving them.
It's also why they drive like dog schiett
There are shortage problems in trucking alright.
Shortage of pay,
Shortage of consideration,
Shortage of respect, it goes on and on.
The top paid local drivers earn about what I do now.
I work 8 hours. Inside, without a license, no liability, very little
personal danger, no pee tests, no law enforcement looking to
screw me over. Anything over 8 is overtime.
Long haul drivers earn more, but much less/hr.
I always said as a longhauler that in many ways prisoners lived a
better/more free life than I did.
They eat 3 times a day, on schedule.
They can shower regularly, on schedule.
They can sleep, regularly, on schedule.
They have free time to pursue their interests (pretty decent in the prisons)
That sounds like BS to those who never ran long haul.
But load requirements, loading/unloading times/laws, controlled
all the above for me. (Except laws. Back then we disregarded them)
So you have guys trading 6/7 of their life for $70-80k.
Before road expenses.
