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Truckers are steaming mad.........
« on: Apr 24th, 2007, 8:44am » |
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because the news is out that a firm ( I can't remember its' whole name but the word "Navaho" is in it) has just hired 1,000 workers from Mexico to drive the big rigs at $.13 cents per mile as opposed to our guys/gals who get from $.28 to $.40, depending on experience and the company.
Privite owners are talking about striking next week.
If this is really true, I want to know if these new hires all have CDL's and the proper DOT certification.
Wouldn't surprise me if the Teamsters flexed their muscles again.
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« Reply #1 on: Apr 24th, 2007, 1:02pm » |
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Being a recruiter and running a staffing office for a number of years I can say I'm not surprised. There has been a shortage of experienced big rig drivers for a while and the trend is expected to last for the next few years. I was signing guys right out of trucking schools along with Swft, Covenant, C.R. England and other companies. The sad thing is, that out of 30-40 people, I was lucky to have just 1 good driver. The rest all had felonies or were put through the class by the state or some rehab program.
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« Reply #2 on: Apr 24th, 2007, 1:23pm » |
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Wow. 500 miles a day would pay a whopping $65 before taxes. What a deal! I would venture to say that the shipping charges for products probably wouldn't go down though.
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« Reply #3 on: Apr 24th, 2007, 4:06pm » |
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« Reply #4 on: Apr 24th, 2007, 8:06pm » |
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I'm one of those rare birds that still has dial-up service and can't download the good stuff.
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« Reply #5 on: Apr 24th, 2007, 8:11pm » |
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on Apr 24th, 2007, 8:06pm, DonnaHar wrote:| I'm one of those rare birds that still has dial-up service and can't download the good stuff. |
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Its like 5 mins and 55 seconds of Jimmy Hoffa jr going off at some pol hearing with facts of how dangerous this is going to be.
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« Reply #6 on: Apr 24th, 2007, 8:13pm » |
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