Originally Posted by
jonp
Years of stagnant wages, long hours and abusive companies are coming home to roost in the trucking industry. Couple that with 2 generations that wAnt to sit behind a keyboard and get paid and the disaster is here not only for the trucking industry but trades in general. You now have kids convinced they have to go to college to make a living if they get a degree worth anything. A good welder can get six figures, a degree in Afro American Studies not so much unless you hit the grievance circuit and that train is nearing capacity
I just read a story about a company in Texas that couldn't find enough owner operators to run the oil patch despite their drivers making $300,000 - $400,000. Imagine that! 10yrs ago I'd have been packed up and gone ready