Unions ...... Good Or Bad??

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Brett Aquila's Comment
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As a last aside...it is cheaper for the big companies to have the revolving door of hires than it is to pay appropriately. They hire only the finest bean counters in the land .....they follow the profit.

You have a lot of misconceptions about how businesses are run. You're repeating things you're hearing without truly understanding the underlying economics of the industry and the businesses involved. No one wants high turnover. You have to remember that the larger carriers are the ones who hire inexperienced drivers and drivers with less than stellar backgrounds and driving records.

For instance, look at Walmart's fleet or UPS. You have to have a nearly flawless record and years of experience to even be considered for one of those positions. So yeah, they pay more and the turnover is less because the quality of the job and the quality of the driver is higher.

I'll tell ya one place to look - corporations with their own private fleets like Walmart, True Value, etc. Here is a list of the top 100 private fleets of 2014:

The Top 100 List: 2014 Private Carriers Rankings

Companies like:

Pepsi, Sysco, Walmart, US Foods, Haliburton, McClane, etc.

Those private fleets usually require more experience and an excellent driving record but they pay well and they're normally great places to work. And they're mostly large carriers.

HOS:

Hours Of Service

HOS refers to the logbook hours of service regulations.
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