I'm Quitting Trucking

I'm ready, $50k for driving a truck. What company was he working for? I'll sign up...

Der Bear

Funny thing here is that the OP has not come back to his own post. Hudson agreed with a lot of what he said and became the whipping boy for the post. But you gotta give HH credit, he is still here talking about it. We'll not see the OP again in my opinion...just saying

The ironic thing is I saw all this. I knew what I was dealing with before I got into this. But I am a doer and I don't fail, I can't fail and because of my military experience I'm trained to never give up. Never give ground always push forward.

But facts don't lie. Overturn in this industry is over 100%. And now I know why. It isn't worth it, and unless they pay better or offer better conistency it will never be worth it. Unless you are from an area with a depressed economy and don't have many options this is a horrible career choice. At least the OTR part is. At least for me. It might work for others, but as the statistics show it doesn't work for many. Maybe 1 out of 100 are happy?

If overturn was 100%, there would be no truckers

Funny thing here is that the OP has not come back to his own post.

Joe, that's quite common. OP's objective is to spread poison about the company who "did him wrong".

Several months ago there was a terrible story including everything "bad" you could imagine. But they did not name the company!! And that OP never returned to fix that error.

I've seen quite a few people say that the turnover rate is 100% and I thought the same thing. Who's driving all the dam trucks on the road?

Funny thing here is that the OP has not come back to his own post.

Joe, that's quite common. OP's objective is to spread poison about the company who "did him wrong".

Several months ago there was a terrible story including everything "bad" you could imagine. But they did not name the company!! And that OP never returned to fix that error.

Errol, I see all the negative stuff on other forums. Hell, I read a lot of them for entertainment. Some people are so pathetic it's comical....lol

The ironic thing is I saw all this. I knew what I was dealing with before I got into this. But I am a doer and I don't fail, I can't fail and because of my military experience I'm trained to never give up. Never give ground always push forward.

But facts don't lie. Overturn in this industry is over 100%. And now I know why. It isn't worth it, and unless they pay better or offer better conistency it will never be worth it. Unless you are from an area with a depressed economy and don't have many options this is a horrible career choice. At least the OTR part is. At least for me. It might work for others, but as the statistics show it doesn't work for many. Maybe 1 out of 100 are happy?

If overturn was 100%, there would be no truckers

Well, actually here is a scenario to consider. I left the company I am currently with, in a nutshell, because of unprofessionalism I was experiencing with my DM. Once I got home, cleaned out my tractor, and turned in my 2 week notice, my terminal manager got on the phone with me, trying to make things right, but I explained they were too late. I explained that they should have corrected the situation when I complained to the head of operations.

I turned in my truck, spent a week in Atlanta and took a little vacation. 10 days later I walked back in the door, asked to speak to the terminal manager, and promptly was issued another tractor.

He assigned me to a fantastic DM , who truly has my best interests in mind, and I have never had any issues getting along with him. He respects the job I have to do, and I respect the job he has to do.

Sometimes you have to quit and come back, to play the game of chess, that trucking sometimes is.

The moral of the story is, I quit, but I'm still here!

I've seen quite a few people say that the turnover rate is 100% and I thought the same thing. Who's driving all the dam trucks on the road?

(Math teacher mode ON)

Maybe the turnover is 100%, but that doesn't mean all drivers got hired in the last 12 months.

If a driver lasts 1 month then quits, and that happens all 12 months of the year, that's 12 drivers in and out, but for only one truck seat.

So people come and go, 3 days, 7 weeks, 4 months - a million of them over the course of a year.

That means a company may have 100 trucks, and 60 drivers last (more than) a year, but they fill the other 40 slots almost 3 times each. So they still have to hire 100 newbies.

(Math teacher mode OFF)

I've seen quite a few people say that the turnover rate is 100% and I thought the same thing. Who's driving all the dam trucks on the road?

(Math teacher mode ON)

Maybe the turnover is 100%, but that doesn't mean all drivers got hired in the last 12 months.

If a driver lasts 1 month then quits, and that happens all 12 months of the year, that's 12 drivers in and out, but for only one truck seat.

So people come and go, 3 days, 7 weeks, 4 months - a million of them over the course of a year.

That means a company may have 100 trucks, and 60 drivers last (more than) a year, but they fill the other 40 slots almost 3 times each. So they still have to hire 100 newbies.

(Math teacher mode OFF)

The same revolving door that I deal with in my current job. Hey I can do word problems....lol

JimW, the moderator's right. Some of us love the job. I'm retired military and had similar headaches with my command; unfortunately, I didn't have the luxury of just quitting. What do you do when your things at your desk job don't go smoothly? I'm sorry you had that experience but things may have been different for you if you had a mentor or at least asked the experienced drivers on this site for some guidance. Good luck in your job.