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<blockquote data-quote="MrFedEx" data-source="post: 1131279" data-attributes="member: 12508"><p>I guess you're not familiar with long haul trucking. Let me give you a brief overview. You are on the road 2-3 weeks at a time, despite what they tell you when you get hired. Dispatch is also usually forced, meaning you take the load, even if you don't want to go to NYC because it means you'll be that much longer getting home. Know what a lumper is? How about appointment freight? Many carriers have close to a 100% turnover every year because it only takes a few months for most drivers to figure out their real wage per hour is something like 5-6 dollars because of all of the unpaid dock wait time and sitting in traffic (unpaid). You only make money when the truck is moving, so when you're creeping at 3 mph on the 405 in LA, you made around 45 cents for that hour.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="MrFedEx, post: 1131279, member: 12508"] I guess you're not familiar with long haul trucking. Let me give you a brief overview. You are on the road 2-3 weeks at a time, despite what they tell you when you get hired. Dispatch is also usually forced, meaning you take the load, even if you don't want to go to NYC because it means you'll be that much longer getting home. Know what a lumper is? How about appointment freight? Many carriers have close to a 100% turnover every year because it only takes a few months for most drivers to figure out their real wage per hour is something like 5-6 dollars because of all of the unpaid dock wait time and sitting in traffic (unpaid). You only make money when the truck is moving, so when you're creeping at 3 mph on the 405 in LA, you made around 45 cents for that hour. [/QUOTE]
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