Trans Am Trucking has an ad running right now that says they pay 31 cents a mile for a new driver! Wow. I got paid that in the 90s. Also, they need a low-paid local driver in Kansas. I think even the Scarecrow could figure out how bad that pay is without a brain. It is my considered opinion that they pay is so low the company should be bypassed. New drivers can do way better.
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Recently I had to get some time off for a funeral. Not a fun day but it is something most of have to do at some time. I was talking to someone who wasn’t coming because their employer would not give them the day off. What? This podcast is for employers and employees on what to do in this situation.
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Millis Transfer, Heartland Express and CFI want an exemption from the government for the entry level driver training program. Currently trainers must have at least 2 years of experience in the industry and these 3 genius companies want that to be only 1 year. The industry is not improved by having less experienced people training other people. If anything the requirement should be increased to 5 years. These companies should improve themselves and these problems will go away. Everyone wants to recruit but no one wants to retain. As usual I go off on a tangent about how drivers are treated at these training companies.
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In what will be no surprise to anyone, Kodiak Industries has gotten exempted from roadside inspections and weigh stations in a pilot program. So, it can bypass and you can’t. All they have to do is certify that the truck is inspected and for the next 24 hours they are exempt. Isn’t that nice? Why can’t we do that? I could inspect my truck and certify it safe. We can’t because they don’t want you as a driver so this will allow Kodiak to be even more efficient and get you out of the truck sooner. No more expensive parking for the government to build, either. Win win right? I say win win lose.
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Recently a truck driver was found dead in his burning truck. Don’t let this be you. Get a combo smoke and carbon monoxide detector run by batteries today and put it in your truck! It could save your life. I need all the listeners I can get. Seriously, it might save you and it costs very little. Get one immediately.
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Do you know your worth in the industry? Don’t let a company try to discount your accomplishments or tell you to be a team player to help the company. Look at Yellow. 700 million dollars all gone and they still want their employees to take more cuts. By the time this airs we should know how that turned out but the message still applies. Don’t take cuts for the company, just go somewhere else. Life is too short to be discounted.
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