Are Expediters becoming extinct?

EnglishLady · May 14, 2015

With just 2 calls about an available ST driving position & seeing so many drivers wanted on the classifieds, it does make one curious .... what has happened? Is there a shortage of drivers?

Ragman · May 14, 2015

EnglishLady said:
With just 2 calls about an available ST driving position & seeing so many drivers wanted on the classifieds, it does make one curious .... what has happened? Is there a shortage of drivers?

Who are you?

EnglishLady · May 14, 2015

LOL. I haven't had anything to say for a while - hard to believe I know LOL

Ragman · May 14, 2015

EnglishLady said:
LOL. I haven't had anything to say for a while - hard to believe I know LOL

EnglishLady · May 14, 2015

LOL. What do you think to the OP Ragman?

Ragman · May 14, 2015

EnglishLady said:
LOL. What do you think to the OP Ragman?

I think there is a shortage of qualified drivers. Now, if you want a steering wheel holder, plenty of them out there.

Dynamite 1 · May 14, 2015

We had a truck to get a driver into also. Looked at the available pool and really wasnt finding what we wanted either. One of my drivers found me a driver that more than meets what we are looking for, so we lucked out !!!!!!

There are alot of steering wheel holders out there and people who want some outrageous stuff.

iceroadtrucker · May 14, 2015

The truth of the matter is freight rates are paying so low that no one want to be out on the road. While dispatchers and the like sit behind desk and then clock out and go home and be with their family's we do not. The same with local Drivers. The fact that freight isn't paying, So my bottom line is less way less. It is that of a local driver. Wrong answer over the road you should make more. A lot more than those that go home every night. Where are drivers going they are going away because they are not making the money that needs to be made to be out here on the road. Enough said.

aquitted · May 14, 2015

I have said it before There is not a shortage of qualified drivers only a shortage of qualified drivers willing to work cheeeep!

iceroadtrucker · May 14, 2015

THE EAGLE HAS LANDED

Dynamite 1 · May 14, 2015

no, there are tons of steering wheel holders that are willing to be over the road for just a paycheck of any kind.
There are quality drivers also who will work for whatever also, the point is finding a good driver !!

bubblehead · May 14, 2015

iceroadtrucker said:
The truth of the matter is freight rates are paying so low that no one want to be out on the road. While dispatchers and the like sit behind desk and then clock out and go home and be with their family's we do not. The same with local Drivers. The fact that freight isn't paying, So my bottom line is less way less. It is that of a local driver. Wrong answer over the road you should make more. A lot more than those that go home every night. Where are drivers going they are going away because they are not making the money that needs to be made to be out here on the road. Enough said.

Very well written IRT, I actually understand entirely without the " Decoder Ring"

mrgoodtude · May 14, 2015

bubblehead said:
Very well written IRT, I actually understand entirely without the " Decoder Ring"

Wait.. Nevermind

in-Transit · May 14, 2015

bubblehead said:
Very well written IRT, I actually understand entirely without the " Decoder Ring"

Completely agree I didn't scratch my head and go WTF?

Sent from my flying circus

aristotle · May 15, 2015

Are expediters becoming extinct? No. I dare say most of us have successfully reproduced.

robh2 · May 15, 2015

iceroadtrucker said:
The truth of the matter is freight rates are paying so low that no one want to be out on the road. While dispatchers and the like sit behind desk and then clock out and go home and be with their family's we do not. The same with local Drivers. The fact that freight isn't paying, So my bottom line is less way less. It is that of a local driver. Wrong answer over the road you should make more. A lot more than those that go home every night. Where are drivers going they are going away because they are not making the money that needs to be made to be out here on the road. Enough said.

Here is the sad part. Record year, but none of it went to the driver. Record year of being broke for many drivers unfortunately I say.

http://www.thetruckersreport.com/trucking-industry-sets-record-with-700-billion-year/

jjtdrv4u · May 15, 2015

aristotle said:
Are expediters becoming extinct? No. I dare say most of us have successfully reproduced.

true dat, but will our reproductions also be expediters? i think mostly not.

paullud · May 15, 2015

robh2 said:
Here is the sad part. Record year, but none of it went to the driver. Record year of being broke for many drivers unfortunately I say.

http://www.thetruckersreport.com/trucking-industry-sets-record-with-700-billion-year/

The drivers aren't going broke in the trucking industry. The pay is back up for company drivers and the miles are there. There are some great paying loads for owner operators as long as they don't sign up for flat rate so things are looking up across the board.