Cause for concern .. IMO

[Tx Redneck]

I too, have entertained what you pose about the potential for them(foreign drivers) to go rogue and cause a considerable amount of harm.

[Baron Von Crowder]

truckers are semi-retarded.

[blandnuts]

Browner Muricah?

Danks Obummer!

[helosailor]

The ones that we have delivering to us are generally clueless, as humanoids go.

[Craizie]

The ones that we have delivering to us are generally clueless, as humanoids go.

It's really the only job you can have and make 60k+ a year and be dumb as fuck. Good wife/husband teams can pull in $250k a year.

[Chili]

It's really the only job you can have and make 60k+ a year and be dumb as fuck. Good wife/husband teams can pull in $250k a year.

Yeah, gross, working for a moving company and living on the road 90% of the year!

Man, some of them have pretty bitchin' trucks though. I was in commercial vehicle finance for over 10 years, and some of those husband / wife teams had almost every luxury of home in their 10' plus sleepers and Harley's between the sleeper and trailer. Of course those trucks were pushing $200k or more, sans trailer.

Lea and I have actually discussed that as an option for a few years after she retires (husband / wife driving team).. Get out and see the country.

[Gasser64]

Just like most unfavorable jobs, over the road trucking jobs are being taken over by immigrants. Nothing new.

Hopefully that will soon all come to an end...

[Craizie]

Yeah, gross, working for a moving company and living on the road 90% of the year!

Man, some of them have pretty bitchin' trucks though. I was in commercial vehicle finance for over 10 years, and some of those husband / wife teams had almost every luxury of home in their 10' plus sleepers and Harley's between the sleeper and trailer. Of course those trucks were pushing $200k or more, sans trailer.

Lea and I have actually discussed that as an option for a few years after she retires (husband / wife driving team).. Get out and see the country.

I wouldn't want to do it, but if you didn't buy a baller ass rig and spent money frugally you could retire fairly early.

[Wish4svts]

I drive for mbm/mclanes just delivering Chick-fil-A in Tx and Ok. In the last few years foreigners have taken over the OTR jobs ( which is fine cause I would never do otr) but almost 0 in the service and delivery type driving jobs. Kind of odd it's exclusively one side of the business. Though almost every otr guy that we hire quits within a week because of how much physical work we do.

[BP]

Truck load or LTL?

We do LTL and everything needs a liftgate.

As for jobs being taken over by immigrants yeah it's happening but so are self driving trucks.

https://clearpath.ottomotors.com/otto-self-driving-solution/?gclid=Cj0KEQiAkO7CBRDeqJ_ahuiPrtEBEiQAbYupJTopPEcJaCf6Qrk3QyGSOAaHtlUg69b-36PfOBeHw3UaAmjD8P8HAQ

[Craizie]

We do LTL and everything needs a liftgate.

As for jobs being taken over by immigrants yeah it's happening but so are self driving trucks.

https://clearpath.ottomotors.com/ott...w3UaAmjD8P8HAQ

I can help you out if you want to shoot me a PM. I give no BS rate, we have a 12 person call center that tracks the freight, and I'll tell you straight up if we messed something up or not.

[Captain Crawfish]

Yes your life is in the hands of some bs drivers. Nobody wants the job it's crap

[Chili]

I wouldn't want to do it, but if you didn't buy a baller ass rig and spent money frugally you could retire fairly early.

She can retire from teaching with full retirement in like 14 years, when we will be in our mid 50's. I figure we could bank most of any earnings we make over the road after that, and add some cushion to our retirement, and see much of the country at the same time. I wouldn't buy a truck like that, personally. In fact, probably wouldn't even be an owner operator, at least not the first year or two. But even at that, pulling in $80k a year as a team and keeping busy would be nice for a few years..

Obviously this is just a big maybe at this point, but something we may consider.

[Craizie]

She can retire from teaching with full retirement in like 14 years, when we will be in our mid 50's. I figure we could bank most of any earnings we make over the road after that, and add some cushion to our retirement, and see much of the country at the same time. I wouldn't buy a truck like that, personally. In fact, probably wouldn't even be an owner operator, at least not the first year or two. But even at that, pulling in $80k a year as a team and keeping busy would be nice for a few years..

Obviously this is just a big maybe at this point, but something we may consider.

It can suck at times when you are sitting for a few days waiting on a load, or have to dead head 500 miles to get a load. Unless the forwarder is desperate that $$ for fuel comes out of your pocket. Companies like Forward air will give you a dedicated lane after a few years of service. The husband wife team I was talking about goes from JFK-CMH-DFW-LAX-JFK and repeat. They are off and home 2 days a week.

[sc281]

It can suck at times when you are sitting for a few days waiting on a load, or have to dead head 500 miles to get a load. Unless the forwarder is desperate that $$ for fuel comes out of your pocket. Companies like Forward air will give you a dedicated lane after a few years of service. The husband wife team I was talking about goes from JFK-CMH-DFW-LAX-JFK and repeat. They are off and home 2 days a week.

Your new screen name threw me off for a second.