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One size doesn’t fit all

            Numerous publications mention the climate change within the transportation industry. Driver shortages heighten DOT checks, lower driving wages and new restricting government regulations. Trucking’s future looks bleak and uncertain. Unfortunately for drivers when changes sweep across the trucking industry a snowball affect takes place and drivers are hit the hardest and last.

           According to CCN’s Money salary calculator which compares salaries between different locations within the United States, where you live verses where you work makes the world of difference.  If you are looking at moving from let’s say Atlanta Georgia to Bergen-Passaic NJ. If you make $50,000 a year in Atlanta, you’d need to make $65,000 annually to live like you did Georgia.  What does all this mean for drivers?

    

         Randall Riley Reports there are 30,000 open driving positions across the country. If you have a clear MVR and are safety conscience, we are in need of a few good drivers. When looking at prospective trucking companies, it’s important to look at where they are located at.  Trucking companies typically pay the same to all their employees’ regardless of driver’s state of origin. Meaning if you live in Dallas Texas and you’ve just accepted a driving position with company located in rural Kansas. It might not work out. Understanding the difference between Kansas’s and Texas’s cost of living numbers might provide clarification on whether the driving position is worth your time and will give you the money to keep trucking. 


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