4um: Texas Company Offers Truckers $14K A Week Amid Historic Driver Shortage

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Title: Texas Company Offers Truckers $14K A Week Amid Historic Driver Shortage
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URL Source: https://www.zerohedge.com/economics ... -amid-historic-driver-shortage
Published: Oct 4, 2021
Author: Tyler Durden
Post Date: 2021-10-04 18:54:52 by Horse
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Views: 344
Comments: 9

This company has been paying drivers $14,000 each week, which equates to $60,000 a month, and over $650,000 a year. No matter what freight you’re hauling, it’s practically impossible to find another job that pays in the same realm as this.
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#1. To: Horse, 4um (#0) (Edited)
I saw that. My buddy would jump on that in a heartbeat if it wasn't in S TX. I guess they haul the OS loads of windmill tubes. His wife would love it (Because he wouldn't be home).
He just got rear-ended in Indy, Thursday, I think. I think he said it was on I465. A dump truck with 60,000 of gravel rear-ended his pneumatic tanker. I didn't ask if he was loaded or not. I think he runs about 40,000 lbs of product at a time.
He called me Sunday and said he was hurting (I'm sure his wife couldn't care less). Haven't heard from him since.
(Edit) I just heard from him. He's had his mashed up trailer to E&R in Middlepoint, OH and been to the MDs that did nothing. I didn't think to ask if they checked the bolts in his kingpin or fifth wheel. I'm sure they didn't. Bidet's wonderful new Uhmerikka.
I swear, everything's broken. How can you do that in eight months?

The light that burns twice as bright, burns half as long. - Dr. Eldon Tyrell
Godfrey Smith: Mike, I wouldn't worry. Prosperity is just around the corner.
Mike Flaherty: Yeah, it's been there a long time. I wish I knew which corner.
My Man Godfrey (1936)

Esso posted on 2021-10-04 19:14:34 ET Reply Trace Private Reply
#2. To: Esso (#1)
Great song, thanks.
“ On some great and glorious day the plain folks of the land will reach their heart's desire at last, and the White House will be adorned by a downright moron. ” ~ H. L. Mencken
Lod posted on 2021-10-04 21:41:18 ET Reply Trace Private Reply
#3. To: Lod, 4um, Dakmar (#2)
Great song, thanks.

Thanks, Dad. A buddy and me did that with a young gal (really young about 21) several years ago. He drove her in her 5.0 Mustang, and I followed in my ol' Sonoma.
She wouldn't give up the password to her fancy iPhone and she didn't have keys to her mother's trailer in New Haven. She was puking out the passenger side of he car for awhile until my buddy got her password. I'm not a big fan of holding some chick's head so she doesn't puke in her fancy car.
We finally got a hold of her mother who worked at Wal-Mart (of course), and turned her over to Mommy. Mommy was a little surprised to see two pretty big men trying to help Princess be safe.
The light that burns twice as bright, burns half as long. - Dr. Eldon Tyrell
Godfrey Smith: Mike, I wouldn't worry. Prosperity is just around the corner.
Mike Flaherty: Yeah, it's been there a long time. I wish I knew which corner.
My Man Godfrey (1936)

Esso posted on 2021-10-04 22:02:31 ET Reply Trace Private Reply
#4. To: Lod (#2)
Yeah, great tune.

Pinguinite posted on 2021-10-05 1:08:41 ET Reply Trace Private Reply
#5. To: Pinguinite (#4)
I'm not the badass that I'm made out to be. Geeze, shoot one guy in the face that was trying to kill me.
I try to be a nice guy. I've got a ten year old girlfriend that I've laid off $95k to her trust. Her single father isn't complaining much. I knew that was gonna be a handful, but Nana (on his side) is helpin'.
Got yum-yums at the store today for her, meat was kinda outta the question.
The light that burns twice as bright, burns half as long. - Dr. Eldon Tyrell
Godfrey Smith: Mike, I wouldn't worry. Prosperity is just around the corner.
Mike Flaherty: Yeah, it's been there a long time. I wish I knew which corner.
My Man Godfrey (1936)

Esso posted on 2021-10-05 2:05:18 ET Reply Trace Private Reply
#6. To: Esso (#5)
I'm not the badass that I'm made out to be.

I don't know anyone who says you are.

Pinguinite posted on 2021-10-05 2:50:28 ET Reply Trace Private Reply
#7. To: Pinguinite, 4um (#4)

The light that burns twice as bright, burns half as long. - Dr. Eldon Tyrell
Godfrey Smith: Mike, I wouldn't worry. Prosperity is just around the corner.
Mike Flaherty: Yeah, it's been there a long time. I wish I knew which corner.
My Man Godfrey (1936)

Esso posted on 2021-10-05 2:51:43 ET Reply Trace Private Reply
#8. To: Pinguinite (#6) (Edited)
I don't know anyone who says you are.

LOL, talk to the FWPD. I had to call the desk sergeant to have a boot dispatched to make a report and get a control number after the garbage men ripped out 40 foot of my chain link fence. Four squad cars showed up, two took tactical positions with their M-16s out front.
The Fort Wayne desk sergeant's number is Two Six Oh 447 one Two 2 too. Call 'em up kiddo and let them know I'm not a killer anymore. LOL!

The light that burns twice as bright, burns half as long. - Dr. Eldon Tyrell
Godfrey Smith: Mike, I wouldn't worry. Prosperity is just around the corner.
Mike Flaherty: Yeah, it's been there a long time. I wish I knew which corner.
My Man Godfrey (1936)

Esso posted on 2021-10-05 3:04:44 ET Reply Trace Private Reply
#9. To: Esso (#5)
meat was kinda outta the question

I could not afford beef if it weren't for EBT card for food stamps. ;)
"When bad men combine, the good must associate; else they will fall, one by one." Edmund Burke
BTP Holdings posted on 2021-10-05 6:33:07 ET Reply Trace Private Reply
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