The Dirty, Sneaky Tactics Trucking Companies Use To Attract Drivers

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  • Опубликовано: 31 окт 2024

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  • @SmartTrucking
    @SmartTrucking  Месяц назад +36

    Hey Driver. Good to see you were able to stop by to check up this afternoon's upload. Love to hear about your experiences when 'signing' on with a new carrier!

  • @M.S.61954
    @M.S.61954 Месяц назад +103

    RIP Dave

  • @banjerbubby2953
    @banjerbubby2953 Месяц назад +80

    Rest in peace Dave. Thank you for all the knowledge you passed along to the younger generation of truckers. May your memory be honored and cherished for ages to come.

    • @carljohnson4996
      @carljohnson4996 Месяц назад +4

      I started in 2021 as soon as I turned 21 and I remember watching his videos religiously he will be missed…

  • @joeblow2063
    @joeblow2063 Месяц назад +66

    It's really strange watching a new video from a guy that's been gone a month and a half. R.I.P. Dave, and so many thanks for all the great advice and help for truckers everywhere.

    • @PrimePerspectivee
      @PrimePerspectivee Месяц назад +9

      @@joeblow2063 wow! How did he pass away?

    • @1KnattyDread
      @1KnattyDread Месяц назад +12

      Wtf?! He's been gone that long?! I can't believe this shit.

  • @BAJARACER43X
    @BAJARACER43X Месяц назад +2

    I'm not a truck driver but I never missed a video of Dave, He made everything interesting and I loved his wisdom. He will be missed dearly.

  • @joekavanaugh5988
    @joekavanaugh5988 Месяц назад +2

    This is my 2nd career after a long career in law enforcement. I learned a ton from Dave when I first started out.., blessed are the teachers. Godspeed Dave… catch ya on the back haul, Brother! ❤️

  • @greglawson3805
    @greglawson3805 Месяц назад +1

    Can’t believe the old man is gone, what a gift he was to our industry. Such a positive impact he had on so many. Peace to his family, I’m sure they are devastated. 🇨🇦🇺🇸❤

  • @shawn1571
    @shawn1571 Месяц назад +5

    RIP Dave....The drivers in my California fleet earn $91,520 for 50 hours a week, and $116,480 for 60 hours a week. That figure of $110k a year is about right.

  • @gregatkin7409
    @gregatkin7409 Месяц назад +4

    😥💔RIP Dave!! After 25 years of long haul, and 20 of safety and fleet management, I became a driver trainer. I found your videos very precise, to the point, and informative. I did recommend your site to many "newbies" as an important learning resource. your job here may be over, but your information will live on forever!! Stay safe on heaven's highways!

  • @ivy_galactic
    @ivy_galactic Месяц назад +21

    You will be missed Dave🙏🏾

  • @bretfuqua8996
    @bretfuqua8996 Месяц назад +5

    RIP Dave ! Thanks for so many great videos and valuable information.

  • @AboveAverage2215
    @AboveAverage2215 Месяц назад +2

    This man made his mark foreal man, physically he may not be around but his perspective his knowledge and his wisdom will live on forever,
    🕊Hammer down Dave🚛

  • @garrygoetzenberger5461
    @garrygoetzenberger5461 Месяц назад +1

    RIP Dave. I'm glad you taught the youngster drivers and refreshing some of the older drivers on knowledge and driving etiquette and about the industry ins and outs.

  • @mrgreg431
    @mrgreg431 Месяц назад +1

    One of his best videos right here. I like when he makes fun of dispatchers 😁 miss you Dave 🙏🏻❤️

  • @zacharybishop6595
    @zacharybishop6595 Месяц назад +21

    RIP Dave.

  • @robinfleming8729
    @robinfleming8729 18 дней назад +1

    My full first year was $40,000 ( 2004) I got off the highway 2 years ago to be a yard shunt driver ( 60 x$23 X 52 weeks )

  • @BranniganCarter
    @BranniganCarter Месяц назад +17

    I run dedicated from Salt Lake City to SoCal, the run from SLC to Cali is an easy 600 mile day. The days I run into the LA area…getting and out is about a 250 mile day for 12 hours lol

  • @Chrisknows859
    @Chrisknows859 Месяц назад +1

    REST IN PEACE DAVE, thank you so much for the knowledge and advice you shared with all of us. You will be missed dearly.

  • @Redheaded93
    @Redheaded93 Месяц назад +8

    through the years I would come into your channel knowing I would get great info. 😔 RIP Dave

  • @MikeRing-b2x
    @MikeRing-b2x Месяц назад

    I've learned so much more from you than I did. From New England track to trailer training..... Rest in peace, Dave. 😢😢 ....!

  • @chipside4693
    @chipside4693 Месяц назад +2

    Rip boss learned alot from you, basically you were my mentor , my condolences to the family , the man was a legend🙏🏼

  • @301trucking
    @301trucking Месяц назад

    Rest in peace my man thank you for all the knowledge information and support you have given over the years.

  • @woogy17
    @woogy17 Месяц назад +19

    Rest easy driver, we have the load from here.

  • @treyfeeley2519
    @treyfeeley2519 Месяц назад +18

    The sign on bonuses get me! I want the money in EVERY check. Not every 3-6 months!

    • @ksw501
      @ksw501 Месяц назад +1

      @@treyfeeley2519 yup, many companies make you sign a promissory note (aka a loan agreement) that if you leave before a specified time period you have to pay back the bonus. No thanks

    • @BillMonroe-vg8gn
      @BillMonroe-vg8gn Месяц назад

      Yep they advertise bonus all the time fail to mention that it's all divided over 12 mths 😳

  • @JAMESHENTZE
    @JAMESHENTZE Месяц назад +8

    Going in to LA and coming out is a full day

  • @SingerDinger
    @SingerDinger Месяц назад +13

    Rest easy, driver.

  • @frankrodriguezit
    @frankrodriguezit Месяц назад

    I feel like I’ve not only lost a mentor… But also a close family member.
    my deepest condolences to the family and loved ones of Mr. Dave MacMillan
    He will be missed by many 🙏🏽

  • @wingmannj
    @wingmannj Месяц назад

    man i am so sad to see that he has passed. was reading an article on cdllife and scrolled down for other articles and saw a headline about this. best trucking channel on youtube though i dont really watch trucking videos hardly ever nowadays but have watched plenty from dave. the knowledge he shared was top notch. RIP

  • @nickdonalds0546
    @nickdonalds0546 29 дней назад +1

    We all miss you Dave. RIP

  • @maxschulz9342
    @maxschulz9342 Месяц назад

    RIP Dave the memories will remain
    Condolences to the family from Angas Valley South Australia

  • @SeboltLawnLandscape
    @SeboltLawnLandscape Месяц назад +2

    RIP always enjoyed your content sir!

  • @prettynatural1973
    @prettynatural1973 Месяц назад +1

    We love you thank you 🙏!

  • @JoyceFerguson-g1y
    @JoyceFerguson-g1y Месяц назад

    Words can’t express my sadness of you leaving us. I’m older than you were and you helped me feel like I still was connected to the world I loved. It wasn’t always fun, but we loved it. RIP

  • @truckerninja.
    @truckerninja. Месяц назад +1

    The sad news brought me here but now I’m going to watch all his videos

  • @100pyatt
    @100pyatt Месяц назад

    RIP Dave , you will be missed by so many 🙏🏽😭😭✌🏽♥️

  • @davidhicks2178
    @davidhicks2178 Месяц назад +1

    First Paul Harrell amd now Dave 😢 keep losing youtube legends is heartbreaking, My Condolences 🙏 🙏

  • @sstevocamaro
    @sstevocamaro Месяц назад +9

    My carrier has cut pay 3 times. I’m getting $2.52 a mile after 300 miles. Anything under is a set salary that equates to less money. WAS getting $2.82 after 140 miles. When I started it was 74% of the load. Not anymore 😢

    • @Halfstep2024
      @Halfstep2024 Месяц назад

      @@sstevocamaro I mean honestly man even on mileage you’re beating the load boards at your absolute lowest rate. As long as they can put at least 2500 on you per week you are in a lot better place than you ever could be at 74%. I’ll never understand giving a carrier a cent more than 15% when all the risk is on me when it comes down to it. But to give ya a good example, according to everyone I talk to that runs spot freight I’m killing it still, if you made 74% of what I make with direct customer freight doing ltl reefer work. You’d be making about $.60cpm less than you’re currently getting per mile.

  • @ell04ver15
    @ell04ver15 Месяц назад

    R.I.P THANK YOU FOR YOUR DEDICATION IN TRUE TRUCKING

  • @ksw501
    @ksw501 Месяц назад +17

    The only driver shortage is ones that are low paying, low to no benefits jobs. Good paying jobs with good benefits packages are all filled.

  • @briancallahan5673
    @briancallahan5673 Месяц назад +8

    I have been on vacation sense February.. might go back next year…. Might not I love the road but to dam dangerous lately

    • @d.m.melendez2269
      @d.m.melendez2269 Месяц назад

      @@briancallahan5673
      YUP. The idiots, newbies and ass clowns make it so dangerous when ice, snow and weather rolls out It's miserable trying to stay away from the ridiculous shit they do

  • @alkennedy1124
    @alkennedy1124 3 дня назад

    How did he pass 68 years old , 56 to 24 so condolences ,,,Im praying for you guys, thanks , BigAl California, the tow trucker /junk hauling, thanks BigAl California

  • @classicxl
    @classicxl Месяц назад +4

    Rip Dave i’m still shocked to learn you past in Aug

  • @dominikmilewskiPL
    @dominikmilewskiPL Месяц назад

    Thank you for rookie driver from Europe to give advice how to survive in American market!

  • @delmontegreenbeans
    @delmontegreenbeans Месяц назад +1

    Dang. O.G. MOST HIGH BLESS

  • @grigorirasputin996
    @grigorirasputin996 28 дней назад

    Trying to rewatch all your videos, because i miss you and i hope you get even more views so your family can get some monetization. RIP Dave.

  • @playsonfreeway
    @playsonfreeway Месяц назад +46

    $21.00 an hour still not enough

    • @ryukirito2616
      @ryukirito2616 Месяц назад +7

      I wouldn’t be driving shit for $21/hr

    • @TruckerMike84
      @TruckerMike84 Месяц назад +6

      At least paid hourly still getting compensated for your time

    • @ksw501
      @ksw501 Месяц назад +1

      Yup

    • @cmv8722
      @cmv8722 Месяц назад +12

      $35.00 - $45.00 is the new ok wage for driving big trucks.

    • @Totes_ma_Goat
      @Totes_ma_Goat Месяц назад +4

      Right. We start off at my job at $22 an hour at my job no experience to basically watch a machine run all day and do q.c checks. Within 3 years most are making over $25. Hard to believe these days that over $20 an hour is still hard to live on. But here we are.

  • @Prairietrucker
    @Prairietrucker Месяц назад +7

    Getting out of long haul was the best choice i ever made. Started driving local for a construction company, make $33 per hour with overtime after 50 hours. Im making over 100k per year and sleep in my own bed every night.

    • @28ebdh3udnav
      @28ebdh3udnav Месяц назад +1

      That's what I want to do after I get my CDL going and with 2 years of experience. I'm looking at deciding to stay local even if it's lower pay than OTR since I want to be with kids daily

  • @OneshotMovement
    @OneshotMovement Месяц назад +2

    RIP I been watching your videos for years

  • @HitchcockHaulin9118
    @HitchcockHaulin9118 Месяц назад

    RIP, You definitely taught me a lot

  • @TruckerMike84
    @TruckerMike84 Месяц назад +7

    Our experience out here don’t amount to F****** S*** anymore . I had to come back out unfortunately . If all goes well in about 6 weeks I’ll officially be able to be done with the road and go back local or do something else paid by the hour and be home every night .

    • @cmv8722
      @cmv8722 Месяц назад +1

      At least you have a house to sleep in every night.
      Imagine if you were trying to get established in today’s transportation world.

  • @alanlewis7924
    @alanlewis7924 Месяц назад +3

    By the hour is the right direction but it is still a undesirable and difficult job . There are some companies in the states that pay hourly with a lot of requirements to get that pay. The micro management can be brutal. Cheers !

  • @cmesleet
    @cmesleet Месяц назад +1

    RIP Dave you will be missed

  • @BigEdandThePups
    @BigEdandThePups Месяц назад +3

    Rip prayers

  • @mrcrowleyoz
    @mrcrowleyoz Месяц назад +9

    Seems like most new drivers can’t do math. All time spent at work should be paid. It doesn’t matter if you’re local or over the road. Anything after 8 hours or 40 weekly, drivers should build in overtime and expect more pay while being away from home. You can make more money as a forklift driver without all the risk and responsibility of driving a semi.

  • @peaceyo7998
    @peaceyo7998 Месяц назад +1

    Rest In Peace Dave !!

  • @gdtimi
    @gdtimi Месяц назад +1

    Rest In Power King ❤

  • @playsonfreeway
    @playsonfreeway Месяц назад +13

    When I started driving OTR in 1975 I was making $0.06 a mile

    • @kennethd9344
      @kennethd9344 Месяц назад +4

      I started to 1975 I was making a whopping 10 cents a mile but it was some great trucking back than. Take care

    • @Steven-rp8zo
      @Steven-rp8zo Месяц назад +14

      And the median price for a house was $30K in 1975. Today it's over $400k.

    • @Black.dynamite-
      @Black.dynamite- Месяц назад +1

      I started in 2018 and started out out at .32 a mile

    • @jameskerrigan2997
      @jameskerrigan2997 Месяц назад +1

      Wow I remember relatives driving in the 80's for 23 cpm. And that rate stayed many places until 2000. Now I'm going into debt at 50 cpm. Back to a gravel truck or low boy for me.

    • @JoyceFerguson-g1y
      @JoyceFerguson-g1y Месяц назад +1

      And you could live on it……just barley but it was possible 😂

  • @treyfeeley2519
    @treyfeeley2519 Месяц назад +11

    How can carriers keep hiring when there are not enough loads for everyone??

    • @sstevocamaro
      @sstevocamaro Месяц назад

      @@treyfeeley2519 Because they don’t care. The more trucks billboarding their name around the better in their eyes. Guys are still quitting their jobs and buying trucks to come out here and running cheap freight because they don’t know any better.

    • @BillMonroe-vg8gn
      @BillMonroe-vg8gn Месяц назад +2

      They keep drivers in reserve because of turnover rates 😂

  • @kellywheeler6130
    @kellywheeler6130 Месяц назад +2

    Hey,
    For the last few years I've been on guaranteed pay, 1500 minimum pay with 150 extra for weekends. Im in a day cab but make the same as regional drivers, doesn't matter if my load is canceled. Sucks that minimum hasnt gone up but i still make more and have more stability than others... maybe time to demand a base pay as long as you aren't turning down loads for drivers

  • @alcinovargas8736
    @alcinovargas8736 Месяц назад +2

    Rip brother

  • @rodneystewart8958
    @rodneystewart8958 Месяц назад +2

    Rip Dave you'll be missed 🙏 😢

  • @bigwade4490
    @bigwade4490 Месяц назад

    We are going to miss you dave. Listened to you for year's on the road see you on the backhaul driver

  • @queriota
    @queriota Месяц назад +2

    Rest in peace legend 😢

  • @prettynatural1973
    @prettynatural1973 Месяц назад +1

    Here today and gone tomorrow this is why I don’t stress f these jobs .

  • @danielgodfrey4415
    @danielgodfrey4415 Месяц назад

    I work locally as a milk hauler in California.
    If I were to max out my hours (16 hours, we're ag) every day for a year, my salary would be $122,500. Rumor is they're going to bump everyones pay ($27h) I'll believe it when I see it.
    I work for California Freight, like every company they have their issues. I personally like working for them. I have a dedicated route, that I get done in about 12 hours. And my commute is nothing.

  • @patioco4969
    @patioco4969 Месяц назад

    Rest in Peace Driver🙏🏻Thanks for Every Mile🇺🇸🙏🏻🇺🇸

  • @davidjackson4112
    @davidjackson4112 Месяц назад

    RIP Dave, you’ll be missed.

  • @briandarazs6620
    @briandarazs6620 Месяц назад +1

    This vid here is why I don't comment much. I run a tanker in the Alberta oilfields. The industry I haul in compared to general freight, whatever that may be, is literally like night and day. This 24 dollars an hour Dave is talking about, I was getting a little more than that in the early 90s. I'm not going to post what I make now, very few on this page would believe me, if any. Even my wait time pay is much more than this 18 dollars an hour to tarp etc. It's just bewildering to me how little you guys get paid, blows my mind. We even have a pension and a health package that costs us nothing and most things are 100percent coverage, the things that aren't 100percent percent covered come in at 80 percent coverage. We also get production bonuses and safety incentive bonuses as well. Like I said , the difference is literally like night and day. I'm rooting for you guys, but I will never understand why anybody would work for what most drivers are being paid, that's also bewildering to me.

  • @Alfonzo0887
    @Alfonzo0887 Месяц назад

    🕊🙏🏾🕊 rest peacefully, Mr. Macmillan!!!

  • @OperatorPuski
    @OperatorPuski Месяц назад +1

    It’s all by design. Pay plans have stayed the same or actually been cut across the industry for the last 5 years. They play hocus pocus with the numbers too. They’ll advertise 88% of the load pay but once you factor in the fees they deduct weekly the effective pay is 75% of the load and don’t even share the fuel surcharges it collects. The fleet I’m signed on with turns completely over every 3 years. That just so happens to be how long before you’re vested in the retirement plan so they’ve factored that in cause they know they can’t keep anyone.

  • @TruckerCam-m6r
    @TruckerCam-m6r Месяц назад +2

    Carriers in Canada are the biggest con artists these days. Especially in this Trucker recession. They're even screwing over the Owner Operator. You can't believe any of these companies, and the best thing to do is ALWAYS Read their Google reviews, especially the lowest score ones.

  • @drgunnwilliams8239
    @drgunnwilliams8239 Месяц назад

    I was clearing average 29-31/hr driving in 2001

  • @d.m.melendez2269
    @d.m.melendez2269 Месяц назад +9

    Mumbo jumbo crap and spin from carriers.

  • @benjaminacosta2582
    @benjaminacosta2582 Месяц назад +1

    i can´t belive it! Dave is gone! RIP. keep the side rubber down, on your journey to God!...

  • @tedshantz6193
    @tedshantz6193 Месяц назад +3

    doesnt matter how much a mile they pay they will just limit ur miles because if ur makein money they r not

  • @alenagoddess2400
    @alenagoddess2400 Месяц назад +1

    What really annoys me is these companies that pay both hourly and mileage. And they want you to work on the dock when there are no working forklifts and the dock is full already. So if you drive out on a short run 72 cents a mile get there and let's not forget the time you spend inputting on your broken device drop and hooks inspection time etc which is essentially pennies especially when the equipment's broken and it takes you an extra hour to hunt down a working slip seat truck, device, trailer etc. not to mention chaining up going over the mountain on the 80 stopped for 2 hours unpaid only to be told they closed down the highway with no bathroom anywhere in sight in a day cab and to turn around so you have to stay in a hotel with no clothes 😂 after a 14-hour workday!! it's enough to break someone!!

  • @AA-bs3iy
    @AA-bs3iy Месяц назад

    Honestly if u can get on at any Ltl that’s gonna pay better then otr company driver or regional truck load. Old dominions top scale is .82cpm right now and it’s not hard to average 2500 miles a week or more and your home daily at most terminals. And there’s others that pay good like Estes and saia. Even scraping the bottom of the barrel when it comes to pay like Xpo, R and L and central your gonna make 95-100k doing Linehaul easily. If the day comes that I can’t do ltl Linehaul I’m not gonna be using my cdl anymore

  • @TheBigdog868
    @TheBigdog868 Месяц назад

    Find a place that makes its own products and has a private fleet. I found a good job in the compressed gases industry, but there are others. Stay away from third-party over the road gigs. There's too many small hands in the pie and not enough profit for you.

  • @rogerpenske2411
    @rogerpenske2411 Месяц назад +1

    Thank you, King Roosevelt II! 88 years of truck drivers being exempted from the fair labor standards act of 1938. Exempt from minimum wage and overtime. The problem isn’t the companies, they do what is legal and what works for them. They would be fools to do otherwise. Don’t forget to vote.

  • @ronheadley6141
    @ronheadley6141 Месяц назад

    RiP going to miss your videos left us to early

  • @sardonic_smile_8752
    @sardonic_smile_8752 Месяц назад +1

    Sometimes you have to just call out these scams. The industry is rife with these scam practices.
    Unfortunately there is quite a bit of unpaid work that is part of the industry that is overlooked. Companies will pay hourly but insist that you be "On Duty" to be billable hours on your time sheet. That 15 minutes used for work could be the difference of you getting back to the terminal, at the end of the day/week.

  • @polok890
    @polok890 Месяц назад +1

    Super dangerous job for $21 HR. The police aren't enforcing traffic laws and driving is high risk

  • @patrickdrier4707
    @patrickdrier4707 Месяц назад +1

    21 an hour is low. 18 for messing with straps and tarps is insanity should be more pay not lower for working harder.

  • @azzemsam3328
    @azzemsam3328 Месяц назад

    Rest ❤ dave

  • @carljohnson4996
    @carljohnson4996 Месяц назад

    RIP Dave we have it from here brother rest easy…

  • @supermarioxs1
    @supermarioxs1 Месяц назад

    I don’t work by the hour , I get paid by the load …. Not by the mile either so things are pretty steady.

  • @JustinD912
    @JustinD912 Месяц назад +1

    Rest easy big strapper

  • @monkjohn4833
    @monkjohn4833 Месяц назад +4

    Never made more than 50000 a year the whole time I've been out here since 1995

    • @MrFTBL2000
      @MrFTBL2000 Месяц назад +3

      Yikes. I’m 24 and making double that with 3 days a week off

  • @eriknervik9003
    @eriknervik9003 Месяц назад

    So in Canada, even though they measure highway distances in kilometers, they pay by the mile? I’m an American driver, and I find this curious. I have driven in Canada before, but only for American carriers paying me by the hour.

  • @geofractal
    @geofractal Месяц назад +1

    The first lie in trucking is a "sign on bonus." You don't get theis so-called sign-on bonus until you ahve been there an number of miles or months or year. That is a 'retention bonus' boys. The first thing = a lie.

  • @drivingwithricks
    @drivingwithricks Месяц назад +1

    Long haul driver's need to make at least $35.00 an hour to make driving a truck worth it. Long hours and low pay doesn't cut it. The industry is nothing more than a sweat shop on wheels

  • @josephcorrado5165
    @josephcorrado5165 Месяц назад

    I'm 74 years old. I've been. I drove for for 31 years. I just retired and sold my truck. I hardly made any money. I wonder how other drivers are doing out there

  • @erich84502b
    @erich84502b Месяц назад

    Easier to take advantage of steering wheel holders

  • @jameskerrigan2997
    @jameskerrigan2997 Месяц назад

    After 20 years in interior Alaska I moved to Idaho. I have learned some hard lessons. Trucking companies here lie, get away with what they can. And the state hates workers. Get your wage right before you hit the seat, if raises come at all it will be a penny. If they rip you off the state will do nothing. Work in a pro union state or not at all.

  • @XLoad3d
    @XLoad3d Месяц назад

    Hey quick question for bulk haulers I was offered a company position for this season and said they pay 25% of the load. I heard a owner-op say he makes 75% of the linehaul (has his own truck). What's the average % pay for a company bulk hauler?

  • @josephisrael5893
    @josephisrael5893 Месяц назад +3

    $21. An hour is a joke
    You can make more working at target

    • @SmartTrucking
      @SmartTrucking  Месяц назад +4

      Yes, $21 bare minimum. Do you realize how many drivers are making LESS than $21/hr???? Many make $16-$18/hr and that's in Canada!!! That is subsistence living!!!!

  • @Tony-e9l
    @Tony-e9l Месяц назад

    RIP Dave. you are on the highway to heaven now

  • @TruckinRoundTv
    @TruckinRoundTv Месяц назад

    60 cents per mile is 21$ a hr for 14 shift.. guys still chasing miles are insane!

  • @alenagoddess2400
    @alenagoddess2400 Месяц назад

    65 cents per mile at 2,500 to 3,000 miles per week is way more than $21 per hour. The hourly pay only benefits you if after 8 hours they're going to pay time and a half and you're getting 10 to 12 hours per shift. What we need is a guaranteed pay for every person that works that allows them to afford housing food travel and their spouse to say home with the kids if needed etc. Right now only 1% of the population is farming in US they really need a basic living wage

  • @SooperTrooper100
    @SooperTrooper100 Месяц назад

    ✌️&❤ on line 1 Forever.