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Old 05-28-2018, 04:27 PM  
Major (Tom)
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Originally Posted by Rochard View Post
Seems like Truckers are high demand and short supply. No one wants to be a trucker because they believe they will be replaced by self driving trucks in the near future. Until then, truck drivers are making bank.

I have a friend of mine who couldn't find a decent job to save his life. Money was so tight for them. He started driving, entry level position job was $80k with no experience other than truck driving school. A few years later he is making almost twice that, and a company in Texas paid for him to move out there...

I have two friends who are truckers. It’s a cut throat job and it’s being taken over by people who will work cheaper. Self driving trucks are a long time away. You’d see self driving trains first (which exist) but not on class I railroads.
Also, regulation and fuel prices hurt.
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