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Walmart's $110k truckers: How big-box retailer has been forced to hike salaries to keep its supply chain going after 4,900 drivers quit the indus
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[quote:Anonymous Coward 80596713:MV81MTA0ODgzXzkzNjE3OTMzX0IwN0I2MTg=] [quote:Anonymous Coward 82757871:MV81MTA0ODgzXzkzNjE3MjgzX0U0QTY4MDMy] [quote:Florida Man:MV81MTA0ODgzXzkzNjE2MDYzX0MxMUQxRUI3] That's $25/ hour for 70 hours. BFD [/quote] $52/hr when you divide $110k by 2080 hours a year. [/quote] You really think these truckers only work 40 hour weeks? Most long haulers work closer to 80hrs and log 70. [/quote]
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The retailer said some drivers could be paid $110,000 a year
There has been a trucker shortage lately and more demand to move cargo
Walmart said about 20 workers have earned their commercial driver's licenses
The company wants to hire from within through its 12-week training course
The trucking industry lost 4,900 jobs, according to the the U.S. Bureau of Labor
Walmart has a hired a total of 7,000 drivers for its internal fleet since 2020
The most hires have come in 2021 with 4,500 - the most company history
The average salary for truckers and tractor-trailer operators was $47,130 in 2020
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because the salary was the real issue was why people were quitting??? is that the truth or was their something else??? some other reason???
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