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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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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
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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That's $25/ hour for 70 hours.


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2. “Strength is gained in the range it is trained.”
3. “If it doesn’t swim, run, or fly, or isn’t green and grow in the ground, don’t eat it.”
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Trucking is a VERY hard job due to long long hours and fatigue and deprived of normal things like a proper shower and washroom and real food.
They should get triple that pay.
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Re: 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
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???
 Quoting: Coastie Patriot


Inward facing cameras, you sleep and change in that truck. They record everything.
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Re: 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
I've been in the grocery supply business for 20 years, much of that has been wal mart


Or STAL mart as we like to call it.

Wal Mart's truckers are treated LIKE GODS.

If a wal mart truck shows up and there is a live of 8 trucks waiting for the dock THEY ALL have to move and let the wal mart driver go first.

The employees have to drop everything and get the driver unloaded and back on his way.

If not the driver complains to corporate and the store employees get in troulbe.


And alot of these assholes have the attitude to boot.
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More reason to invest in autonomy
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That's $25/ hour for 70 hours.


BFD
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$52/hr when you divide $110k by 2080 hours a year.
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That's $25/ hour for 70 hours.


BFD
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$52/hr when you divide $110k by 2080 hours a year.
 Quoting: Anonymous Coward 82757871


You really think these truckers only work 40 hour weeks? Most long haulers work closer to 80hrs and log 70.
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That's $25/ hour for 70 hours.


BFD
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$52/hr when you divide $110k by 2080 hours a year.
 Quoting: Anonymous Coward 82757871


You really think these truckers only work 40 hour weeks? Most long haulers work closer to 80hrs and log 70.
 Quoting: Anonymous Coward 80596713


THIS. Family member got his Class A thinking truckers made good money, then he quickly realized it's because they work 14 hr. days...

Especially considering all the BS they have to put up with these days, truckers should be making a hell of a lot more than 100k.
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And this is a Truckers Paradise

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That's $25/ hour for 70 hours.


BFD
 Quoting: Florida Man


I drove OTR.
When you add up ALL the hours including the
ENDLESS hours you sit in LOADING DOCKS on
your ass, waiting to get loaded and unloaded
by non-English speaking lumpers who take
siestas just to piss you off,
and trying to dodge scales with overloaded
trailers that you don't DARE take back or they'll
make you wait ANOTHER couple hours in their
loading docks, and then you have the econutsy
maniacs who don't want you on THEIR INTERSTATE
and try to drive you off the road, and you have
to almost kill YOURSELF trying to keep from
killing them in their little sub-compact cars,
and the towns that forbid you to use your noisy
engine brake, because it annoys them
(but they want your stuff)
and ticket you if you idle in sub-freezing temps,
because they don't want you polluting THEIR AIR
with you stinky diesel exhaust, etc, etc, etc...

if you add up all the hours you're making less
than minumum wage doing a shitty thankless job.

I bought a farm, we grow our own food,
are as self-sufficient as you can possibly
get and screw the rest of you.

Also have an arsenal to kill you when you
come looking for OUR FOOD.
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That's $25/ hour for 70 hours.


BFD
 Quoting: Florida Man


$52/hr when you divide $110k by 2080 hours a year.
 Quoting: Anonymous Coward 82757871


BS
Most truckers doing at least 3400 hours a year on the “clock” and at least 300 - 400 hours off. Plus try to sit in 15 square feet space for 20 - 25 days non stop all the time for 110k per year. Some of the prisoners have more space in jail cell.
Not to mention that you got camera watching you 24/7 and assholes calling you every time you change lane with no blinker or stoping to fast when you got cutoff by some 4 wheeler.
And this is when McDonald is starting to pay 15 an hour to do squat.
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Good. That's about what it takes in 2022 to live a middle class life. All by design of course.
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nobody is forcing you assholes to drive trucks its a profession for assholes went with.

I hate truckers who complain, do the job or FU OFFF
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That's $25/ hour for 70 hours.


BFD
 Quoting: Florida Man


I drove OTR.
When you add up ALL the hours including the
ENDLESS hours you sit in LOADING DOCKS on
your ass, waiting to get loaded and unloaded
by non-English speaking lumpers who take
siestas just to piss you off,
and trying to dodge scales with overloaded
trailers that you don't DARE take back or they'll
make you wait ANOTHER couple hours in their
loading docks, and then you have the econutsy
maniacs who don't want you on THEIR INTERSTATE
and try to drive you off the road, and you have
to almost kill YOURSELF trying to keep from
killing them in their little sub-compact cars,
and the towns that forbid you to use your noisy
engine brake, because it annoys them
(but they want your stuff)
and ticket you if you idle in sub-freezing temps,
because they don't want you polluting THEIR AIR
with you stinky diesel exhaust, etc, etc, etc...

if you add up all the hours you're making less
than minumum wage doing a shitty thankless job.

I bought a farm, we grow our own food,
are as self-sufficient as you can possibly
get and screw the rest of you.

Also have an arsenal to kill you when you
come looking for OUR FOOD.

 Quoting: Anonymous Coward 82756709


You'll run out of ammo eventually. Then I'll pay you a visit.
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04/08/2022 11:30 AM
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And this is a Truckers Paradise

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Now that's what I all great entertainment.


Can't go wrong in Miami !!!!!
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That's $25/ hour for 70 hours.


BFD
 Quoting: Florida Man


I drove OTR.
When you add up ALL the hours including the
ENDLESS hours you sit in LOADING DOCKS on
your ass, waiting to get loaded and unloaded
by non-English speaking lumpers who take
siestas just to piss you off,
and trying to dodge scales with overloaded
trailers that you don't DARE take back or they'll
make you wait ANOTHER couple hours in their
loading docks, and then you have the econutsy
maniacs who don't want you on THEIR INTERSTATE
and try to drive you off the road, and you have
to almost kill YOURSELF trying to keep from
killing them in their little sub-compact cars,
and the towns that forbid you to use your noisy
engine brake, because it annoys them
(but they want your stuff)
and ticket you if you idle in sub-freezing temps,
because they don't want you polluting THEIR AIR
with you stinky diesel exhaust, etc, etc, etc...

if you add up all the hours you're making less
than minumum wage doing a shitty thankless job.

I bought a farm, we grow our own food,
are as self-sufficient as you can possibly
get and screw the rest of you.

Also have an arsenal to kill you when you
come looking for OUR FOOD.

 Quoting: Anonymous Coward 82756709


You'll run out of ammo eventually. Then I'll pay you a visit.
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Crossbow bolts are cheap and reusable....
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Anyone with $5,000 can get a CDL and drive a truck...Trucking school will help you pass...
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That's $25/ hour for 70 hours.


BFD
 Quoting: Florida Man


I drove OTR.
When you add up ALL the hours including the
ENDLESS hours you sit in LOADING DOCKS on
your ass, waiting to get loaded and unloaded
by non-English speaking lumpers who take
siestas just to piss you off,
and trying to dodge scales with overloaded
trailers that you don't DARE take back or they'll
make you wait ANOTHER couple hours in their
loading docks, and then you have the econutsy
maniacs who don't want you on THEIR INTERSTATE
and try to drive you off the road, and you have
to almost kill YOURSELF trying to keep from
killing them in their little sub-compact cars,
and the towns that forbid you to use your noisy
engine brake, because it annoys them
(but they want your stuff)
and ticket you if you idle in sub-freezing temps,
because they don't want you polluting THEIR AIR
with you stinky diesel exhaust, etc, etc, etc...

if you add up all the hours you're making less
than minumum wage doing a shitty thankless job.

I bought a farm, we grow our own food,
are as self-sufficient as you can possibly
get and screw the rest of you.

Also have an arsenal to kill you when you
come looking for OUR FOOD.

 Quoting: Anonymous Coward 82756709


You'll run out of ammo eventually. Then I'll pay you a visit.
 Quoting: Anonymous Coward 78957513


Crossbow bolts are cheap and reusable....
 Quoting: Anonymous Coward 76985372


Mine are carbon fiber and expensive...
I never forgive and I never forget

I am a licensed firearm holder. I will, under protection of law, use lethal force if attacked.

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I was an over-the-road trucker for 3 years. I did Walmart runs a number of times while driving for Prime.

Walmart drivers are treated really well...I'm actually thinking about taking them up on their offer.
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That's $25/ hour for 70 hours.


BFD
 Quoting: Florida Man


I drove OTR.
When you add up ALL the hours including the
ENDLESS hours you sit in LOADING DOCKS on
your ass, waiting to get loaded and unloaded
by non-English speaking lumpers who take
siestas just to piss you off,
and trying to dodge scales with overloaded
trailers that you don't DARE take back or they'll
make you wait ANOTHER couple hours in their
loading docks, and then you have the econutsy
maniacs who don't want you on THEIR INTERSTATE
and try to drive you off the road, and you have
to almost kill YOURSELF trying to keep from
killing them in their little sub-compact cars,
and the towns that forbid you to use your noisy
engine brake, because it annoys them
(but they want your stuff)
and ticket you if you idle in sub-freezing temps,
because they don't want you polluting THEIR AIR
with you stinky diesel exhaust, etc, etc, etc...

if you add up all the hours you're making less
than minumum wage doing a shitty thankless job.

I bought a farm, we grow our own food,
are as self-sufficient as you can possibly
get and screw the rest of you.

Also have an arsenal to kill you when you
come looking for OUR FOOD.

 Quoting: Anonymous Coward 82756709


You'll run out of ammo eventually. Then I'll pay you a visit.
 Quoting: Anonymous Coward 78957513


epiclol

You better bring about 10 thousand people with you.
My neighbors have more ammo than I do.
Within 2 or 3 miles I would imagine
over 100 thousand rounds.

You'll be dead before I ever see
the whites of your eyes.
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I was an over-the-road trucker for 3 years. I did Walmart runs a number of times while driving for Prime.

Walmart drivers are treated really well...I'm actually thinking about taking them up on their offer.
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Me too……
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WALFART requires employees or prisoners in this case

Get the death JAB for employment.

nevermind the coming food shortages drivers

could be targeted by desperate hungry zombies.

.........WALFART.....WALDART....whatever your dead

either way.
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Vehicle automation will make the trucker occupation go extinct within 5 years.
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Vehicle automation will make the trucker occupation go extinct within 5 years.
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Sooner than that I've calculated that it will be all automated in precisely two weeks
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It's about time for a raise that is meaningful, truck driving is a tough job.
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Trucking is a VERY hard job due to long long hours and fatigue and deprived of normal things like a proper shower and washroom and real food.
They should get triple that pay.
 Quoting: Cheeseburgerandfries


hesright
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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???
 Quoting: Coastie Patriot


Inward facing cameras, you sleep and change in that truck. They record everything.
 Quoting: Anonymous Coward 77872225


This. They should get half a million.

But I get OPs point. The vaccine mandates are causing salary hyperinflation, and thus, price inflation.
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That's $25/ hour for 70 hours.


BFD
 Quoting: Florida Man


I drove OTR.
When you add up ALL the hours including the
ENDLESS hours you sit in LOADING DOCKS on
your ass, waiting to get loaded and unloaded
by non-English speaking lumpers who take
siestas just to piss you off,
and trying to dodge scales with overloaded
trailers that you don't DARE take back or they'll
make you wait ANOTHER couple hours in their
loading docks, and then you have the econutsy
maniacs who don't want you on THEIR INTERSTATE
and try to drive you off the road, and you have
to almost kill YOURSELF trying to keep from
killing them in their little sub-compact cars,
and the towns that forbid you to use your noisy
engine brake, because it annoys them
(but they want your stuff)
and ticket you if you idle in sub-freezing temps,
because they don't want you polluting THEIR AIR
with you stinky diesel exhaust, etc, etc, etc...

if you add up all the hours you're making less
than minumum wage doing a shitty thankless job.

I bought a farm, we grow our own food,
are as self-sufficient as you can possibly
get and screw the rest of you.

Also have an arsenal to kill you when you
come looking for OUR FOOD.

 Quoting: Anonymous Coward 82756709


So things are ok for you now...noted
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