Jeremy Reymer is the founder and CEO of DriverReach, but he’s also a member of the research advisory committee for ATRI, the research arm of the American Trucking Associations.
He’s the guest this week on Drilling Deep, and he’s got a good perspective on one of the reasons why the driver market is so tight: CDL schools aren’t pumping out ready-to-drive candidates like they used to, all because of the pandemic.
Reymer also talks with host John Kingston about the upcoming ATRI survey of the biggest issues in the industry. There’s a new candidate this year: COVID-19. How will that end up in the closely watched poll?
Kingston also will talk about a quirky bit of diesel data that came out this week and what it says about demand.
Stephen Webster
In Ontario Canada only larger trucking companies who self insure are offering new truck drivers $40,000 cd or $30,000 U S for the first year and maybe be home 10 or 12 days in the whole year. The truck driving schools are empty except foreign students who want to get a truck permit . In Canada if they get a truck permit and work cheap for 2 years they can get a P R then work in as a accountant or something else like a paramedic that pays much better. Until the Ford government has gov truck insurance like B C or Sask. M B many smaller trucking companies will continue to close.
Jude Parsons
It would be helpful if students had access to federal student loans for training. Driving schools are open here in Oregon. They are expensive and must be paid out of pocket. Most job seekers don’t have an extra 4 grand or more just sitting around. Flooding companies with drivers carrying a work visa or others willing to work for the lowest pay possible is on brand for these “recruiters”.
Jonny
In some areas WIOA assistance is available if you don’t want to go thru a company sponsored CDL training program.