I Used To Make $100K As A Trucker. Now I Make Minimum Wage.

Watching a 71 year old man who worked his whole life and cannot afford a house is the saddest thing I've ever seen.

There's never a worker shortage, only a pay shortage.

Pays minimum wage “We have a worker shortage” Yeah I wonder why…

I've been trucking for 34 years, and I still get paid good, but I found a company that works for me and treats me like I'm someone and not a number

It’s high time workers start getting their lives and incomes back. It used to be that Americans were proud of the middle class, now it’s greed or nothing…workers be damned.

It gets worse every year. My uncle was a truck driver from 1953 to 1992. He had a nice house, a hunting camp, a nice gun collection, two old Indian motorcycles, bought a new car every 6 years, had 4 kids and my aunt was a housewife. There is no way that you could do that today. It’s really sad and I feel for the young people. 🙏

My father has been a trucker for 30+ years now. He's been telling stories of how amazing being a trucker was in the 90's-2010's. Now regulations have been changed to ruin the drivers' ability to make and control how much income they wanna make annually. Because of electronic monitoring bs, he went from $120,000/year to $70,000. He calls me often to chat while he's pulled over on the road telling me that he's reached his max drive time and now FORCED to stop just 5 miles away from his delivery. He was speeding to make up lost time and still couldn't make it. His company, as well as, the receiver would call and complain about not making the delivery. His response " I did my best. I legally need to wait 10 hours to get moving again.". Them: But you are 5 miles away". Dad: "Well... Legally I have to stay, so you're gonna have to wait.".

This is actually pathetic. Not the man, but society. Our society is absolutely pathetic.

She failed to mention DOT harassment and fines. Also failed to mention expense of living on the road and lack of parking.

I was a truck driver years ago. I hauled steel coils up and down the East Coast. I would work 11-14 hour days and make about $400 a week. I finally came to my senses and got out and went back to school to become an engineer. All those years driving, I feel like I lost them. I was never home. I didn’t have any friends. I never saw my family. I couldn’t pursue any relationships. It was hell.

Jobs are paying less every year for new hires and everything is going up in prices. The lower middle class workers are decreasing in numbers, they are being covert to lower class pay workers living in poverty.

This is absolutely true. I knew an owner/operator of 15 years exactly like the old guy and even though on paper he was making $150k a year, in reality he was barely scraping by. Had to sell his truck and go into painting to make ends meet. The cost of fuel, insurance, maintenance, have all skyrocketed while their pay has barely risen. Sad sad world we live in

At this point anyone who comments 'get a better job' or 'some people don't want to work' is either cruel, a bot, a CEO, or just completely unaware.

In 1998 an old trucker warned me not to become a trucker, because he said the trucking industry wasn't what it use to be. Thank you, sir. Update: People it was 30yrs ago. I'm talking about my personal experience. That old Trucker did me a solid. I went on to a greater career. Geez

I work for a pizza chain and when the delivery guy told me how much he made, I was like, "Damn, no, I think I'll stick with store management." Dudes moving probably 2,000lbs of product down a ramp per store x 4 or 5 stores a day. 5 days a week. And he's barely making $50k a year. Doing it in the rain, snow storms, etc.

Too much money in too few hands!!!! That is the problem in America..

Interest rate is currently at 4.75%(8th rate hike since March last year) Inflation at 7% and mortgage rates is at over 7.5% but yet minimum wage remains the same and my retirement portfolio has suffered tremendously these past years, so my question is how do senior citizens retire and live off such unstable economy. The long term game is obviously not for me at this point.

As a diesel mechanic for 10+ yrs. I feel sorry for owner operators because a truck can cost more than a house yet they help feed the world. Everything came off a truck! God bless you truckers!❤ 🤜🤛

I drove from 2005-2014. Even at the end of that timeframe it was junk. I quit driving and now run a semi trailer repair shop. I make just shy of 6 figures, I’m home every night, weekends and holidays off, no idiots cutting me off, and I’m not responsible for a multi million dollar load for peanuts. Been here for 10 years now and it’s great.

I drove vehicles/trucks in the military. I was young and enjoyed it, except for the long hours at times. In 1990 I worked as a dispatcher for a pretty big national trucking company (they don’t eXist anymore). The company owned the trucks. The company treated the drivers like animals, worked long hours. Treated them horribly. I ended up leaving after about 6 months. I wanted nothing to do with the trucking industry after that. I always try to give these truckers respect on the road. You couldn’t pay me enough to drive with all these bozos on the streets and highways. My prayers go out to you all, and I hope it changes for the better. Be safe out there.