Higher Pay Will Be a More Common Thing in The Future in my Opinion

Other trucking companies will be doing the same as Maverick in my opinion.  It has been my opinion since the beginning of the recession.  Because of higher demand for drivers combined with the increase enforcement of regulations for safety.  Older drivers are leaving the industry, retiring or tiring with all of the changes.

Smart trucking companies looking at more than the 1st tier bottom line will see beyond immediate saving of hiring all new drivers and turning them over rapidly.

Smart trucking companies will focus on higher pay and better treatment of drivers in aim for a more loyal base and lower turn over rate.  This in my opinion creates a more solid company that has to ask less of employees because employees feels like more than employees.  They are treated like people that are part of a team.  They will work better and be happier which means, safer more proficient drivers who waste less money are more responsible and take better care of equipment.  I don't know why it is so hard to understand this.

Soon even not understanding or believing this will not matter.  Once enough trucking companies and other employers for that matter goes this route, companies who don't will not have a good pole of workers to hire from.  They to will end up having better money and benefits for drivers because they will have to in order to function.  Albeit it not at mass efficiency for lack of concern to treat their drivers as people.

The will still not have employees who wouldn't leave the company, they would remain only for better pay and benefits.  So trucking companies need to have someone in charge who actually cares about people and desire to give them a pleasant place to work.  Go talk to the people at Maverick. maybe they can help with the attitude adjustment.  I have talked to a few drivers who work there and most of them loved it, I am sure now then love it even more. 

Trucker Maverick to Raise Driver Pay, Expand Fleet

Also notice how trucking companies who do treat drivers better will enjoy free publicity.  I do it all of the time but all people talk about things the like or find providing a value to them or others.  Ok,well not all people but you get my point.  I have also pointed out New Century before and it is because it is a great company to work for as far as I can tell by all of the drivers that I have talked to.

So take your pick, keep treating drivers like crap or step your game up and enjoy YOUR benefits for doing so!