[blizzard]

Well hell! Here we go again with that age-old-question "why do carriers continue to recruit new drivers if their current drivers are not happy?" It's a very easy question to answer! How much money does it cost your carrier to over-hire vehicles of every size just so they can cover any potential loads that might pop-up on their load boards? How much money does it really cost your carrier to let a few trucks sit for a couple of days at a time waiting for that one "regular" customer to call in with an emergency situation? It really doesn't cost them very much at all beyond the "primary freight insurance" that they have to put up for that particular unit. So, turnover is just a normal part of what this business has become. The customer's needs have been placed above the needs of the independent contractor. It really doesn't matter how long you sit, as long as when that one 'special" customer calls your company with a dyer emergency, you are in the area and available to run that load. It's common sense actually from a businessmans prospective, or better yet "from a management standpoint!" Drivers are 100% interchangeable, and I don't think that is going to change anytime in the near future. Oh, yeah,look out for the next influx of expediters and (new sprinters, cargo vans, and straight trucks) to hit the market just as soon as these clowns at GM get their 100,000 dollar buyouts!!! It's going to be awesome!