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Post by drayerman2 on Dec 2, 2012 10:06:03 GMT -5
:-XWanted to pass this along. They are no longer called the "PSC" They are now called the "Georgia Dept of Public Safety." You notice the letters "MCCD" on the Fenders. It stands for "Motor Carrier Compliance Division." In an Article dated October 12 on their Website, the DOT is looking for Funding to build a new Scalehouse and Inspection shed somewhere near Gate 3. Im thinking the area of the old inspection area off Hwy 25. They wanna target "Outbound traffic" from the Ports. They also wanna harbour 20 new legalized extortionists (I mean Officers.) Anyone who wants to read the Article can go to dps.georgia.gov and look under "mccd" to view the article. |
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Post by seabee on Dec 14, 2012 16:25:06 GMT -5
think about this. soon the over enforcement will weed out most all the cheap hauling a$$hole$. what remains of the flock will finally receive some decent rates. i see some of these truck agents on here acting like there's big money in the trucking business being an independent container hauler. i don't see that. maybe being a newbie of thirty years i'm missing something out here? 90% of drivers i see working the port around here in savannah couldn't make enough money to keep it running if you gave them the d**n truck.
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Post by drayerman2 on Dec 14, 2012 19:11:45 GMT -5
Well seabee, I agree with ya. There is a lot of junk out there because we still have guys out there willing to run to Atlanta for $450! If we can weed out this stuff, and get guys to demand higher rates, then maybe things will change. As far as the scalehouse goes, we all know we can travel from here to New Mexico and be legal. But attempt to hit gate 3 in savannah and there is an Officer placing an OOS on ya for somethin stupid. Thats my point. I just dont trust them.
I have found out that its not so much the company stealing the revenue, its that they have a lousy score and think $450 is the goin rate to Atlanta! They look outside and see their fleet of junk with drivers that might not come to work that day or poor equipment that is destined to break down. Either way its worded, I agree with your post.
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Post by ilovdieselsmoke on Dec 17, 2012 1:30:25 GMT -5
At some point the shippers are going to have to pay for this discount party they've been having. Also these remaining cheap fly by night carriers will hopefully soon bury them self with their crummy CSA scores. I'm hanging around waiting for the final motor carrier funeral. It's only a matter of time before this stuck in gear economy rebounds and tanks the current amount of truck capacity. I also don't see a mad dash of people wanting to spend their life from family on the road with the mass of new regulations, the expense of living on the road, and this type demanding work for $33,000 to $50,000 per year. An OTR driving job should be upwards of at least $75,000 plus in today's real world. Just look at the current turn over rate even with Americas' horrible job market. Most newbies get a belly full after only a few months. Owner-operators are another story. They're dropping like flies in my part of the country. I've never seen so many guys getting out of the business. I'm talking truckers who have for years been in this business are leaving the industry...
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Post by ducksoup on Dec 17, 2012 23:25:31 GMT -5
they will begin paying after the 29th when the dockers walk off the job. trucking will cost to get the mess straightened out when they return.
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