The professional driver is one that moves our country, they work tireless hours on a rotated schedule through every imaginable condition. Sleep in a confined space that doubles over as home. But our wages have yet to keep up with the demand, drivers are constantly abused, lied to and cheated by their employers. They are sometime kept away from their families and forced to work without overtime, holiday pay, or anything.
Now a drivers averages about $900 a week before taxes sometimes a lot less due to freight consistency. With the cost of living on the road a driver can spend almost up to $300 a week. Companies claim to offer a per diem but yet just take and keep it. Drivers are paid by the mile companies have moved to a new scam offering a base pay with bonus but is a way to not pay a wage
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