I have been following this story since February and honestly it makes me sick. A driver new to the trucking industry flipped over a CRST truck. I will say right off I do not personally know him, just of him and that is where I am writing this story from. He came to me last fall via Twitter asking if I would help him get a job driving. Below is his message he sent me. For the record, I declined. Hey Bethany can I ask a favor? Could you go to bat for me a lil with schnider_Ben? He's going to bat for me with
Trucking. Should You Be?
Nov. 03 2009
So. One thing in the trucking industry that is really bothering me lately is all of this crap Swift, JB Hunt, Werner, C.R England, Prime, and Crete (I could go on and on with names here) are doing when hiring unqualified drivers who couldn't hold a job at Mc Donald's. There are a lot of people who DO NOT belong in a truck but our wonderful government is looking the other way because these big companies can throw their money and weight around. Did you know most companies have the authority to both train and license
