What are my passions?

What are My Passions?

          Well I have five passions, My Beliefs, My Family, Radio controlled vehicles, Trucking, Gaming.

Those things I am passionate about, First two our number one. The Trucking Industry in a whole has fallen into a dark stereotypical hole. Trucking is very vital to our Nations economy, but because of preconceived notions from the public. People are easy to point the fingering the big Trucks as the problem, not the solution. How do we (drivers) solve this? Well for one when you are in the Public (i.e. Traffic, Warehouses, Truck stops). You need to find a clean look when you go into these places. Be polite in traffic, we all know the cars are going to whip around us and get in front of us, so no reason to blow the horn and the finger. I know we all have done it. We can not change them, but we can change us.

           I would also say that the trucking company needs to look at drivers different then drivers. Companies like Swift, Crete, U.S. Xpress, Cr England. All treat drivers as a dime a dozen. Instead they should be treating drivers as and asset instead of expense. These drivers are sometimes the only person that sees your customer. All truck companies pay by the mile. That is how they make the money. In the old days when Independents ruled the road, they payed a percentage of the load. Now I want to throw out another idea. Let's pay drivers a salary. No more load pay, no more detention pay, and raises will be based on complaints from customers and dispatchers. Now this will give you a better driver, He is not stressing out and yelling at the dispatcher because he hasn't moved in a few days. He is being paid to be you salesman, your advertising, your ambassador to your customers. Time to pay for his time away from the family. His HOS rules are getting tighter and tighter. A salaried driver will be more grateful to take that last minute load. He will be more willing to stop and shower. Driver will be more polite to customers and they will be far happier with the end result. Also the companies will have a predictable payroll. 

           Now these are just my ideas I have allot of them that will help the trucking industry being the monsters that John Q Public sees on the news. Let's get some companies to be out in the public making charities work. Helping the Charities give smiles to children all over the world.

Thank you Drivers for all you do.

Mr. Crossrds