Texas Truck Company Offers Drivers $14,000 a Week
On 5/7/21 at 5:03 AM EDT
A trucking company based in Fort Worth, northern Texas, is offering to pay experienced drivers $14,000 a week $728,000 a year as the U.S. grapples with a nationwide shortage of truckers.
Sisu Energy, which describes itself as a cutting-edge trucking company, says applicants must be over 25, with at least two years of experience, and must have a commercial driver s license.
Jim Grundy, CEO of Sisu Energy, told Texas TV station KENS 5: Insurance companies won t insure you if you re not 25 years old, if you don t have two years of experience. So, as a new driver coming out, these opportunities aren t available to you.
One Texas-based company is offering experienced drivers $14,000 a week. Author: Jeremy Baker Updated: 8:53 AM EDT May 6, 2021
SAN ANTONIO Imagine making $14,000 a week. That s what one Texas-based company is offering because of a nationwide truck driving shortage.
When the pandemic hit many truckers left the industry because there wasn t as much product to haul and the rates to transport products like gasoline tumbled. Now that demand is back up, but with fewer truckers to haul products like gasoline, a massive shortage is looming. And it s not just going to be gasoline. It s not going just going to be wood. You re talking about all your retail goods just like clothing, food, toilet paper, you name it, said Jim Grundy who is the CEO and owner of Sisu Energy.
Truck driving shortage to hit home for everyone Author: Jeremy Baker Updated: 7:53 AM CDT May 6, 2021
SAN ANTONIO Imagine making $14,000 a week. That s what one Texas-based company is offering because of a nationwide truck driving shortage.
When the pandemic hit many truckers left the industry because there wasn t as much product to haul and the rates to transport products like gasoline tumbled. Now that demand is back up, but with fewer truckers to haul products like gasoline, a massive shortage is looming. And it s not just going to be gasoline. It s not going just going to be wood. You re talking about all your retail goods just like clothing, food, toilet paper, you name it, said Jim Grundy who is the CEO and owner of Sisu Energy.
There are transportation companies across the US with trucks sitting unused, and not because they re not needed, it s because they don t have enough qualified drivers to operate them.
There is a shortage of experienced truck drivers in our country, and it s great news for those who do have experience.
Can you imagine earning $14,000 per week? Can you imagine earning that much to haul goods across the country? Can you imagine getting paid that well while being a part of keeping our country going? And it s not just going to be gasoline. It s not going just going to be wood. You re talking about all your retail goods just like clothing, food, toilet paper, you name it, said Jim Grundy who is the CEO and owner of Sisu Energy.
During the pandemic, many truckers left the industry due to a lack of product, and the rates for hauling that product tumbled. Now that demand has slowly returned, companies are facing a truck driver shortage.
Jim Grundy, CEO and owner of Sisu Energy, says the shortage will last through the summer and possibly several years. And it s not just going to be gasoline,” Grundy said. “It s not going just going to be wood. You re talking about all your retail goods, just like clothing, food, toilet paper, you name it.
He added: ”This thing is going to last anywhere from two to four years. And it could be longer because the population s getting stronger.