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.
Company offering $14,000 a week for truck drivers
Associated Press
and last updated 2021-05-06 13:10:02-04
SAN ANTONIO â Truck drivers can really cash in due to a nationwide shortage of experienced drivers.
Sisu Energy, a Texas-based company, is offering $14,000 a week to truck drivers. That s over $60,000 a month, and $728,000 a year.
According to
WLTX, truck drivers move nearly 71 percent of all U.S. freight. Increased demand following a down year due to the pandemic has caused a massive driver shortage.
Sisu s CEO says the shortage will last well beyond the summer, and possibly for another two to four years.
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Updated May 8, 2021
The fears among many in the diesel-powered owner-operator community are real when it comes to rising oil prices, as we ve reported, coupled with support in parts of government and elsewhere for alternative energy sources, which might come with their own constraints on production. All of it seems to mean little more than added costs for those fearful, but for the man whose voice is featured in this edition of Overdrive Radio, it all feels less like a problem than an opportunity.
That’s Jim Grundy, headquartered in Texas and owner of Sisu Energy LLC. It s an all-owner-operator/leased-small-fleet carrier hauling mostly dry bulk in the oil and gas business. Grundy s got a multifaceted trucking background, which includes past work with the 1845 company, likewise heavy in oil and gas hauling.
One Texas-based company is offering experienced drivers $14,000 a week. Author: Jeremy Baker Updated: 6:13 PM CDT May 3, 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.