DFIND RV DELIVERY JOBS DRIVERS
"A lot of the transporters have drivers that won't go back to dealers that make the driver wait two to three hours to check in a unit," DeMeyer said.Īnd unlike a tractor-trailer rig that can gain efficiencies by going both ways with a load of cargo, pickup trucks aren't as suitable for such purposes. In addition, there are costs for meals, hotels and insurance for the truck, he added.ĭeMeyer said better pay would likely help solve the problem, but ultimately, those costs would be passed on to the consumer.īut there's another problem with some of the dealers. To enter the delivery business, a driver needs a full-size pickup truck, which can cost $50,000 to $60,000, and then there are expensive additions such as a fifth-wheel plate, a trailering package and more, DeMeyer said.Ī driver without a CDL might gross $2,860 on a 2,200-mile trip to California, but $1,500 of that could easily be eaten up by fuel costs, DeMeyer said.
Pay is definitely an issue, according to DeMeyer, who also says that delivering RVs is not really a career for a person with a family and a mortgage to pay. Those are nice steps, DeMeyer and other transporters believe, but other issues remain. Two measures talked about at last week's seminar were recruiting drivers through a system offered by the Employment Network and decreasing the need for a CDL for lighter models.
RV shipments were at 165,700 in 2009 but could hit 339,000 this year, said Richard Curtin, a University of Michigan professor who studies the industry. There are more drivers today but not enough to keep up with the growing number of shipments. He believes increasing pay for drivers and better cooperation from dealerships would help gain and retain drivers.ĭoug Gaeddert, board chairman of the RVIA and a general manager at Forest River, estimates that shipments are anywhere from four to six weeks behind schedule.įor an industry that has been on an upswing the past four years after suffering through the recession, the issue is of great importance.
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