How are you guys paying for your fuel? Cash, credit card, fuel card, check.

I use a fuel card mostly. Sometimes a credit card.

What kind of fuel card? Any Ampride stations in your area? I have one down from my house and they have their own fuel card.

Originally Posted by Big John

It is going to be tuff everything is cheap, I hauled a big load a few weeks ago that normally would pay about $5000 gross but it was paying $3500, I was 14'6" tall, 14' 4" wide and grossing 105,000lbs and I got 3.4mpg, by the time the company took out their part and with all the deadhead miles involved I made 1.53 to the truck and had a high fuel bill. My step deck freight has come to a hault and I will not haul that big stuff that cheap. I am going to put my trailer up for sale and I am going to go see a hopper outfit today about pulling for them. They have some decent paying stuff and some not so decent but I am just wanting to pay my bills and survive until things get better, you have to take the good with the bad. The truck market is so bad I am proably $15,000 to $20,000 up side down and that sucks when I put $20,000 down when I bought it new, so their is no trying to seel my truck. I kick my self every day for not hanging on to my old ride that got better fuel mileage. I wished I could see into the future but that might be a bad thing. lol

Let us know who you decided to pull hoppers with. Join the elite...hopper pullers, right!

Let us know who you decided to pull hoppers with. Join the elite...hopper pullers, right!

LOL, you like NC the elite fleet. Maybe you need to put that logo on your trailer. lol

No, I'll let National Carriers keep their motto. I think the grain haulers slogan is "It's not cheap enough-cut it some more."

Originally Posted by wheathauler

No, I'll let National Carriers keep their motto. I think the grain haulers slogan is "It's not cheap enough-cut it some more."

Just not the hopper freight, hoppers are paying more then flatbeds from what I have seen.

" The Elite Cheap Fleet "

I would like to kick the hell out of the old man that got me into trucking. lol. but I can't see myself doin anything else. It changes everyday.

Really, I thought flats paid good. I did a little of that...hard work chaining up etc. I'd take a hopper over that any day. The grain dust and other fumes can get to you but I usually wear a dust mask...Stops a lot of coughing and wheezing.

I like that Elite Cheap Fleet...Applies to some outfits around here.