With too many trucks chasing too few loads it can only be a recipe for less pay and NO quality of life, which is what you get if you get out of...
Trucks are suppose to have extra chains in the NW and if one chain was broke were all the chains broke? could any one of them have been used to...
If your running an average of $1.40 a mile I can confidently gather that you are not "demanding" much more, I already know you are not asking...
Success in trucking is a matter of mastering your market and having the discipline to manipulate it, and that's true in every other business: we...
$1300 truck pamts. a month is not to bad; but "if" and only if, you can refinance it to be like half of that, I would try. Reduce all your other...
Thanks for your comment Mar1138, Sometime people go in business for themselves because the very reasons you stated: I don't foresee you not...
This make for a very interesting question, and would made an excellent new post, but its yours I'll leave it to you. The short answer to your...
I think people should appreciate when you help them, but they should not "expect" you to do for them what they can and should do for themselves,...
Glad you ask my friend: when I first got my authority I thought getting a curtain side made sense: the best of both worlds van and some flat bed....
This is clearly a running your own authority versus being least on situation: I can say this, unless you are getting loads directly from a shipper...
American Trucker, I can't help but acknowledge your great ambition. In reading through some of the your post I'm gathering (correct me if I'm...
I suppose they recon I never move over, lol, that would kinda be like being a butt head, isnit?
Might I suggest you read the "blog" before you assume there is no money in trucking, then let me know "are you doing what that post suggest, and...
Big Red, That's a very good post, that's a "very good" post, thank you.......Jo Bernard
Awareness Of The Trucking Market Equals Money In Your Pocket... Where's the money in trucking? It all depends on the market need for trucks,...
Take the most "DIRECT" route out of there; you'll only waste even more time and money trying to find your way around the tolls (and they already...
I would find a truck stop that let's me drop trailer, I start going to the YMCA in every town back in 2008 and began to master for my self when...
Okay, today's example involves a percent % situation, Here are the details. The operator owns his trailer- his percent is 72% of loaded miles...
Wow! what a deal man!!! See that's what I mean Wiley Sanders should have held his ground "that is" he created a dangerous situation by hitting his...
Say What!!! I'm sorry to hear jtrnr, what a bummer: they should have considered you only trying to be safe. My drill sergeant use to say, "if...
