Truck Load Rates Halt 8 Week Slide 2.0

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  1. Brettj3876

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    Some of the smaller guys with high overhead are probably really nervous atm
     
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  3. PPLC

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    Unrelated- the recruiters are out in full force right now. In the past week, I've had four reach out, and apparently sixteen view my LinkedIn profile. Getting bonkers over here.
     
  4. Scooter Jones

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    Brand new long nose PB tricked out with a brand new custom made 4 axle 53' curtain van, not hard to get to $4,500 a month between the two.
     
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    A good friend of mine lives on Long Island, NY. He went to the post office this morning and snapped this photo. Look at the "shower curtains" hanging as a barrier. This sheat is surreal.

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    Rhode Island police began stopping cars with New York plates Friday. On Saturday, the National Guard will help them conduct house-to-house searches to find people who traveled from New York and demand 14 days of self-quarantine.

    “Right now we have a pinpointed risk,” Governor Gina Raimondo said. “That risk is called New York City.”

    Rhode Island Police to Hunt Down New Yorkers Seeking Refuge
     
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  7. Midwest Trucker

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    That is interesting. They are trying to poach you or what’s going on? Explain more if you can. Wonder why now would be more then usual?
     
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    Just got off the phone with one of the guys we ran sand boxes with this past spring/summer. Pulling for a diff company now and looking for trucks. $380 a load, 50/hr detention. Could be a blessing in disguise, staying away from populated areas and whatnot.

    Suppose to meet with owner on Monday. Word is the frac companies around me aren't closing down yet, even with super low oil prices atm. Still haven't caught up to the few rigs we have around my area.
     
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    Cant tell you how many normally anti gun people who have been talking and buying guns + ammo round here. It sort of pisses me off in a sense because they are the same people who want to take our rights away. Now they are a little scared and want to make sure they stay safe. Ultimately, it’s a good thing IF they don’t forget this feeling when it all blows over and they are back to their safe place. My guess is they will forget quickly.
     
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