$10,000 EIDL GRANT

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  1. Scooter Jones

    Scooter Jones Road Train Member

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    That's why I prepared. I can stay in the game for a lot longer than 2 or 3 months. Heck, if worst came to worst, I'll make my wife go back to work in the nursing industry. She's been taking it easy for 5 years now, while I've been putting the bacon on the table! LOL
     
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  3. Scooter Jones

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    As others have noted, this event is going to definitely cull the herd. I don't wish hard times on anyone though. Hopefully, people will land on their feet and survive one way or the other.
     
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  4. Midwest Trucker

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    Maybe it will maybe it won’t. I haven’t heard of anyone going out of business. Just getting gov money and waiting. If most of it’s forgiven then they’ll be right back at it soon as things open.
     
  5. snowwy

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    Be nice to know what and how china is doing.

    Don't hear about them anymore. Other then their numbers climbing again.
     
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  6. Scooter Jones

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    It's only been about 2 weeks since the freight cliff hit ;-) Not for everyone, of course. We'll have to give it a few more weeks before the cracks really start to show, me thinks.

    In reality, a lot of small one to five truck operations haven't gotten any money from the government anyways.
     
  7. snowwy

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    The only people that got the money last time are the publicly traded companies in bed with the big banks.

    Even states and colleges took a handout for their pensions.

    The little people got royally screwed.
     
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  8. DUNE-T

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    At $600 per week from Covid 19 fund, plus few hundred from your state, o/o can survive for quite a few months if they don't have $3000 truck payment, $1000 trailer and $1500 monthly insurance.
    Now if you are a 5-500 trucks company with payments on all equipment, the things will be very tough.
    I already know of two local 1099 companies both removing all the trucks from their insurance, just to keep MC active. One is so strapped for cash, they did not even have money for fuel to bring all their 40 trucks home.
    Another one is in better position, since over 50% of their trucks were o/o
     
  9. Blackhorse77

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    “One other point I'll make is this, my payroll (through my S-Corp) is made up of a combination of W-2 & Per Diem. I also take S-Corp distributions throughout the year. I do this this lower my tax liability. I was able to document each of those items from my QuickBooks account and provide a 12 month average for the underwriter. They accepted that.”


    Can you explain these terms more clearly for me?
     
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    DUNE-T Road Train Member

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    When you open another new business, before the opening,spend half a year on a forum, read, learn and ask questions. You will be much better prepared, than you are now.
     
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  11. Scooter Jones

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    I am a sole member of an LLC I formed and file as an S corp election. The S corp pays me as an employee, per diem and distributions.

    See how easy that was? ;-)
     
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