Truck Load Rates Halt 8 Week Slide 2.0

Yep, oil prices are on their way back up, and the price of fuel is moving up with it. Nice while it lasted though. Last week I went 2200 miles for around $550 in fuel. This week will probably be $100 more.

 

I am absolutely confused about the Covid 19.
The less I follow official broadcast media, the less I care. I guess, that's because the disease did not manifest itself anywhere near me.
I am not even sure, if that's ever been a real threat or not, any more. Certainly, the Spanish flue was more showing....
I've been to so many places in the last 3 months and I guess my chances of contracting it were higher than a normal person.
I have not been sick. Nobody at home got sick either.

The had better open up Michigan Lake beaches or I will die from the Urban malaria sooner than the Covid 19.

 

Urban Malaria. That's a good one. I'm gonna have to sneak that into conversation at some point.

 

Chicago. 98% humidity. 104 Faranheit.

 

Got plenty of that back when I was down South. Don't miss it. Miss the Southern winters, though.

 

Doesn't surprise me. No political drama does.

Here's what does surprise me. Today I saw a Cascadia with it's front bumper intact. Maybe the first one I've ever seen. It takes most mega drivers about 15 minutes to rip half of a new Cascadia bumper off.

 

The last Cascadia I drove had a complete bumper, until I hit a deer and half of it fell off. Then it was in-tact with zip ties. My T680 has the nice steel chrome bumper. Sucks keeping it clean, but it won't fall off easily.

 

Restaurant in my town was packed today. Nobody wearing a mask, regular menus, sauces and such on the tables. We’re all gonna die! The waiting area was jam packed because only 50% of the tables can be used. LOL so much for social distancing.

As for rates. Still terrible in the Midwest. Let’s all get together and make a pact. Even when rates are good again. FFS let’s not talk about it on this public forum for 10’s of thousands to see!?!?