Rates are crashing and fuel to the moon!

Discussion in 'Ask An Owner Operator' started by Kenworth6969, Mar 3, 2022.

  1. Long FLD

    Long FLD Road Train Member

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    Think of what could be done with platooning if that comes about before too long. You’d still have one driver in the truck, but you could basically run two team loads long distance with only one driver per truck. Second truck platoons off the first while the driver gets his rest break, then switch and the fresh driver takes the lead spot. Really it could be done with more than two trucks, everyone except the lead truck is sleeping behind them.
     
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  3. Dave_in_AZ

    Dave_in_AZ Road Train Member

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    Just more reasons for everyone to start gaining step deck experience now.
     
  4. Evil_E

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    I like the idea in theory...however, there's only a select number of people that I trust enough to allow me to be a sleeping passenger. I've seen how some of these "professionals" drive....and a lot of them can't safely operate one truck, let alone be responsible for multiple trucks.
    Now, I love the idea of owning multiple trucks and linking them together so I could take 5 or 6 at the same time and generate revenue.
     
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  5. LoneRanger

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    Ya but your pay would be the same. Not more. Remember corps give you more responsibility but not more money. If you say you are an owner operator, then maybe you can piece together loads like partials. Maybe that will work.
     
  6. Evil_E

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    Oh, each load will pay....or someone else can haul them and me and my 125 net ton capacity will go elsewhere
     
  7. shatteredsquare

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  8. Long FLD

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    Canada is price per liter.
     
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  9. NorthEastTrucker

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    Looks like the prices of Diesel in the U.s.a in Gallons and Litres in Canada.
     
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  10. shatteredsquare

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    i figured it was reward for NWO/WEF compliance
     
  11. Brettj3876

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    Local/final mile will be safe for a while still when convoys of autonomous trucks start running
     
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