Is this the end for me in trucking?

A little clarification, Clarkson had owned the farm for a while before the show, however, he had a manager for the farm, who ran the farm as a standalone business.

This manager moved on and Clarkson thought, "how hard can this be, I'll do it?"

He got a BIG awakening, farming is hard work, and rarely turns a profit, the show has really bought home to a lot of viewers how hard, and precarious, farming can be.

Not too mention the petty rules and regulations that can scupper any entrepreneurial business ideas at a moments notice.

Sorry for the thread drift.

 

"scupper", haven't heard that used in a long time. lol

 

I have awesome hindsight, like a Nikon, lol. Worked for SNBC hauling chemical tankers 9 years. Should have gotten my own truck even through leasing. Moved to KAG with salary and good pay. That ended after a year. Now I’m in a hotel making half my pay ( breakdown rate) for the third time in three months. Total of 23 days and counting of my 579 sitting in a dealership. If I include our shops and road service calls it’s more like 30 + I’m just about done too. When I was salary I wouldn’t have to worry. IMO all drivers should be on salary or by the hour. But now I missed my 20th effing dentist appointment. Yeah that sucks.

 

I feel you. It took me a year to get new glasses. Everywhere was booked a couple weeks in advance and I could never make it home to make an apt. Had to be on the call list in case someone canceled last minute every time I was home.

 

I have so much respect for anyone driving these things for 20 or 30 years. So much....and even way more if you did it all on your own. And yet even more if you did it all on your own including finding your own direct customers. I can't even imagine it. You would have to be everything everywhere all at once and continously.

 

You missed the peak by about 6-8 months…..

separate them maybe …….?

your link to the extra pictures didn’t work for me……

 

Truck paper. Facebook. Craigslist.