Double Yellow's Company Driver to Independent Thread

It's all about risk assessment. While you may be an exception, there is a reason guys suspend their authority then later reactivate it and it's almost always poor business decisions that puts them in that situation. It basically boils down to the same reason those with bad credit pay more for insurance than those with good. It's all about risk assesment of the group a person falls in.

 

When I was at Crete, I was required to use the Enforcer
Lock. I met one our drivers at a drop yard. He had spent the night at a motel.
Someone hooked a chain to the rods that turn the latches and yanked the doors open , so now the rods were bent.
What did the crook find ? A load of peanut butter jar lids. One box was cut open.
The receiver rejected the load . The driver took it home for time off and ended staying a week waiting for someone to make a decision on what to do with load.
They finally told him to drop it about 150 miles away at our West Memphis drop yard.
That criminal caused alot of trouble and expense.

 

I've been soaking up as much info from this thread and Blairs. My problem is the spread sheet info on this one comes up as a bunch of garbled computer speak that I am not able to dis-cipher. Where can I get a cleaner view of these sheets so I can judge (and implement my own) numbers? Much thanks in advance

 

Best to make your own. And it doesn't have to be a fancy spread sheet, pen and paper works just fine. Use whichever you are more comfortable with.

 

Spyder you're right that I should use my own numbers. I do that a lot. I would like to be able to see these spreadsheets to be able to use as a reference is all. Everybody has their own numbers they need to use, no two trucks or operators are alike. Thanks for that suggestion, much respect to you.

 

Honestly I was wondering how long it would be, especially after getting to know you a bit. As-in this is a hard business to run in good times, and I know you have a few other less work intensive options to turn to.

I think you have your equipment priced right. Best of luck for a quick trouble free sale and transition to something else.

 

Where was that picture taken?

 

Sorry to hear about this, I've enjoyed your thread and progress. What were the main issues that made you throw in the towel?