Hopper, Dump O/O's & Drivers

Slowing down this week...Not much to do until next week. Had weeks like this all year but maybe will get better.

 

I think just because it's so soon after harvest. They may not know what needs to be moved. Also the elevators won't move a whole lot until they can figure out what fall harvest will be.

The weather now is hot and dry... If this would continue a long time, they wouldn't move as much wheat out... The fall harvest could be small and they don't want to have empty elevators...as in no storage fees.

Also farmers may not have sold very much grain. The prices have been dropping since harvest.

What is affecting you on loads not sure...You haul different products than me I believe.

 

Could haul for different grain company today but 1.00 a mile is pretty bad. I get tired of calling and hearing what the rate pays. I can actually remember when they called you and the rates were good.

Crazy part is I was making more money last year when fuel was high. Seemed like you could always get them to go up on rate because fuel was high. Maybe it was because they were paying high prices for gas too. Granted econony hasn't helped but it has been a strange year. Shippers and brokers got us by the ### this year.