Taking the plunge. My journey as an O/O.
Discussion in 'Ask An Owner Operator' started by Farmerbob1, Jan 7, 2019.
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Pretty trucks in washout lanes are like a bunch of teenage girls gathered around the sink and doing their makeup while you are waiting to wash your hands after doing an oil change.dwells40 Thanks this. -
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Flash is cash, right?
My trucks stay clean whether they are getting a little rough around the edges or not.
If this is all it takes to get under your skin, I am amazed that you have been hanging in there as long as you have. -
I don't have skin in the game but even in my current career, keeping my work truck clean is an extension of my personality and I do what I can to keep it swept out and the cab clean.
If I have a contractor at my house for some work, first thing I do is look at his truck when I get a chance....if the back of it has material and tools strewn about in a clapped out mess, how does the job usually go?
"Oh i couldn't find this or that, took me longer" or the general quality of the work done is sub par.
And likewise with the DOT. I do have a Class B and keeping a sparking truck has let me slide by everytime.Long FLD, fordconvert, JonJon78 and 1 other person Thank this. -
I won't hire a guy in a three piece suit to cut my yard. -
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It's comforting to know that Bob has learned the secret of profitability in this industry
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The rest of us are working on margins that won't support that kind of investment.
Maybe you're the outlier, maybe you're the 'special guy' with the 'special, super secret' account.....I doubt it.
Or, maybe you're the guy at the diner counter running his mouth.
My guess.
Or perhaps you're too prideful to understand that a truck is not an extension of one's personality, rather a way to make money.
Listen.....a truck is a TOOL to make money. Take care of it and it will take care of you. And that doesn't involve washing it twice a week.......That's just straight up silly.beardeddriver and Farmerbob1 Thank this.
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