Taxi Industry Vs. Truck Industry

Discussion in 'Questions From New Drivers' started by Solo Soul, Jun 16, 2021.

  1. nredfor88

    nredfor88 Road Train Member

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    Can you elaborate on that? Are you advocating OO, small company, or what? I like to hear many perspectives as I contemplate my next move.
     
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  3. slow.rider

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    People who own their own trucks get a (theoretically) bigger slice of the pie, while rarely needing or wanting to advertise. Although notice I said the guys making big bucks are driving blank trucks, but that doesn't mean everyone in a blank truck is making big bucks. :)

    So yeah, when you're looking around the truckstop, just remember: sometimes the guy driving the most raggedy-### truck is the guy who is making the most money.
     
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  4. truckdriver31

    truckdriver31 Road Train Member

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    ikr. makes me happy all over knowing your mouth is watering over jim. go for it.
     
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  5. truckdriver31

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    maybe or maybe not. you mite get a new truck, but your runs will be crappy for a while.
     
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  7. Solo Soul

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    She is hot
     
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  8. truckdriver31

    truckdriver31 Road Train Member

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    man yea she is. i watch all her stuff
     
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    Is driving that beast hard? Does it have automatic transmission?
     
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    At my 1st otr job in 1987 I got a 78 freightliner powerliner coe that in its day was a nice oo spec truck but by the time I got it , it was pretty sad .
    I cleaned top to bottom and kept it that way .
    Back in this time period it was still possible to get fired from a trucking job for somthing less than a rollover so about 6 months later a more senior driver we called Quickdraw got fired for somthing like brandishing a gun a customers property.
    So I ended up with his near new truck and haven't driven junk since .
     
  11. truckdriver31

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    i got a 10 speed
     
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