Closing up shop, or thinking about it?

Discussion in 'Ask An Owner Operator' started by Midwest Trucker, Aug 28, 2022.

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What’s your situation in todays trucking climate?

  1. Still in business and plan to keep going.

    50.7%
  2. Still in business but it’s touch and go, we’ll see.

    9.6%
  3. I sold out, just couldn’t make it work anymore

    4.8%
  4. I’m a company driver, and glad I didn’t make the jump

    15.8%
  5. Owner op for life, ride or die!

    21.2%
  6. Other: Retirement or something else. Explain

    8.9%
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  1. larry2903

    larry2903 Heavy Load Member

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    KrumpledTed Medium Load Member

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    Hell it happened in late 2019 too when things went into that slump. About 3 months went by of continuously damaged product from guys that didn’t give a hoot and nearly all the customer base for this shipper was up in arms, especially the few out in TX/NM/OK/KS I frequent. Nearly every load they were receiving were a week behind and all of them had varying levels of damage from improper securement to water damage (must be tarped and tarped very well). One fella even showed up at a location with the product falling off the trailer.

    The cheap guys are great until you have to question whether or not you will have any product to sell if it ever arrives. When the pendulum swing back, I’m not sure I’ll be so kind as to help these fools out again. If I do, I might be making a thread about $10 per mile on 400-500 mile loads.
     
  3. Brettj3876

    Brettj3876 Road Train Member

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    That's a sweet setup you got. I love me some NY style pizza. There's only 1 place around me who can make a thin crust pizza worth eating. When I go visit family in jersey the 1st place I stop at is this little hole in the wall pizza and sub shop that's been open since the 60s. 1st and 2nd generation Italian's
     
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    JoeyJunk Road Train Member

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    Those are always the best pizza shops. I have ate at our local one 3x this week. Lol. The other one closed earlier this year. That sucked.
     
  5. Elroythekid

    Elroythekid Road Train Member

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    Repeat after me..
    "Would you like fries with that"
     
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    Rideandrepair Road Train Member

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    rbrtwbstr Road Train Member

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    There's a little pizza shop in Bridgeton NJ, they make an awesome pizza. Big Johns. Think they've been there since the early 60's.

    I have a relative that lives down there. She's 93 years old, and knows all the good places to eat in the area. I never knew how cool south Jersey is until I went there to visit her. There's a really great orchard about a mile from her place, they've gotta be the sweetest peaches I've ever had.
     
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    skallagrime Road Train Member

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    Smoking is one of the few arts i never really picked up, but im not much for bbq, probably brisket would be the only thing id be trying to use it for anyway.
     
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    GYPSY65 Road Train Member

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    Thanks!

    It’s always those hole in the wall places that are the best
     
  10. Midwest Trucker

    Midwest Trucker Road Train Member

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    Anyone cracking cold ones and smoking their meat? :D

    Nice relaxing day here, it’s been a nice weekend. Cookout was yesterday with the family. Today is chill day.