Anyone else seeing a slow down at their company
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I had lunch with the head of the shipping department for a local lumber mill last fall. He was complaining about the kind of trucks and drivers he was getting. He doesn't get to pick carriers, he just takes whatever the sales department sends him.
I told him the latest scam we'd seen with some of the rock sub haulers we had last year. These were single truck O/Os. I got the feeling that something was wrong when every single one of them listed the same policy number on their liability insurance and a completely different one, but the same number, on their cargo insurance.
My friend said the lumber haulers were all from the L.A. area with converted tomato trailers and trucks that looked held together with spit and promises. Nobody spoke English. But they hauled cheap. Real cheap.
I told my friend to find a way to check his carrier's insurance policies. He did and I got a phone call from his boss asking if we'd come haul for them because none of their carrier's had valid insurance.
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Today was the first day off I have had all year because of no work, it's definitely going to get worse next year.Another Canadian driver and BigHossVolvo Thank this. -
Crazy thing is even Charger the bottom feeders are slow right now , I was talking to a shunt driver over at Kellogg’s in Brampton and he mentioned a Charger driver saying how they send 4-5 trucks down to the states and then 2-3 come back Empty . Also our us guys are only doing 1 run a week instead of 2 maybe 3 . Even the megas are really hurting right nowCanadianhauler21 and Another Canadian driver Thank this. -
I have a buddy who is doing local work. Local p & d and regional. Home every night and is as busy as ever. He is making more money running around town then I am OTR and sleeps in his own bed every night. Doesn't make sense but I think it's time I make that switch.
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