Rates are crashing and fuel to the moon!

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  1. Jubal Early Times

    Jubal Early Times Road Train Member

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    Who determines what is greedy and what is good business?
     
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  3. Dave_in_AZ

    Dave_in_AZ Road Train Member

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    Only the esteemed members can make such determinations.
     
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  4. OscarGoldman

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    Greed is good, greed is right - Gordon Gekko

     
  5. Jubal Early Times

    Jubal Early Times Road Train Member

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    Oh! Thanks for clearing that up. It would be nice if they would publish a matrix. I would hate to accidentally commit a mortal sin.
     
  6. TallJoe

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    The Matrix is in your conscience, if you have a soul.
     
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  7. Concorde

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    I showed up for my 10 pm delivery only to be told that everyone left at 7pm!

    Guard checked me in anyway and let me park onsite. Really turned out to be a blessing..free parking for the night and $40 per hour to sleep! They pay up to 5 hours max..$200.

    Heading to the TA after I get unloaded this morning unless something changes
     
  8. Jubal Early Times

    Jubal Early Times Road Train Member

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    Yeah well… isn’t there a parable about being satisfied with what you agreed to work for. Even when others negotiated a better deal? My conscience tells me not to kick dogs and widow women, but it has never told me not to make as much money as possible.
     
  9. Dave_in_AZ

    Dave_in_AZ Road Train Member

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    Never ever go to that TA.
     
  10. Jubal Early Times

    Jubal Early Times Road Train Member

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    A couple weeks ago I got home on a Friday morning about 8 am. Around noon a broker called me with a spotter tractor at the local wal mart DC. Needed it loaded that day and delivered 280 miles up the road by Saturday morning. He wanted my rate. I told him $3800. Was I greedy? Or did I just know my value and understand he’s negotiating from a position of weakness. Should I have valued other people and a large corporation over time with my family?
     
  11. Concorde

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    Lol, why not, Dave!

    What are your suggestions..the madness at the Loves?
     
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