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  1. Rideandrepair

    Rideandrepair Road Train Member

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    What you’re saying is only theory. It’s not reality. Reality is, freight will always move. Those who can no longer compete will be forced out. The sooner the better. Those that remain are the leanest, most efficient. Any attempts to prop up rates, or regulate the amount of competition only prolongs the inevitable, or worse makes for a perpetual mediocre environment. Let the chips fall where they may. There’s going to be winners and losers. That’s the most basic foundation of Capitalism. Can’t hack it, get out. Don’t criticize others for competing, and expect them not to, so you can succeed. It doesn’t work that way.
     
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  3. Rideandrepair

    Rideandrepair Road Train Member

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    Down time? What’s that? Lol. I’ve truly been blessed in that aspect. Very little over the years. This Trucks never been on a hook, in the 15 years and 1.5 million miles that Ive owned it. It has spent one month getting an OH over Christmas 2020. That was a killer. $11000. Somehow I managed. From what I gather a newer emissions Truck that’s only been on a hook 3 times in 5 yrs is a track record worth of bragging about. Then again some people will brag about anything and everything. They can’t help it.
     
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  4. Jubal Early Times

    Jubal Early Times Road Train Member

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    It’s sad that you too have bought into the idea that you must run cheap. Sigh* two incredibly smart guys one that has a truck that’s about to lay down and one who was ready to quit just a few months back. Best of luck to you guys.
     
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  5. TallJoe

    TallJoe Road Train Member

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    That's ok.
    Eveyone must have their own justifications for things they read and see. I really understand those with new equipment and chrome shine to want to be somehow more exposed on the pedestal of pride. I am guilty of finding too little pride in truck driving, and discounting the elements of pride of something that I do for a living too...
    That's morally questionable, but I can't help it. Honestly, I'd rather be a dog groomer, provided that, it would give me the same income as driving that truck and the dry van attached to it. Yes, He has the moral right to be sour at me. It helps even more to alleviate his pain to imagine me living a mediocre life.
    How could someone with an older truck pulling what is considered cheap freight deserve any better than that?
    Jubi Lubi...stay your course, keep sailing on. One thing I learned in America is not to pay aattention to how others live their lives or try to figure out how they do it.
     
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  6. Rideandrepair

    Rideandrepair Road Train Member

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    You too. I’ve got a cheap load to haul. Waited 2 days for it too. It’s not as cheap as others I passed up on. But cheap enough for me.
     
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  7. Jubal Early Times

    Jubal Early Times Road Train Member

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    Well. I’m just sitting here watching Netflix waiting to deliver a load that paid 9,000 on 760 miles because the cheap freight hauler that booked it for 6200 couldn’t do proper maintenance and broke down. To each his own.
     
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  8. Rideandrepair

    Rideandrepair Road Train Member

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    Enjoy the flix. Surprised you took it so cheap.
     
  9. Jubal Early Times

    Jubal Early Times Road Train Member

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    Yeah I don’t know what I will do. I guess I will have to take whatever is offered me to get back home
     
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  10. TallJoe

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    Downtime due to break downs during transit, maybe.
    But with properly scheduled maintenance, the repairs are done at independent shops at home location for much less than what the dealer shops charge and much faster.
    I bought a used truck and added 900 000 miles to it and I could count on my one hand fingers the number of repairs I was forced to do out of home.
    I'd rather have a week off while at home while they are catching up with maintenance or fixing something than counting every calendar day as a revenue opportunity, which is necessary with a new equipment in times like these.
     
  11. Opus

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    Watching the Koresh documentary. Pretty good stuff
     
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