Rates are crashing and fuel to the moon!

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  1. jlafume

    jlafume Light Load Member

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    Its a lot harder to survive with a wife an kidz depending on you compared to being alone with just your truck to worry about
     
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  3. Opus

    Opus Road Train Member

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    On the other hand, if you're just supporting a cat, it tends to be much easier.
    Less feedback and whatnot.
     
  4. abyliks

    abyliks Road Train Member

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    wife and kid are not business expenses, unless she’s on payroll for driving/office work that’s under driver pay
     
  5. IH9300SBA

    IH9300SBA Road Train Member

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    ***Humble brag alert***
     
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  6. jlafume

    jlafume Light Load Member

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    If the business doesn't make a profit do they stop eating?
     
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  7. Big Road Skateboard

    Big Road Skateboard Road Train Member

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    Is the agpilot dude still around?
     
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  8. Constant Learner

    Constant Learner Heavy Load Member

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    Why 15K for a new APU, Springfield, MO sells it for a 12.7K
     
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  9. abyliks

    abyliks Road Train Member

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    the truck gets the profit not you, you get a paycheck, supplied from the truck.
     
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  10. Jubal Early Times

    Jubal Early Times Road Train Member

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    If the truck doesn’t profit you don’t get a pay check. Can’t get blood from a turnip and what not. What exactly is the point you’re trying to make?

    The point that I was making is even at Schneider a man who literally eats out of the same bowl as his cat. Could afford a new Camaro. It’s not hard to do when it’s just you.

    So that’s really not a gauge of success. And it’s also not a ringing endorsement of Land star. It’s just one smart ### comment that doesn’t amount to a cat turd in the garden.
     
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  11. 50WT

    50WT Road Train Member

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    He's got
    Surly his came with a big blue star on it . That's gotta be worth a few grand more.
     
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