Busy as you'd like to be?????

Discussion in 'Trucking Jobs' started by 2xR, Mar 18, 2007.

Are you as busy as you want to be?

Poll closed Mar 31, 2007.
  1. About the same. No dramatic changes.

    5 vote(s)
    38.5%
  2. *

    I have too little to haul and my family is starving.

    6 vote(s)
    46.2%
  3. Things are hot. I can't keep up with the freight flow.

    2 vote(s)
    15.4%
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  1. 2xR

    2xR Medium Load Member

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    Is the freight moving okay for you? I'm an Industrial Waste hauler, and, right now, our business is dead. If less amounts of industrial waste are being produced it would be logical to assume industries aren't producing as much product either.

    Cardboard is a good barometer, too. If industry isn't making products to ship, they don't need to buy boxes to put the stuff in. LINPAC used to be one of my customers, and, when their business went flat, so did everyone elses. Anybody here haul cardboard? How's business?
     
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  3. Burky

    Burky Road Train Member

    I haul loads of corn starch to various cardboard plants, and there has been no signs of it slacking off. General dry van freight has been slower than normal this winter, but things are rumored to be picking up some.
     
  4. kc8vje

    kc8vje Light Load Member

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    Jan 8, 2007
    East Point, KY 41216
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    I'm in the same boat as well....


    The coal mining business has ground to a halt here in Ky and WV.

    I've been laid off since November and there's no sign of getting back to work anytime soon. hence my switch to OTR again :biggrin_2552:
     
  5. h07w33ls

    h07w33ls Light Load Member

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    the sticker patch,Az
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    things are not looking good right now.i think we are entering a recession.
     
  6. Cerberus101

    Cerberus101 Heavy Load Member

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    Oct 25, 2006
    Georgia
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    they are keeping me rolling. i got my next p/p before i even drop my load...................
     
  7. MACK E-6

    MACK E-6 Moderator Staff Member

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    I've definetly been busy lately.
     
  8. MedicineMan

    MedicineMan Road Train Member

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    I pull medical scanners and we are on a constant upward climb. So people are still sick :biggrin_25515:
     
  9. MACK E-6

    MACK E-6 Moderator Staff Member

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    I get the chills on the rare occasions when I deliver large shipments of chemical to funeral homes, especially if I get a glimpse of the room where they do their dirty work. Obviously, morticianry is a necessary profession, but that's one business I prefer to not see pick up.
     
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