The economy is not going to get better nor are your miles, PT.2

My guess is that people are spending their tax checks, and once this is over, things will decrease again, just like car sales with cash for clunkers.

 

I agree with you on this for the most part. (except for the financial report part, a good accountant could "move or hide" money to make the company seem better or worse then is really is, same thing our govt does ). But on the main point, determining the health of the economy based on how many trucks a person sees driving down the highway is pretty asinine. Kind of like saying, while I was looking out the window of my house yesterday I didn't see any police cars, but this morning I saw one drive by. Thus the logical conclusion is that today the county has more deputies on patrol because I saw one.

 

A graph chart would be good. A squigly line with a spike is not a trend. A line from left to right going up is a trend. I have been running the same 5 routes for a year and a half that go over 2 major interstates and I'm not seeing it. A lot of info you get right now is biased. Most people making the predictions have some interest in trying to help things get better or counting on the past normal cycles to make their predictions come true but things have changed and the old crystal ball don't work anymore. I think a good indication of what the future holds is this spring. They have been trying to hold off a crash in the commerical real estate market and I'm thinking that they are waiting for the normal spring pickup to make everything better but when that fails to happen people are going to go into the salvage mode as the big downhill slide starts and there won't be a need for the prognosticators anymore because you will be able to see it around you with your own eyes. Hope for the best and plan for the absolute worst scenario based on the history of the Great Depression.
Have a Great Day and a Better Tomorrow!

 

Oh ? The June issue of "The Trucker " ? How about something from the most recent issue ?

http://www.thetrucker.com/News/Stories/2010/2/19/DOTfreightmeasureflatinDecdown41percentin2009.aspx
Don't be so quick to proudly sing "Happy Days Are Here Again "
It'll be a long time before freight is "back to normal "

 

I have noticed on the eastern seaboard.Primarily up the I-95 corridor,the truck parking is much easier.As long as you are not at a tiny Pilot,you can usually find a spot! It may not be the closest one to the truckstop,but all we all need to walk off some extra!!!
Also,my miles have soared recently! I was home today for my days off,and the company tried to get me to come in!!! Weird in current times! Pulled over 3000 miles last week,pretty good for the east coast only.
Couple that with decent pay,and I have been makin 800-1000 after taxes and expenses every week.I am pleased with that! Down in Florida,that is awesome.Not as good as I was getting locally with RL carriers,specially cause I am working more hours,but it works.