Empty truck stops?

Ah yes....The economy.

Since 2008 I've had people like you telling me that the economy was gonna put me out of business.

I'm doing better now than I was then....Next!

The dreaded CSA 2010....Has had and will have no effect on me.

Other than being mildly entertaining, watching all of the pansies wring their hands and worry about it!

The (fake) driver shortage?

How exactly does that affect me?

Why will you not be seeing me out here much longer?

Are you leaving?

I've been hearing this #### out of whiners like you since the 70's and here I still am (against all odds) trucking along...

 

that explains alot. I-5 they aren't brokedown they are just wondering what the heck their doing in that part of the country!! me, being an o/o i think its the best time for an o/o to succeed. it just keeps getting better.

 

I don't look homeless and I don't know any real O/O that looks homeless. Many company drivers are an utter joke. I will give you that!

The O/O's that don't understand business and what it takes to stay in business end up gone. Cheap freight? We don't see much of that..Good freight is out there if you look for it.

The problem is these losers think "as long as my wheels are turning, I'm making money" - and then haul for a whopping $1/mile. Hmm....let me know how that works out...

Both myself and BW9 run rigs older than 10yrs. We both have proper maintenance fund accounts (MUST HAVE) and can handle repairs, especially when we stay on top of them. Many of these guys piss their maintenance funds away and then when the least minor thing happens....poof gone.

I would never trade my older rig for any of these new trucks much less the dam $$ payment each week. When you don't need to chase a payment, you have more options on the type and rate for the freight you haul.

Bottom line? - Each time there is a crap in the economy, nature flushes itself out...

 

There is no excuse for NOT taking a shower every day....maybe not every 24hrs, but every day I take one...

 

Not looking homeless and smelling good don't make you successful. Don't get me wrong, I'd prefer my drivers to not be disgusting dirtwads but as long as they're getting the job done safely I'm happy.

 

The REAL owner operators are maintaining their success. They are the drivers who actually OWN their equipment, and maintain it. Those "owner operators" you're seeing are either in a fleece deal, or they are TRYING to be owner operators, without knowing what the hell they are doing.