Where is everyone?

Well, I've been chasing the big money to pay off some bills, pay for a wedding, and get some money in my savings account.
My plan is to get enough saved up so that I can work less in the coming winter months, but if these rates keep up, that isn't going to happen.
In my area, this winter is going to be very bad. Lake Michigan is in the 80* range, and will not cool off enough and cause some massive lake effect snow for sure. We are already getting lake effect rain, and they doubt the lake will even freeze on the shores......

that being said, my other option is a gurranteed income, which can't be said for many other things right now. I am not making any moves, just weighing out my options. I'm no where near set enough to sit for the slow season to play out.

You say to stick with something and get good at it. I feel it is better to get good at something and then get good at something else. I have ran just about every piece of equipment I can think of (van, reefer, dump, flat, step, lowboy, tanker, hopper, dry bulk, fuel, car hauler) so that leaves me with options when things go to crap. I prefer to be a jack of all trades. If need be, i can fall back on my PACCAR training and ASE certs and go turn wrenches, or i can use my welding cert and go play pipe fitter..... i just prefer to drive. we shall see how the next few weeks fare and the markets go.

Everytime I try to stay close to home and just do short runs everyday, there are none. I can get gravy to areas, but can't find stuff back out. And I'm not talking about ND, I'm talking about STL, Cleveland, Indy, and Dubuque. Loads are close to non-existant there unless you want to go into NE, ND, and TX.

 

Very true, but the "slow" just seems to keep going and going... soon it is going into the "slow season" and then what??
Doesn't seem like it's going to be good for the little guys who don't have big contracts in place.

 

Peelot murdo sd verrrrrrrrry small truckstop

 

I'm at the bat cave then im leaving for New Hampshire tommorow and I've already got a re-load lined up, yippee.

 

at the J Big Springs NE, unload in Denver then Colorado Springs head to Hays NE for reload to Seattle

im working on getting this figered out so i can be home every weekend but so far every other is what is happening, gotta make decent money so i can enjoy my time off

 

That's what I'm looking at being the norm here as well.

 

im happy im loaded and making money, im seeing alot of empty flats and steps running around and the truck stops are full of them

 

Ive seen a bunch too maxi. Right now Im at the Petro in North Vegas

 

dam its gotta be hot down their