reflecting on the past year

Ok, Most of you have read some of my posts.
Last year kinda went downhill for me with incident in Md.
Got let go from the carrier I was with. Was seriously thinking of leaving before, but was scared.
So then here I am with a mess on my hands and no contract..Well I dusted myself off and made a couple of calls.
Weird thing was I had 2 calls to me even offering me work. So it made me feel some what better.
So here I am with a 13 axle setup and needing work.
Crunch the numbers and the trl. was losing money for the past 1 1/2 years.
Ok sell the trl.
Well it got tied up and there was damage to it. Great..

I did get the trl. sold last Nov.Broke even on what I owed.
So anyhow within a week and a half, I'm with new company. I've known the people I work with alot of years.
Down sized to 7 axles. Well a stretch, but only 7 axles..

In this past year, my blood pressure has steadied out. My wife and I are not on pins and needles so much.
I'm running more miles, but the revenue after costs have come up..
My old trk. is happy pulling lighter loads.

When I want to take time off, no problem. No ringing of the phone or email alerts wanting to know if I'm ready.

No more bad info with lds. and rte. reports.
I've had to relearn my rate structure, No not bidding low, Some times to high.

So I guess all I wanted to say was I thought my world had ended with the miscue, but looking back this past year it has come out a whole lot better then I thought it would.

 

Yes, I am a sir, but my wife also deserves credit . She travels with me and she has stood by me in this whole mess..
She's even my helper with the trk. She knows the hauling aspect in this bussiness and the money end as well.
But we are still plugging on.
There are still some issues over the deal that are being worked out, but life and bussiness is doing better than last year