Rates have been dropping.

All loads going into ne have dropped alot

 

Rates crashing going into the holiday season. Yikes. I have mixed feelings about it. It's definitely going to thin the herd of trucks running around out there and that's not a bad thing. The strong will survive I guess.

 

Lmao gotta love the tricks... Post a load that pays 1100..oooops let's take it down and repost same load for 900 lol...

 

It won't thin the heard, they'll find some new glassy eyed sucker to lease a truck to.

 

Lmao

 

Hey now, we're not all glassy eyed suckers.

Although my right eye does feel like glass some times first thing in the morning.

 

They dropped, and a LOT of them vanished from our view all together

 

1st quarter of 2017 may be worse than 2008 was, if what we are seeing is any indication.

I was all set to get a trailer and get my own authority, but I'm just not comfortable with how the beginning of 2017 is shaping up to be.

 

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I have been toying with the same thoughts. Even just a move to a Landstar. Not because I think I can do better but to learn another aspect of the business like how to work with brokers.
I thought the recession had already started in this industry but I think you may be right. Signs are pointing the worst is yet to come. Thinking I am going to stay put for awhile anyway.
If we have to ride out a storm, just figure I should do it in a system I know.