So long, drivers

x1Heavy · Apr 10, 2017

Starboyjim said: ↑

X1, New Mexico is OK, like all the states. A couple of things make it harder to run a truck company here. There are only a few shippers, cargo originators here, so not a lot of loads available. That means not a lot of trucking companies to lease to, pull for, or get freight from. It also means that whatever freight is available has competition bidding for it - low ball rates, usually. One of the reasons I never got my own authority was because I'd have had to move to somewhere closer to freight lanes. El Paso offers some cargo. I talked to a Mexican driver in El Paso who told me he was paid $75 for a 350 mile trip to Dallas....no thanks.
Thanks, X1.
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75? It wont cover fuel. But that's me captian obvious with a big mouth, carry on.

I hate to see good drivers go and get into something else. We need all we can get or rather, Keep...

Shock Therapy · Apr 10, 2017

Starboyjim said: ↑

Good one, Shock Therapy. It does get in your blood, and it did get in my blood. I might have to get a travel trailer just so I can drag something around.
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Good deal, Enjoy!

Toothpick1 · Apr 11, 2017

Edit: Oh, AND WE CAN BUY BEER/WINE AT THE SUPERMARKET HERE! (unless it's past like 0130....)[/QUOTE]

We can do that now, also. Wine, too!!

Starboyjim · Apr 14, 2017

x1Heavy said: ↑

75? It wont cover fuel. But that's me captian obvious with a big mouth, carry on.

I hate to see good drivers go and get into something else. We need all we can get or rather, Keep...
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That's the thing, X1Heavy. A lot of those Mexican drivers are getting ripped off so bad. I don't know if I feel sorry for their hard work and low pay, but I do know many of them drive like crazy people because it's hard to get 2 loads a day. I think there's still a lot of crooked operators in the transportation industry. Any time there's money on the table, some bad person will try to find a way to grab all they can, legally or not. Makes us all look bad.

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