Line-haul gigs that are no-touch freight?

@KillingTime & @DTP ...Thank you.

Y'all just confirmed my gut feeling with your posts.

Cost of goods (and freight rates) will get a shock once e-logs kick in.

Drivers aging out, Equipment failures (DPF/DEF anyone?), Shippers/Recievers Inefficiencies, Incompetent Swift Drivers (see what I did there?) will all force a grand slowdown of freight and when that happens, there's only one way for the rates to go.

Desperate shippers/recievers will have to compete for the ever elusive "reliable" drivers...and rates will go up quick!

 

Not yet it's still under construction.
I've got contractors there right now.

 

I would beg to differ.

These "foreigners" are not dumb as you think (actually students are more dumb than foreigners...but Darwinism weeds them out quick).

Fact # 1: E-logs **WILL** slow the velocity of goods moving from A --> B. This will happen via the 10hr break. No more will drivers hop-skip-jump over hours to magically create capacity, when they cannot legally, have the wheel rolling.

Fact # 2: Wheels not rolling means whoever can "roll" will get a chance to ask for more $$ -- yes, even these "foreigners". Americans did not invent capitalism...they just embraced it more...and as you know, "when in Rome?..."

Fact # 3: Shippers will have to compete for this "I'm available for $$ plus" driver who is not on reset/10hr break

Fact # 4: Higher demand (reduced capacity supply), results in higher prices -- econ 101

I think you should have more faith in market forces...even when affected by goverment actions (ELD), or Generational realities (aging)

Think about it this way: why do plumbers & electricians make more now than 10 yrs ago? I dont think the "systems" changed that much...but when there's a bottleneck in the pipeline for creating new COMPETENT performers, then existing players get a chance to force a re-adjustment of the prices upwards, since the "experienced ones" are aging out.

 

Good luck. I think Mail Contract Carriers also go by the same rules as well. You might wanna check them out as well.

 

What area do you live in?

 

How about these guys in Perryville?
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