Are we owner operators really stuck around 2 bucks a mile?

Wow this got political …

 

I feel bad for that poor kid thinking she needed to do that
thats not men asking for this stuff , its women using peer pressure to do it to each other
Its sad and its not what we want

 

I like mine like I like my coffee.

Ground up, and in the freezer.

 

Money supply measures like M1 used to be much more meaningful than they are today, simply because of the exponential increase in trade and international money flows.

The US government buys bonds, as in “quantitative easing”, and a bunch of that money finds it way quickly to Europe and Asia. Likewise, if goods in International trade become scarce, for whatever reason, an increase in demand in Europe means prices in the US go up.

This is the background for “new monetary theory” which tries to explain why we had low unemployment and low inflation, even when the money supply increased. Governments could go into deficit spending during full employment, and no inflation……because the economy could import labor as well as goods through off-shoring, in a seemingly infinite amount.

Well, now the cost of labor in China has shot up (it’s been more expensive than for example Mexico for almost five years now), and combined with the “supply chain problems”, we can’t import labor as cheaply anymore. And inflation explodes.

 

i would go as far as to say don’t buy it. Just lease it so your not stuck with someone else’s maintenance schedule.

 

The profession itself is a noble one. Much like farming or carpentry. But as time goes on, the focus comes off the profession and more on the business. And that’s where things go awry.

 

Anyone else see the OUR instead if Are? Just saying can we fix the title!

 

It took me awhile to figure out what the hell was going on with that... It reminds me of the meme i saw one time that says "yesterday i couldnt even spell mechanic, now I are one ! "

 

Always does.

 

No, bro. It got math heavy. The kind that only the real smart people understand.

IDK, lots of times it's mostly a matter of 'what happened in my house this week'..

For my house, July and August were not great months. I just logged my first 2 weeks without being broke down for one reason or another. Fortunately, I try to keep my bills low and my savings high, so, I'll be alright.

But pitty the poor guy making $20 (yeah, $20) an hour or less. Gas is twice what it was 2 years ago. Restaurants have gotten to the point where I can not justify going there anymore, (lunch and a couple of drinks at Applebee's with my wife last week was $70......we both said no more). Food prices are crazy and rent is crazy as well.
Regardless of what the M1, M2, M3....and on and on and on and on say, real people are having real problems. And I feel bad for them.

I am truly, truly blessed. A dude gave me $30k for my truck last December and I found a really good local job and I haven't looked back.

I guess the best advice is what most of us grew up with; work hard. Save your money when you can. And don't accrue too much debt.

It works in trucking just like it works in life.