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Discussion in 'Ask An Owner Operator' started by SheepDog, Feb 8, 2016.

  1. Old Man

    Old Man Road Train Member

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    Don't expect a lot of changes till after the election.
    If Bernie wins I am going to quit and live off all the freebies.
     
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  3. Flipflops

    Flipflops Heavy Load Member

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    I'm not too much into politics but does trump really have a chance at being a president?

    I figured Bernie or Hillary would win. Thought trump was milking this year for books to sell etc lol
     
  4. DUNE-T

    DUNE-T Road Train Member

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    Nah, I was just joking. I also think that Sanders is going to win
     
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  5. Pool6710

    Pool6710 Medium Load Member

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    Sanders will win. It's pretty obvious. Rates arnt going to get better either.
     
  6. NavigatorWife

    NavigatorWife Road Train Member

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    Rates for refrigerated isn't much better either. I guess they think since the fuel rate is down, they can drop their rates down to pennies now.
     
  7. No names left

    No names left Light Load Member

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    We're headed towards a Recession in 2017 and if Sanders wins, we'll be in a full blown Depression within a year of him assuming office.

    It looks like I picked a great time to get into this industry.
     
  8. rickybobby

    rickybobby Road Train Member

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    I'm still averaging the same. As a consumer I hope fuel keeps dropping. You can go back and read old threads. The same argument when fuel prices was up.
     
  9. deep south

    deep south Light Load Member

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    jan,feb,march its always slow.people are broke after the holidays and paying TAXES.usually picks up in april.been that way as far as i can remember.i pulled flat during the summer and in winter pulled refer. winter holidays =food. summer =construction. makes you wonder why that ham for Christmas,was $75+. back in 85, $1.25 mile was good money.
     
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  10. Scott72

    Scott72 Road Train Member

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    Because they're already making profits on e-logs. Paper drivers have a lot to figure out actually being legal, and many of them won't survive.
     
  11. tommymonza

    tommymonza Road Train Member

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    My view on the megas.

    They have a lot of fixed costs with labor and finance that is tough to pare down in when things go south in a hurry.

    Also I think a lot of them were making their bottom lines with fuel savings and FSCs.

    Now that fuel is down there is a huge bit of of their profit machine disappearing.

    I think there will be a few big megas going down right along side the over financed O/Os.

    This will be the market for sometime, a good time to be in a lean and mean condition, if you are not , you are just chasing your tail until you get dizzy and fall down.

    This presidential race has been a circus and will turn into a full blown 3 ring Circus in the next 10 months.

    If Bernie wins it will make the past 7 years look like heaven.

    Trump speaks the truth and I believe he has the Cohanas to back it up , but the man is suddenly suffering from a severe case of Paranoia and Terets

    What does that leave us with. Hillary or Cruz? Those 2 can't open their mouths without lying and conniving.
     
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