Closing up shop, or thinking about it?

Discussion in 'Ask An Owner Operator' started by Midwest Trucker, Aug 28, 2022.

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What’s your situation in todays trucking climate?

  1. Still in business and plan to keep going.

    50.7%
  2. Still in business but it’s touch and go, we’ll see.

    9.6%
  3. I sold out, just couldn’t make it work anymore

    4.8%
  4. I’m a company driver, and glad I didn’t make the jump

    15.8%
  5. Owner op for life, ride or die!

    21.2%
  6. Other: Retirement or something else. Explain

    8.9%
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  1. GYPSY65

    GYPSY65 Road Train Member

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    I think they’re also cooked in butter?

    Ever put butter on a steak?
    Pretty good
     
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    $2.27/mile this week for all miles (2700). It sounds good but with fuel prices where they're at, I'm treading water.

    Truck was in the shop 3 weeks, nothing major really but took them a week and a half just to look at it.

    I can survive, it's just a question do I want to survive. I have no intention of being one of these guys that goes down with the ship, one of those guys running on a wing and a prayer and one break down away from being bankrupt.

    I'm gonna hold out through the rest of the year and see where we're at. I'm more and more convinced winter is going to be a bloodbath.
     
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    We do pork loins on the smoker or even a slow cooker or instant pot would work then make pulled pork out of it
    Cheap and easy
     
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    Dang
    Then I’m not giving anymore ideas or hacks
    Don’t need any $1 mile type guys competing with me if that’s where I go

    (not saying you’re that $1 guy but they can evidently read so might be on this thread)
     
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    I press Italian style seasonings and garlic into butter and place butter on top steaks during final flip final moments on grill.
     
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    Place the pat afterwards, i like a very creamy whipped butter for eating
    for directly on it while cooking, thats a clarified butter, none of the solids in it
     
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    The best rib eyes I have ever been able to accomplish were made on a cast iron pan. First I heat it (the pan) up till the fire alarms go off and after I flip them, I add lots of butter with garlic and rosemary.
     
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    like this:



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