Closing up shop, or thinking about it?

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

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%
Multiple votes are allowed.
  1. Cat sdp

    Cat sdp . .

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    Learn a way around that scale……
     
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  3. 86scotty

    86scotty Road Train Member

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  4. Rideandrepair

    Rideandrepair Road Train Member

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    Got my steering box done, new hoses, filter, should have replaced the pump. I’ll do it later, along with the accessory drive. They’re both original w/ over 2 mil miles. Got the fan off, started raining. Brought it home. I can’t believe it’s already leaking. Within 2 yrs and 100k miles. Kitmaster wants me to fill out a form and send the cartridge and seals for inspection. My compressor has always pushed a little oil, since new. I know my air dryer probably needs a new filter. Changing it tomorrow. Maybe too much oil in the air system caused the failure.
     
  5. Bigtruckdrivah

    Bigtruckdrivah Light Load Member

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    Blackwell Oklahoma south bound
     
  6. God prefers Diesels

    God prefers Diesels Road Train Member

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    I've never been on that scale. I bypass that toll road via 177/81 every time. Didn't even know there was a scale there.
     
  7. Bigtruckdrivah

    Bigtruckdrivah Light Load Member

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    I don’t recommend tryin it!
     
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  8. KrumpledTed

    KrumpledTed Medium Load Member

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    My last interaction with Oklahoma DOT was at that scale right after they opened that supercoop. It was not a good one.
     
  9. KrumpledTed

    KrumpledTed Medium Load Member

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    It’s Oklahoma. The best thing to do is follow the 5 D’s of Dodgeball. Dodge, duck, dip, dive and….dodge.
     
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  10. JoeyJunk

    JoeyJunk Road Train Member

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    @God prefers Diesels

    Haven’t taken any pics yet except this one. They have been whooping my old butt lol.
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  11. JoeyJunk

    JoeyJunk Road Train Member

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    If you come up 79 from WV into PA, we are drilling on the hill behind the Kirby rest area (mile marker 5 I believe)
     
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