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.

    74 vote(s)
    50.7%

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

    14 vote(s)
    9.6%

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

    7 vote(s)
    4.8%

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

    23 vote(s)
    15.8%

  5. Owner op for life, ride or die!

    31 vote(s)
    21.2%

  6. Other: Retirement or something else. Explain

    13 vote(s)
    8.9%
Multiple votes are allowed.
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  1. JoeyJunk

    JoeyJunk Road Train Member

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    This is a close up I found online. Different pad. 1B1153B7-C797-4B8F-99B4-0068C54B6F70.jpeg
     
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    You on a Patterson rig?
     
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    Not sure. They were there last night. I got lucky this time. Rig is 40 minutes from home so I go home everyday. After we finish it’s going back north.

    Yes sir.
     
    JoeyJunk, Sep 20, 2022
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    Mount Morris PA. Just north of Morgantown WV on I-79.
     
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    How much money would it take for you to call it quits and just retire for good? This could be a whole another thread but I’m just curious?
     
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    $284,543.

    I didn't even come up with this number haha, I used Google's random number generator and set a minimum range of 1 and max range of $500K. But considering I only have 1 truck and 1 reefer trailer, and I consider myself low maintenance, I think it's a good number for me to retire from trucking. Maybe invest some of that money into a work truck and offer road service.
     
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    Hmmm…. Hard to say…but if I was a billionaire, I’d still do this. I would just go completely on the operation side and run a small fleet. Gotta stay productive. Just because I’d have lots of money, doesn’t mean I’d stop serving my customer. People gotta eat.
     
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    I’d be so done with Trucking. Start enjoying other things I’ve neglected. Boating, Fishing, Classic Cars, I’d have no problem staying busy. No more Trucking involvement of any sort.
     
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