Miscalculated + farewell

Has someone hacked your account? I see a bunch of threads with this company posted and the posting of the company having nothing to do with the content of the thread. On top of it, clicking the link takes one to the website that says nothing about driving positions.

 

I posted those. Have to call the number to ask about driving jobs.

 

Alrighty. It just seemed odd. Carry on.

 

Night sweepers get mugged. Easy prey for those that "choose to not work."

 

I'm going to keep on rolling till I'm sick of the day to day. Thought I'd be retired next year but now it may be 2024.
If I make it that will be 50 years of trucking.
We all want to retire on the upcycle of the economy and obviously this ain't it.
My boss asked if I'd stay on since he recognizes experience doesn't come easy these days with all the opportunities out here.
I am trying real hard to accept the constant change of this industry, good and bad, and just hope the economy will return to prosperity for most of the nation soon.

 

I just finished reading a comment on a Facebook Group that makes me sad. The man is an owner with 5 trucks leased on with a mega carrier. He said he has already notified the carrier those trucks will soon be off the road. He is losing money and must stop the hemorrhaging somehow. If he carries through with that planned action if I am counting right his trucks will be around the 26th through 31st Truck where the OO that I know of that has tossed in the towel. Even the mid-size fleets are running on razor-thin margins. I too hope the economy gets better soon. However, the most recent inflation report of 9.1% is a sign of serious problems. I hope this gets worked out and the sooner the better.

 

From what I've been reading, this is just the beginning and the worst is still to come for our economy.

 

The funny thing about the reported inflation... they remove food and fuel for a reason, to buffer the blows of short months. The only problem for that now is that its time to pay the piper... as in, the fuel prices are now reflecting in the general commodities, therefore even if we are doing better, the inflation number will continue to grow for a few extra months.

This has two detrimental effects: 1. It shakes consumer confidence, furthering the downward spiral, and 2. it causes the FED to overreact since they were too slow in initial action, therefore they will raise interest rates to a level beyond where they should, also furthering the downward spiral.

Its not going to be a rosy couple of years, that's for sure.

 

I learned a lot when I retired from the Army and went to college... picked up a couple of Economics degrees along the way.

I am currently stacking cash and non-depreciating tangible assets. Mostly tangible assets, the cash is for a home-improvement project that is pending when the bottom falls out and the contractors are hurting for work again, I just hope its still valuable enough to get the job done. If not, I'll sell some of the assets to make up the difference.