Rates are crashing and fuel to the moon!

Discussion in 'Ask An Owner Operator' started by Kenworth6969, Mar 3, 2022.

  1. TallJoe

    TallJoe Road Train Member

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    If the rate are crushing, I'd like to know for sure. No false alarms such as that the rates are lower this week to be higher next. I would quickly sell my 2017 utility van, perhaps the truck too - cash out while I can, then I'd take about a year and a half of leave of absence and then come back reenergized for another upper cycle. That would be ok.
    However, it easier said than done.
     
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  3. Dino soar

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    This is a discussion about what is most likely coming in the future.

    Noone is telling you to do anything and no one is forcing you to respond.

    If you are not interested, you are free to go start a thread about how great things are and how it's easy money and everyone should dive in headfirst and don't worry about anything until it cluobbers you over the head.

    You certainly can do that.

    The rest of us are just discussing what is coming.
     
  4. LoneRanger

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    To me it feels like 2019 again. rates were down in Feb and march and we waited for produce to open up in May for rates to go back up but it never did. That’s why you had a bunch of companies close by December of 19 and 1st quarter of 20.


    it sure seems like that to me.
     
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  5. scoobertdoo

    scoobertdoo Road Train Member

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    $4.50 a gallon, how you liking that long hood now?
     
  6. LoneRanger

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    i just saw 4.72 at Morton’s in vegas.
     
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  7. scoobertdoo

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    I use Florida discount prices. Cali is about 6 bucks, and rising.
     
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  8. bumper Jack

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    I heard/read that they were starting to pull back on that
     
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  9. LoneRanger

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    Wouldn’t know, but I do know vegas trails cali by about 0.40. I feel bad for them
     
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  10. Beaver9

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    Well, I didn't raise my rate with the shipper yet. I was about to do it on Monday.
    Is it too late if the rates are going down?

    Shoot!
     
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  11. Beaver9

    Beaver9 Heavy Load Member

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    Where are you located?
    Maybe not all lanes are dropping bombs at the moment?
     
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