That is the cliff notes of it right there.

Hundreds of nuts on a truck but the one behind the wheel is the one that will bankrupt you.

 

Tell me about it, I can't get anywhere with the nutjob at the wheel of my truck.

 

I nip things in the bud VERY QUICKLY. I don't know if I have mentioned this before in this thread, but I one guy play around in Atlanta, and I got on a plane and he was stunned we he realized that he now had no way to get home. I drove the truck back myself and was still on time for delivery.

GPS, I'm always watching. Also, considering the economy I pay very well, and as a consequence of that I have high expectations. I am quick to put someone back on the couch to think about being unemployed for a while.

That usually humbles them a bit.

 

>I got on a plane and he was stunned we he realized that he now had no way to get home
LOL, I love it.

 

Well I've been following this from day one and not commenting but it's been almost 4 months Merrick since we heard from ya, whats up? You can't leave your devoted followers hanging like this, we need an update please. Hope all is well as can be, freight index is going up pretty fast so I figure your doing good.

 

Are you sure about that? The reason I ask is because if you can get a cheaper load that's going to a good freight area, wouldn't it be better to do that than to be paid absolutely nothing for making the same run? Yes, I know it sets a bad precedent to let the load run for a low amount, but isn't it better to get something rather than nothing?

Makes sense.

 

If it's any consolation, IBM is doing the same thing to their data center staff here in the U. S. For some reason, they think it's perfectly reasonable to ask the highly knowledgeable operators they have in this country train total morons from Brazil and India to take away the job from the one doing the training.issedoff:

 

It depends on the rate. I won't haul a load unless I can make a profit on it. It makes no sense to me that I should haul a load at break even or at a loss when everyone else is making a profit. Without the truck moving the product none would make a profit. I understand what you are saying. I know people who feel the same as you. I suppose we all must do what we think is best for our business. In my situation, I may haul for a lesser rate to get to a better paying area, but rather than lose money or run at cost, I would rather deadhead.

 

Um.... nevermind. you've addressed this facet of your business strategy a number of times in this and other threads.

By the way, the O/O's of this nation are due a big THANK YOU for taking on these issues for the rest of us. Since the destruction of the labor unions' power, we don't have anyone but you to go to bat for us all.

 

Hello, thanks for asking. Been real busy. There is money to be made out there now (I run reefers but I've built up steady accounts and have just stayed with them. I don't chase the produce.

I'm up to 10 trucks on the road with the 11th coming next week. I just placed an order for 3 more trailers. We'll see if they finance me. Things are changing though, truck prices are rising. I was enjoying buying decent trucks with low miles for the low 30's. The last 4 trucks have been Ryder leases. I also have some PLM trailers (the banks shut me off because I built up so much credit in the first place. I have now fixed that and can finance again but I love the leased equiptment. Not so much the trailers but without a doubt the trucks.

I am a one man show running 10 trucks and it would be impossible for me to handle every single aspect. I had a reefer go down the other night ( a leased one) I called PLM with the driver on the phone and went back to bed. Next morning I found out they got him fixed right away and he kept rolling.

I did have an engine go on me last week, that hurt. I ended up getting a step 3 overhaul. Who wants to pay $19,000? But I paid cash, no more credit. That's done with and I now have a truck with a $600 payment with an engine with 2 year warranty (heading to California as we speak). New injectors, new turbo and all the rest I don't understand. But I conferenced called the service manager of my local Kenworth dealer down here, had him talk to Penn Detroit and let him go over everything.

I'm in the process of getting dispatch software and am really hoping to grow much larger. It is a ton of work though. Friday I had not one truck to book yet I was running around like crazy taking care of things. It's never ending.

The wife handles Quickbooks but I do the invoicing. She's back to work now so she's busy as it is plus our daughter is just about 15 months now so she doesn't have much time to help. I finally found a good accountant.

And that's about that. If I had another 10 trucks I think I could move them easy, I don't even make sales calls. I've built up a good name in the last 3 years (well next month will be 3 years since I started). But I would be extremely remiss if I didn't mention that I've built that name with the drivers I have. They are the backbone of this company amd do a great job for me. I consider us all working together as a team and am appreciative of the work they do for me. I do my best to take care of them and they cause me fortunately little grief. The ones that do get pushed out the door real fast.

That's all for now. Hope all others out there are doing well. Heading of to sleep.