As for a clean truck with shippers, I have noticed the exact opposite at many places. They tend to snub thier nose at TMC trucks because the company does care about us, and wants us to work in professional settings. Everyone knows that we wash our trucks every week, so I see some shippers that tend to snub us, and work closer with the solo owner/op, or company driver that is "a working stiff" Again, not all places, but you can see it in some.
On the other hand, I have had many more who are happy we haul out of their location.
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