Right were remaining company drivers still making good steady paycheck, just hoping the small company we work for will stay in business! do hope there is NOT strike in the US….as itll just serve to impose even more government regulation and restriction on this industry. Heck, there was time when ownerops could make living hauling dry freight. There are still some niche markets the big companies haul those things and have driven the rates down to where there just isnt any money in it, for the little guy.
There was time when refrigerated freight paid DARN good money. The big companies buy fuel and equipment in bulk and can afford to haul loads for penny per mile profit! The oo just cant compete with that. of the oo in these niche areas, are still doing alright….but not everyone can meet the qualifications they require to haul that stuff! My husband and want to be ownerops one day but this is not the time…..
Hauling oversize still pays pretty well. all the big companies wont touch such as hauling ammo & munitions and top secret government loads, being leased on with Landstar or R&R Carriers or some such company.
weeks 0 Votes Rating Good Answer Rating Bad Answer Report Abuse. of the oo in these niche areas, are still doing alright….but not everyone can meet the qualifications they require to haul that stuff! My husband and want to be ownerops one day but this is not the time…..The economy cycles and things are bound to better, weve been through periods of ridiculously high fuel prices and runaway inflation before, and it always DOES come back down. Its only matter of time. Heck, there was time when ownerops could make living hauling dry freight.
Being able to do repairs and do your own maintenance makes HUGE difference, especially when every dollar counts. With the bill Bush recently signed giving him the authority to declare martial law in national emergency….if there were total, industrywide trucker strike that impacted the whole country….you KNOW thats what hed do! The government knows how vital trucking is to this country, and downright anarchy would set in and gas prices would go UP! Remember the gas price gouging after 911? strike would only make matters worse, IMO.
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