Im an independent O/O and i never go home anymore because i chase every penny i can. Im barely making it as i pray things turn around 🙏🏾 . Between low rates, higher fuel, and truck maintenance im losing my azzzz out here. I had a $1400 load cancel on me at the last minute which felt like a punch to the gut because it was to late to book another load and broker only gave me $150 for the cancelation 😢. I can't afford to go home and im paying rent for a home im never able to sleep at. But im waiting on a call to haul hopper bottoms locally where my buddy is making good money. Hopefully he can get me on soon 🚛
Watching this reminds me of my husbands struggle. His weekly payments were so high, loads were so inconsistent. Dispatchers sending him to loads that were canceled. One week of gross every few weeks was killing us. Thank God my shop carried us but it kept both of us having to work and we have a toddler. It took one week for no work to put in under and he was breaking even every week after bringing nothing home. Making $8k-$10k a week still not being able to bring everything home bc they get paid first. No way for him to manage and prioritize his own money. There’s so many hands in pot and truckers, the hardest and most important part, gets the scraps. Is there a way truckers can unite and make sure you guys are protected. Broker’s, dispatchers, company’s double dipping, it’s legal robbery! Bless you on your journey and I hope all your hard work pays off!
Im an independent O/O and i never go home anymore because i chase every penny i can. Im barely making it as i pray things turn around 🙏🏾 . Between low rates, higher fuel, and truck maintenance im losing my azzzz out here. I had a $1400 load cancel on me at the last minute which felt like a punch to the gut because it was to late to book another load and broker only gave me $150 for the cancelation 😢. I can't afford to go home and im paying rent for a home im never able to sleep at. But im waiting on a call to haul hopper bottoms locally where my buddy is making good money. Hopefully he can get me on soon 🚛
Don't chase two pennies at once if ya catch my drift.
I’m pretty much doing the same. Be safe out there!!
Watching this reminds me of my husbands struggle. His weekly payments were so high, loads were so inconsistent. Dispatchers sending him to loads that were canceled. One week of gross every few weeks was killing us. Thank God my shop carried us but it kept both of us having to work and we have a toddler. It took one week for no work to put in under and he was breaking even every week after bringing nothing home. Making $8k-$10k a week still not being able to bring everything home bc they get paid first. No way for him to manage and prioritize his own money. There’s so many hands in pot and truckers, the hardest and most important part, gets the scraps. Is there a way truckers can unite and make sure you guys are protected. Broker’s, dispatchers, company’s double dipping, it’s legal robbery!
Bless you on your journey and I hope all your hard work pays off!
It’s sucks when you can’t go home but that’s trucking and sometimes it requires a lot of sacrifices. Happy trails.
Thanks for the comment !! Be safe out there….
No! This is only B.S of otr. XPO, UPS, OLD DOMINICAN.dont do this B.s. leasing is scam. LTL, dedicated accounts are best thing for Truckers
Yea we know struggle is real!! 😂😂 unfortunate we all in the same boat…. Don’t give up, continuing posting more videos …. Be safe
Thanks!! You do the same 👍
May God bless you getting does Load’s.😂
Yeah 👍 amen to that…
Im getting out of trucking and applying for the CEO position at Eli Lilly Pharmaceuticals. Wish me luck!
Good for you 👍wish you the best !!!
Home what that .... Oh you mean this box on wheels 😢 family what's that .....
😂😂😂
It's going to get worse, my state is building R /R cross docks they say it will take 500 trucks off the road just in my area .
I'm with Schneider too and I just got home from texas.i was my te
Great 👍 glad you got home.
What’s Midwest freight looking like on their load board?
trash. schneider has no freight right now
Not that great!!