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Drivers need to be regulated for running shit loads. Drivers determine the price, if no one will run shit loads they can’t charge shit prices. It’s not rocket 🚀 science folks.
I know drivers spout off about taking these so called shit loads. But, for some these loads are paying the bills, keeping a roof over their heads, food on the table, and providing for their families. Yes the freight rates are poor but, so is the economy. Manufacturing is also on a down swing. Retail, Construction, Food industry, Etc are all having some sort of economic down turn. The economic impact is hitting everyone not just the Trucking Industry. To some degree the the truck driver may influence the rates but, not to the extent that if we demand or stop caring cheap freight that some how the freight rates are going to magically go back up. Your talking about an industry that can’t find common ground to come together to shut down but, somehow we’re going to dictate freight rates. Right now Mega carriers carry a lot of weight and influence in Trucking Industry. AKA they set the stage for the rest of us. Besides who knows what hand shaking and A?? slapping is going on behind closed doors with the Dept of Transportation and these carriers. No its much more than drivers setting freight rates. Drivers don’t determine The worlds economy or manufacturing They transport it to the best of their ability. It can be a thankless job where your not appreciated, underpaid, with endless days/hours on road away from family. But, then ask yourself. Why did you become a Truck Driver to begin with?? (Not for the money I’m sure). You can always find fault in any Industry ?? The secret is how to survive and, make peace in it. In the end only you can determine if the You are good for the Trucking Industry not is the Trucking Industry good for you. You either love or hate the life style. It’s a take it or leave it attitude. My husband and, myself love the business even with its ups and, downs we’re in it for the long haul. I believe things will pick up. Even with changes on the horizon for the Trucking Industry. I believe the future is bright. Chin up, Safe Travels. Love to all. God Bless❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
@Fran Armstrong you got it all figured out! OR NOT!!! YOU'RE SO WRONG ON SO MANY LEVELS ITS ASTOUNDING!!! I'VE BEEN IN BUSINESS FOR MYSELF FOR OVER 20 YRS, TRUCK AND BROKERAGE, AND STILL DOING QUITE WELL AS I HAVE DIRECT CUSTOMERS. BUT LET ME PUT IT IN PLAIN SIMPKE ENGLISH... WE, THE TRUCKERS, HAVE THE POWER TO DICTATE FREIGHT RATES! IF YOU DONT UNDERSTAND THIS THEN "YOU" ARE DEFINITELY, MOST DEFINITELY, IN THE WRONG BUSINESS - "FOR THE LONG HAUL." What we don't have power over is the idiots that accept low ball rates. Especially those who are tax exempt per our great govt. But again, let's be clear here... mega carriers don't dictate a damn thing when it comes to spot market freight. The majority of their freight is contract - which has no direct correlation to the spot market. What we are seeing is an influx of small carriers/owner operators that thought they could strike it rich in the covid trucking boom but had absolutely no idea as to how to run a business. Now they are scrambling to stay afloat and in an attempt to win every bid/load cut rates. They will inevitably fail. Which means less trucks - which is no different than the same amount of trucks just saying no to cheap freight. Hence, we, the truckers, control the rates! Always have.. Always will. Their is no shortage of freight. It's everywhere every - single day. But their will be a shortage of idiots to take the cheap rates. Think about this.. you don't call a contractor and tell them how much you're going to pay them to get the job done. They come out and they give you an estimate based off of time+labour+expenses. You have the right to say yes or no but you don't set the price. Neither should shippers or brokers. But the idiots are giving them the power to do so.
If truck drivers would act like civilized people, maybe things would change? Throwing pee bottles, feces and mountains of trash everywhere is not the way to earn respect. The cost of cleaning up after the filth they throw all over America must be enormous,there went your pay raise! Shall I mention the constant speeding, tailgating,driving to fast for the conditions, driving in the left lane when signs clearly state”No trucks left lane”driving in the left lane at 35 mph up a hill,ignoring the” No truck route”signs,cutting people off when merging(you do not have the right of way when merging) using the engine brake in a residential area,ignoring the no parking signs,texting while driving, forging log books,ignoring bridge weight limits, always trying to out-stupid each other and destroying the English language.Did I forget anything?
@@justinbuckner Those filthy truck drivers just plow into traffic when merging,cutting everyone off.I wonder why they don’t bully a state trooper,dot officer,sheriff or police officer?
@@Mr.Beastforpresident That's like saying don't blame the Principal, for having s*x with the Students, or don't Blame the Stickup man for robbing a person, because they gave up the Goods, I Blame the Broker's for committing Lewd acts upon, Commercial Truck Drivers, there should be Life Sentences, in Federal Prison, for Brokers caught in the Act.
@@Mr.Beastforpresident don’t have a choice when there’s no other options. I just dead headed 300 miles today . The rates are trash and the brokers aren’t raising the rates either
Respect for “essential truckers” was short lived after Covid. Until truckers shutdown and the public can’t get things NOTHING WILL CHANGE. If our Government ACTUALLY cared, they would of put a cap on fuel prices for truckers……and they didn’t and on that note how much have they sent to Ukraine?
"Survival mode- you cant take it out on each other" yes! Totally agree. People are getting more and more short tempered on the CB because they are stressed out. Dont take it out on your fellow blue-collar man (or your family)
Lol 3 mpg isn’t nothing. That’s 40k a year for me right now. That 40k more I keep in my pocket. That pays the truck payment ffs. Free truck is what it boils down to.
@@vendingdudes if everyone would do one less load a week they would reduce available trucks by 20;to 25 percent which cause rates to increase, instead they are staying out longer and driving down rates and wearing out their trucks witch they won't have money to replace
Beautiful truck btw! I remember back in 2007 when I was delivering to Starbucks, we got brand new Sterlings with the Series 60 14.7 500 HP. Sounded like a jet engine on startup. Miss those days. 😢
If you want to get the general public to believe "survival mode" ya need to put these drivers in front of their roughest rig! The beautiful chrome toy in the background isn't gonna sell it! Sorry I hear ya but that is an obviously expensive toy
Hell yea! I love breathing in those diesel exhaust fumes to where it burns my throat and my eyes. I can’t wait till I grow old and have cancer and have emphysema. It’s going to be a great retirement! Oh yea, can’t forget, FJB! Trump for life MFers!
All these owners offer these lease purchase rip-offs. They also aways say we got to keep the trucks moving. Well that is just too simplistic. You cant move your trucks unless you will have a load that you can haul that is profitable. Trucking is and will always be a mess because of competition. Just always amazed me how many of these drivers are clueless. Glad i am out of the game.
Driver has less leverage in a lease. They can be starved out. I noticed in the trucking industry, a driver can be told to do something without forcing them to do it.
This is Chico from Nicaragua and I thank tio Jose Biden everyday that I am in this country. Me and the millions who came here are so grateful to tio jose. We are going to take your jobs. They are paying us 2 cents per mile, with no benefits! I will work hard for this much money! Soon I will have enough to send for my entire family and maybe the whole village!Viva tio jose Biden! We will drive trucks and not cry, whine and complain like the American truck drivers do. Viva tio Jose Biden! We love him in our 3rd world country, we will bring it to america! Viva tio Jose Biden!
Great interview Alex. The guy has a great attitude and obviously a good guy. But like he said you have to know your bottom line. I don’t know how anyone can haul a load that’s only paying .70 a mile and survive. I’m a company driver with no responsibilities toward the maintenance or fuel or insurance for of the truck, and I get paid .85 per mile plus drop pay and detention pay. I feel sorry for those 0/0. Those rates won’t change until those drivers stick together and not haul those cheap paying loads.
Guys from Africa and India will take .70 all day. They send 200$ a month back home and support whole family and live here on bare minimum. I am from east Europe and we use to do same thing 10-15years ago. Brokers need to be dealt with if they don't stop to take 30-50% of load price every trucker with payment will go under and bankrupt..
Hey, I love chicken lights and chrome. My shop has never charged what dealers charge either. My experience with dealers is they suck! Charge too much and I have seen lots of leave there with the same problem. Makes me wonder why people even jack with them.
My friend, there a a bunch of big, huge companies out there that wants all of us out and slowly they are achieving that. Stop dreaming that the truckers will unite and put an end to the carnage, that will never happen, they are too busy making pennies on a dollar to keep surviving.
I drove otr had a sweet gig Reno to Chicago and return. Almost went owner operator but then got a ready mix driver job. Made way more money as a teamster. Great retirement.
600hp+ 1998 DD60 12.7L with an 18 speed. =Way better than the crap selling today and probably a 2M mile engine with 10-20k oil changes. These 50k-60k oil changes now by company truckers really kills them.
I run same engine coupled with 18 speed but on a freightliner glider and it’s just an awesome set up.. never had the cam issue so mine is stock besides a tune and muffler delete. Pushing about 570hp
If a Pete gets 6mpg, and another truck get 8mpg, that’s a 35% difference. So, if your annual fuel expense is $75,000, then a 35% savings is $26,250. That’s not trivial.
@@cyclopsvision6370 eventually, maybe, but not likely in the next 10+ years. You gotta have long range (600 miles+) and capacity to haul +45,000 lb loads. Electric is very very far from replacing diesel.
@@John_Linn hate to tell you this, but Tesla already accomplished it. They are claiming their Semi can do 500 miles, at 2 percent grade at max weight of 82,000 pounds (equipment + load combined). If the driver runs at 8 hours straight, at 60mph, that's 480 miles. The 30 min break could be used to recharge, which should be enough for another 3 hours, enough for 1 day's worth of work. I hope that 600 miles range that you speak of is over an 11 hour 8+3 period, rather than a continuous 8 hour period. 600 miles in 8 hours is 75mph. If I was the owner, and a driver ran the equipment at 75 mph, they deserve to be fired ASAP.
@@cyclopsvision6370 lol really. You’re stupid. If that was 100% true, then Tesla would be already rolling trucks off the line…oh, wait, maybe the price is why?!? LMAO you spineless idiot
Great advice especially the part about knowing your cost of operating and sticking with a set rate per mile that works for you. As someone who been in the business 30 years and owned a truck for 24 , I would have to say that he is on point 👉.
You don’t have to be in survival mode just know what you’re doing if you don’t flip and just haul anything and haul direct shipper loads stop going through the brokers, you can still get high dollar freight
@@teramnieritrea3167 a ton of time and work pounding the phone, dialing for dollars and pounding the pavement shaking hands and kissing baby's...and ass usually. It sucks, that's why a lot of carriers use convenience services like Dispatch services and Brokers
Cool looking tractor but it’s costing him lots of fuel every mo vs a “plastic” truck. Multiply x14 tractors. With Comrade Bitem in charge, our economy is getting crushed and fuel costs are staying high. The trucking companies that end up surviving this perfect storm will be the ones who operate the “plastic” trucks, have long term contracts or have a way to escape the high maint costs. Knowing your cost per mile is 1000% critical. That long nose Pete with all the bling and a 630hp engine, 3.55 rear gear is not getting close to the mpg as a plastic truck with a 455-505hp and 2.73-3.08 gear
even us company drivers are in survival mode, i swore off california years ago but instead of sitting im running a load up through it tomorrow just bc thats all there is where im at. Never give up there is a light at the end of the tunnel even though we may not be able to see it, its there!
All insurance companies have moved out of Florida except for one. Due to insurance reasons, all trucking companies are moving out of Florida. Due to hurricanes and disease, Florida is projecting the worst agricultural production since the great depression. A large percent of the labor force is currently leaving.. Light at the end of the tunnel? Really? It must be comfortable living in a fantasy world.
Sorry to not agree. Beautiful truck by the way. But no shipper or receiver gives a damn about what truck you drive as long as you get there on time and no damages to their freight, that's just your impression. Just quit this stupid industry two months ago after 15 years on the road. Owned over 35-40 trucks during this time from W900 to the plastic trucks you talking about. I liked having nice trucks, but my drivers, most of them trash them faster than you could of clean it, some drivers were nice, but very few. Love seeing these beautiful classics on the road, but on these times they are a coffin ⚰️ for your business, when the margins are so low. An advice for new people getting into trucking? Get the hell out as fast as you can, this industry will eat you alive. You only live with the impression you making money, had years when I grossed few millions per year, to end almost bankrupt with a market like the one that is for the last year, eating through all the savings. Wish I would of never entered this.
I am a retired Owner Operator and I disagree greatly with Murtha Trucker. 630 HP costs a lot of money. My last Volvo 770 averaged 8.5 mpg and was a much better choice and it had 500 HP. I can give more advice but I am now age 82 and a lifetime member of OOIDA.
Did he say aerodynamic trucks aren't much more efficient??? Try $25000 more a year to run a classic truck in these fuel prices, add that up on just 10 trucks boy's and girls... This man is in for a hard road, and if he doesn't change his thinking he will not survive this down turn, it's going to get worse, we're just in the beginning stages of this down turn!! Sit back and watch all these square bricks go out of business because they don't manage their #1 cost!! FUEL
@Anthony H You're full of shit!! I'm getting 8.3 miles per gallon out of a 2022 T-680 KW with an X-15 that's my average, I have a 2015 389 Fitzgerald glider with a Cat C-15 6NZ only averaging 5.6
😂 stop 🛑 trying to coupon cut to keep the rates shit. Cause guess what, after you coupon cut with your “ fuel savings “ to satisfy and support CHEAP SHITTY RATES they’ll get even CHEAPER!
@@saintpatrick6681 Most drivers aren’t good at math, how you think the rates got so damn low?????????? THEY CAN’T charge a shit rate if NO ONE will run it. Why is this sooo hard for drivers to comprehend?????
DOT set up a checkpoint on the New York State Thruway in the tandem trailer switching yard. It was during a heat wave and as I was driving through and getting back on the Thruway, there was a trailer from Crowley ice cream that had a river of milk brown pink yellow ice cream just oozing out of it on the blacktop I guess nobody was keeping track of that unit running.😮
What's really sad about this, is that these guys offer quality and hard work to do what they do, but billion dollar companies have no problem screwing these guys out of their money, while they keep all the profits. I can't imagine how Walmart beats these guys up, being as cheap (but as rich at the same time) as they are.
I've always said if your gonna survive...is a good business strategy...part of mine is the same as my dad working on million dollar cars...mixed with Bob Hoover ... energy management.. That's why I've posted with 79,500 gross at hi way posted speed 10.75 mpg... Careful planning routing coordination goes a long long way
Running desperate rates don’t help the rates go up and it keeps you desperate. What drivers like you don’t comprehend, you’re part of the problem. You’re supporting cheap shit loads then ironically complain about it.
@@flexusanm I like the way you think. I just got my CDL for that reason. Im applying for TMC first. I’ll live in their truck and make and save a shit ton of bread 🍞.
Try doing specialized niche market local/regional freight if you want to actually make money. Especially if you’re currently relying on the spot market
He’s not lying had a weekend load didn’t check on it luckily it was frozen and I got the reefer up and running before it defrosted but it definitely gave me a scare lol
alex i have been watching your show for some time now. i have a company that is refusing to pay me. i would like u to put this small company on blast on your show
People there is a protest this MAY 01 in WASHINGTON DC BRING UR FAMILY WITH NEED TO MAKE NOISE AND BE HEARD THSI SHIT IS KILLING THIS INDUSTRY AND OURS FAMILIES AS WELL COME AND HELP THIS STOP CRYING AND COME OUT HERE AND DOO UR JOB A BETTER INDUSTRY
Crude oil will have to come down for the economy to get better. People are broke. There's too many trucks and too many truckers. If the Mexican trucks were no longer allowed to run US highways, there'd be an immediate bump in rates.
Mexican truck run the same rules as Canadian trucks. They can only deliver freight coming out of Mexico into the US, and can only pickup US freight going back into Mexico. They are not permitted to pick up freight in the US, and deliver in the US.. 🤷🏾
@@micclay Well, if that’s the case, you truckers have a big problem on your hands. I’ll be retiring in a few years, so all I’ll say is, good luck to everyone in dealing with the situation. You’ll need lots of it. 🤔🤷🏾😏
Most Drivers don’t comprehend that if NO ONE accepts a cheap shitty rate they cannot pay a cheap shitty rate. Most driver’s support the EXACT same shit they complain about then blame brokers. STOP taking the damn loads! SIMPLE! “ Well I gotta pay bills “ who’s gonna pay the f’in bills when you go bankrupt from running shit rates??????????
Number one thing all company owners need to utilize is idle shutdown on all of their trucks and install apu(whether that be a battery pack or a diesel apu)
@@timhoneycutt1367 Yes. Unless you are idling to offload the truck like a lot of people who pull end dump, bottom dump, pneumatic trailer do then you don’t need to idling the truck all day. A smarter way to do things when your drivers need climate control is to install an apu be it a diesel or a battery pack apu. It will save a lot in fuel and maintenance costs. Idling all day is the root cause of aftertreatment issues.
How about this idea.......let's send all the imported drivers back overseas, then there will be freight for whoever is goofy enough to stay in the business.
First of all, I've been driving for 22 years so I know the industry more then well, I know it very well. Any truck driver that is in "survival mode" is in way over their head. Nothing good lasts forever. So when you run out and spend $500k on a truck and trailer, you're already in the grave! These guys buy expensive equipment and when work gets slow or weird they complain that they're struggling. Then you have a guy like myself that has about $200k invested in my equipment and I'm killing it. I'm not dug into a hole so deep that I can't get out. And this guy doesn't know 💩.... My Cascaida averages 6.5 mpg pulling a 48' curtain side. I know plenty of guys with long hoods and they average 5.5 mpg on a good day. So how does he figure there isn't much fuel difference? What's cost me $400 a day will cost the long hood truck $500 to $600 a day🤔 That a massive difference buddy! Bro you need to get people on here that really know the industry. Nice guy but he's a goon and all about the way his truck looks. I didn't get into trucking to have a show truck and struggle and complain. I got into it to make MONEY!!!! 😂😂😂😂
Get on your cb radio and say something worthwhile instead of the idiocy on there now. Band together like the brothers you are. Keep the wheels moving? Not at a loss! #turnemoff
That’s why I haul cars on a ten car high rail on a 2003 fright liner FLD c15 no def no dpf it just runs , 1.5 million miles on the ecm paid in full I’m a ex mechanic, not just any one can be a car hauler it’s hard work driving the truck is the easy part,, brokers don’t care if your trucks shiny with chrome as long as it doesn’t leak oil in the facility, or isn’t rusty and most of all no damage on the units on drop off inspection that’s all they care about and that’s what gets you loads
After spending several years working for 3 freight factoring companies, my experience is that most of our independent trucker clients were in "survival mode" when they first on-boarded with us and when they decided to move on, in other words; all the time. Low or high fuel prices, good or lousy freight rates. Our service allowed truckers to get paid for their deliveries within 24 -48 hours [minus our fee which depended on our experience with each trucker and the average $ volume they factored per month, but anywhere from 3.5% to 5%] and still they, for the most part, needed a 40% advance on each new load, despite having been funded cash into their operating bank account for their last delivery a day or to before. I can only recall 1 independant who factored, took the less expensive 2-3 day funding option [ACH versus a same day wire] and never put in for an advance on a load. The were husband & wife flatbed and did a fair amount of oversize/overweight and occasionally over length freight. As any trucker knows, this will involve numerous permits from multiple states for interstate loads of these types. I saw the numerous permitting receipts [and associated costs] for the loads because we needed to attach these proofs of expenses with our invoices. After a couple of years, they decided to liquidate their equipment and retire.
For real. I've been out for 8 weeks by choice, and I'm working remote using my desktop in my rig. We got families to feed, and even if you're single, the extra grind isn't keeping up with inflation. Where are our raises at? I've driven every trailer type except bull haul, and bomb bomb tubes, my second job, in my cab shouldn't be a requirement. Praying freight volume, and prices recover. Thankfully I'm agriculture exempt right now. So I run like a bull hauler at night and sleep, 14hr later after a 1200 mile run that I put down in around 19-20hrs of driving. Regulate my secondary job on downtime where I'm stuck at receivers for more than a day drafting blue prints in SOLIDWORKS, get unloaded, wait for a load that is paying min 3.00 a mile "I have standards", and run that 💩too the ground hammer down. All the way again. Running like a Pre ELD cowboy through state roads, and cornfields. AG exemption is helping a lot. Cows need food, that way the bull haulers can haul more cows. I figured, the best thing I can do in this market, is to be at the front end of the supply chain. Corn, wheat, cotton, and feed. Steering wheel holders don't know nothing about that. Once you get to dry van you are fighting for scraps. I however provide the entire pie to everyone, from farm to factory, and I get to play by cow boy rules without smelling the poo.
An inconvenient truth, but trucking needs regulated again, this is not a capitalist system that we are operating under. Let the brokers die off and starve. This owner is smart, hearing the universal $1.25 back haul shenanigans....it was $1.25 a mile back in 1999..I purchase a 1996 KW T-800 with a Series 60 Detroit 13 Speed and 4:11 year ends, I hauled steel...That is a pretty truck!
Figure out your ave mpg. 7.2 mpg is about average and what your average price per gallon, I'd say $3.80 is about the average. Figure out your monthly insurance, truck and trailer payments, add them up n divide them by 30. I'd say about $2.20 a mile you're able to make a profit but you'll have to keep the wheels constantly moving. Everyone's cost varies.
@@coopercomes1696 No worries. Its simple math. Write down your cost for the week and deduct it from your gross. I try to run socal to Dallas Texas n back. I try to gross $7,000 for the week. Total miles 2700÷7mpg=385 gallones × $3.8/gallon=$1463 diesel. Etc..Don't eat out, fill your trucks fridge, get yourself a propane little grill and cook yourself. Good luck out there!
Autonomous trucks are here Uber, doordash etc etc all these gig companies needs to be capped at 8% commission or less They have gotten us all independent contractors into a survival mode
Its not gonna improve unfortunately. Where will the money come from,? As a local company driver, hourly warehouse employees are making 25 to 30 an hour, upper management in non truck companies are making 80 to 100k a year. Im making 28 an hour delivering to these places while a forklift driver is sitting inside making what i am when i take the risk driving. If the customer is paying their employees that much, where would the money come from to bolster trucking? Thats why our wages will stay an continue to be stagnant. A local window company jumped their entry level wage to 25 an hour, a lead will make 33 an hour. Meanwhile our drivers make 28. Our company wont lose that contract for asking for more money
This week the rates from east coast were between 0.9 and 1.6 per mile. How to move your truck when our operating costs are almost 2$/ mile? We cannot do charity.
I set up my LLC and got a TIN about 18 months ago------ still have not been able to get a lease or O/O opportinuity----- perhaps God does not want me in trucking.....with over 800 fico
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I told you too stop saying semi truck
It ain't just the broker it these dumb ass truck driver taking cheap run
They want one bank, one Amazon, one trucking company, no hydrocarbons. They're shutting you down. The future is BRICS and OPEC.
Brokers need to be regulated. 10% max they can take. Also brokers should be audited to keep them honest
Industry standard is 20%
Drivers need to be regulated for running shit loads. Drivers determine the price, if no one will run shit loads they can’t charge shit prices. It’s not rocket 🚀 science folks.
I know drivers spout off about taking these so called shit loads. But, for some these loads are paying the bills, keeping a roof over their heads, food on the table, and providing for their families. Yes the freight rates are poor but, so is the economy. Manufacturing is also on a down swing. Retail, Construction, Food industry, Etc are all having some sort of economic down turn. The economic impact is hitting everyone not just the Trucking Industry. To some degree the the truck driver may influence the rates but, not to the extent that if we demand or stop caring cheap freight that some how the freight rates are going to magically go back up. Your talking about an industry that can’t find common ground to come together to shut down but, somehow we’re going to dictate freight rates. Right now Mega carriers carry a lot of weight and influence in Trucking Industry. AKA they set the stage for the rest of us. Besides who knows what hand shaking and A?? slapping is going on behind closed doors with the Dept of Transportation and these carriers. No its much more than drivers setting freight rates. Drivers don’t determine The worlds economy or manufacturing They transport it to the best of their ability. It can be a thankless job where your not appreciated, underpaid, with endless days/hours on road away from family. But, then ask yourself. Why did you become a Truck Driver to begin with?? (Not for the money I’m sure). You can always find fault in any Industry ?? The secret is how to survive and, make peace in it. In the end only you can determine if the You are good for the Trucking Industry not is the Trucking Industry good for you. You either love or hate the life style. It’s a take it or leave it attitude. My husband and, myself love the business even with its ups and, downs we’re in it for the long haul. I believe things will pick up. Even with changes on the horizon for the Trucking Industry. I believe the future is bright. Chin up, Safe Travels. Love to all. God Bless❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
@Fran Armstrong you got it all figured out! OR NOT!!! YOU'RE SO WRONG ON SO MANY LEVELS ITS ASTOUNDING!!! I'VE BEEN IN BUSINESS FOR MYSELF FOR OVER 20 YRS, TRUCK AND BROKERAGE, AND STILL DOING QUITE WELL AS I HAVE DIRECT CUSTOMERS. BUT LET ME PUT IT IN PLAIN SIMPKE ENGLISH... WE, THE TRUCKERS, HAVE THE POWER TO DICTATE FREIGHT RATES! IF YOU DONT UNDERSTAND THIS THEN "YOU" ARE DEFINITELY, MOST DEFINITELY, IN THE WRONG BUSINESS - "FOR THE LONG HAUL."
What we don't have power over is the idiots that accept low ball rates. Especially those who are tax exempt per our great govt. But again, let's be clear here... mega carriers don't dictate a damn thing when it comes to spot market freight. The majority of their freight is contract - which has no direct correlation to the spot market. What we are seeing is an influx of small carriers/owner operators that thought they could strike it rich in the covid trucking boom but had absolutely no idea as to how to run a business. Now they are scrambling to stay afloat and in an attempt to win every bid/load cut rates. They will inevitably fail. Which means less trucks - which is no different than the same amount of trucks just saying no to cheap freight. Hence, we, the truckers, control the rates! Always have.. Always will. Their is no shortage of freight. It's everywhere every - single day. But their will be a shortage of idiots to take the cheap rates.
Think about this.. you don't call a contractor and tell them how much you're going to pay them to get the job done. They come out and they give you an estimate based off of time+labour+expenses. You have the right to say yes or no but you don't set the price. Neither should shippers or brokers. But the idiots are giving them the power to do so.
In other words shippers/ brokers should be asking us, the contractor, how much it will cost to get the job done. NOT THE OTHER WAY AROUND!
Truckers and farmers are the backbone of the country.
Throwing pee bottles,bags of feces and mountains of trash are not being the backbone,more like the back breaker.
@@SteveSmith-eb6zedon’t forget the pollution
This man speaks truth, it’s amazing to me how they want us to continue to move freight for the country and not pay us enough to move their product.
They can’t pay you shit 💩 if you’re not willing to accept it.
I haul back road hauls for mining and gas wells. It's crazy to see how many trucks I am seeing for sale.
If truck drivers would act like civilized people, maybe things would change? Throwing pee bottles, feces and mountains of trash everywhere is not the way to earn respect. The cost of cleaning up after the filth they throw all over America must be enormous,there went your pay raise! Shall I mention the constant speeding, tailgating,driving to fast for the conditions, driving in the left lane when signs clearly state”No trucks left lane”driving in the left lane at 35 mph up a hill,ignoring the” No truck route”signs,cutting people off when merging(you do not have the right of way when merging) using the engine brake in a residential area,ignoring the no parking signs,texting while driving, forging log books,ignoring bridge weight limits, always trying to out-stupid each other and destroying the English language.Did I forget anything?
@@SteveSmith-eb6ze you forgot to say to EVERYONE you don’t have the right of way when merging onto a highway !! Yield signs are there for a reason !
@@justinbuckner Those filthy truck drivers just plow into traffic when merging,cutting everyone off.I wonder why they don’t bully a state trooper,dot officer,sheriff or police officer?
I feel the pain. I had 6 trucks and 8 dry vans at the end of 2021, now I am down to 2 trucks and vans.
And still beating a dead horse?
😂😂😂😂
The Freight Rates Have increased Significantly, these Brokers are keeping more of the Money for themselves.
And the drivers LET it happen. Don’t blame the broker, blame the drivers accepting shit loads. The broker sucks? Simple, GO to ANOTHER BROKER
@@Mr.Beastforpresident That's like saying don't blame the Principal, for having s*x with the Students, or don't Blame the Stickup man for robbing a person, because they gave up the Goods, I Blame the Broker's for committing Lewd acts upon, Commercial Truck Drivers, there should be Life Sentences, in Federal Prison, for Brokers caught in the Act.
@@Mr.Beastforpresident don’t have a choice when there’s no other options. I just dead headed 300 miles today . The rates are trash and the brokers aren’t raising the rates either
@@acewilliams2315 facts man.. you’ll be sitting for two days trying to find the best paying loads- it’s tough out here
@@acewilliams2315 what’s dead headed mean
Love his mentality. I carry it the same way. It's frustrating but we still blessed.
Heart goes out to these hard working individuals, they are the back bone of this Great Nation. May God Bless them all
Respect for “essential truckers” was short lived after Covid. Until truckers shutdown and the public can’t get things NOTHING WILL CHANGE. If our Government ACTUALLY cared, they would of put a cap on fuel prices for truckers……and they didn’t and on that note how much have they sent to Ukraine?
Well said.
I think they send like 100-300 billion too Ukraine its sickening..
I hate our government. FJB
True statement
@@Stavros1977 it’s the j*ws man. Ye 24
Solid guy right here. All the best to you, your company and drivers.
Trucking has always been feast or famine business. It will never change. I hope these drivers can hang on until things get better. We need them.
This guy knows his trucks/trailers, his Drivers and the business.
Great Dane Super-Seal with the T-K.
"Survival mode- you cant take it out on each other" yes! Totally agree. People are getting more and more short tempered on the CB because they are stressed out. Dont take it out on your fellow blue-collar man (or your family)
A true truck driver 👍
This guy has a passion and knowledge combined for this industry.
I have seen brokers taking more then 50 percent by accidentally seeing paperwork from the shippers.
@David Henry how do u do that? How does one find the customers?
Lol 3 mpg isn’t nothing. That’s 40k a year for me right now. That 40k more I keep in my pocket. That pays the truck payment ffs. Free truck is what it boils down to.
It's foolishness running as hard as you can all you're doing is wearing out your truck and helping the shippers freight moved for less
I'm not sure by "you gotta keep hammering" he means exactly "run as hard as you can."
@@vendingdudes if everyone would do one less load a week they would reduce available trucks by 20;to 25 percent which cause rates to increase, instead they are staying out longer and driving down rates and wearing out their trucks witch they won't have money to replace
@@jaredschultz7358 or 25% of the rent-a-truckers can cash it back. Easy come, easy go
Beautiful truck btw! I remember back in 2007 when I was delivering to Starbucks, we got brand new Sterlings with the Series 60 14.7 500 HP. Sounded like a jet engine on startup. Miss those days. 😢
I met this gentleman in Alabama at a receiver. A very pleasant conversation.
Thank you sir!! We need you guys 🇺🇸🇺🇸😁 thanks truckers!!🇺🇸 Stay Strong 🇺🇸🇺🇸
If you want to get the general public to believe "survival mode" ya need to put these drivers in front of their roughest rig! The beautiful chrome toy in the background isn't gonna sell it! Sorry I hear ya but that is an obviously expensive toy
Damn a peterbuilt with a Detroit 60. Don’t see that often
how rare is it ?
@David HenryLol.
I agree with him totally 💯 but my plastic truck get 8.7 miles a gallon. That’s significant from 5 MPG. I’d rather look good in my new Land Rover
Best thing about glider kits, no DEF. Let's goooooo
Lets goo
Hell yea! I love breathing in those diesel exhaust fumes to where it burns my throat and my eyes. I can’t wait till I grow old and have cancer and have emphysema. It’s going to be a great retirement!
Oh yea, can’t forget, FJB! Trump for life MFers!
No eld, no Def, no bs
All these owners offer these lease purchase rip-offs. They also aways say we got to keep the trucks moving. Well that is just too simplistic. You cant move your trucks unless you will have a load that you can haul that is profitable. Trucking is and will always be a mess because of competition. Just always amazed me how many of these drivers are clueless. Glad i am out of the game.
Driver has less leverage in a lease. They can be starved out. I noticed in the trucking industry, a driver can be told to do something without forcing them to do it.
This is Chico from Nicaragua and I thank tio Jose Biden everyday that I am in this country. Me and the millions who came here are so grateful to tio jose. We are going to take your jobs. They are paying us 2 cents per mile, with no benefits! I will work hard for this much money! Soon I will have enough to send for my entire family and maybe the whole village!Viva tio jose Biden! We will drive trucks and not cry, whine and complain like the American truck drivers do. Viva tio Jose Biden! We love him in our 3rd world country, we will bring it to america! Viva tio Jose Biden!
Must be his Vette behind the truck. He ain't starving.
That doesn't mean anything, I have a car also that was bought many years ago when the money was still alright, my truck is parked now tho.
As cheap as refer loads are and dudes in Florida with a refer. Yeah not somebody I'm taking advice from.
Yo this guy is good with catchphrases "Chrome don't get you home but it keeps you loaded"
Lol
He ain’t missed a meal in decades
GREAT F$%KNG INTERVIEW Alex, from a fellow real owner/grinder.... Big ups 2 tht driver and his company....
Lets go
Finally a REAL trucker Mr Friday is the real deal
Great interview Alex. The guy has a great attitude and obviously a good guy. But like he said you have to know your bottom line. I don’t know how anyone can haul a load that’s only paying .70 a mile and survive. I’m a company driver with no responsibilities toward the maintenance or fuel or insurance for of the truck, and I get paid .85 per mile plus drop pay and detention pay. I feel sorry for those 0/0. Those rates won’t change until those drivers stick together and not haul those cheap paying loads.
And the company name ? I’ll like to apply
@@JulC0604 where you from? This Co is in Ca
@@JulC0604 I believe local drivers are at $29 per hr.
Guys from Africa and India will take .70 all day.
They send 200$ a month back home and support whole family and live here on bare minimum.
I am from east Europe and we use to do same thing 10-15years ago.
Brokers need to be dealt with if they don't stop to take 30-50% of load price every trucker with payment will go under and bankrupt..
The more o/o back off freight, the more big industrial companies will increase there contracts until the little man is completely squeezed out.
All survival mode looks like you going to have to cut back on the Chrome shoppe visits
Thermo King Best for roadside service Hands down...shop service top notch also.
Hey, I love chicken lights and chrome.
My shop has never charged what dealers charge either. My experience with dealers is they suck! Charge too much and I have seen lots of leave there with the same problem.
Makes me wonder why people even jack with them.
Hey, that’s awesome Alec. Mutha Trucker in the great state of Texas. ❤
this should never be. the whole world would stop if they would just stick together they could get anything they need
My friend, there a a bunch of big, huge companies out there that wants all of us out and slowly they are achieving that. Stop dreaming that the truckers will unite and put an end to the carnage, that will never happen, they are too busy making pennies on a dollar to keep surviving.
I drove otr had a sweet gig Reno to Chicago and return. Almost went owner operator but then got a ready mix driver job. Made way more money as a teamster. Great retirement.
Wow I didn’t expect him to say a 12.7 🔥🔥🔥
Mean machine
Best damn engine ever made
600hp+ 1998 DD60 12.7L with an 18 speed. =Way better than the crap selling today and probably a 2M mile engine with 10-20k oil changes.
These 50k-60k oil changes now by company truckers really kills them.
I run same engine coupled with 18 speed but on a freightliner glider and it’s just an awesome set up.. never had the cam issue so mine is stock besides a tune and muffler delete. Pushing about 570hp
If a Pete gets 6mpg, and another truck get 8mpg, that’s a 35% difference. So, if your annual fuel expense is $75,000, then a 35% savings is $26,250. That’s not trivial.
Wait till more of those Tesla Semis start hitting the road. Conventional truck drivers will really cry
@@cyclopsvision6370 eventually, maybe, but not likely in the next 10+ years. You gotta have long range (600 miles+) and capacity to haul +45,000 lb loads. Electric is very very far from replacing diesel.
@@John_Linn hate to tell you this, but Tesla already accomplished it. They are claiming their Semi can do 500 miles, at 2 percent grade at max weight of 82,000 pounds (equipment + load combined). If the driver runs at 8 hours straight, at 60mph, that's 480 miles. The 30 min break could be used to recharge, which should be enough for another 3 hours, enough for 1 day's worth of work.
I hope that 600 miles range that you speak of is over an 11 hour 8+3 period, rather than a continuous 8 hour period. 600 miles in 8 hours is 75mph. If I was the owner, and a driver ran the equipment at 75 mph, they deserve to be fired ASAP.
@@cyclopsvision6370 lol really. You’re stupid. If that was 100% true, then Tesla would be already rolling trucks off the line…oh, wait, maybe the price is why?!? LMAO you spineless idiot
@@cyclopsvision6370 2 percent grade in perfect weather? 😂
Boy try that in the mountains when it’s below freezing. That range will drop REAL quick!
We need to normalize more business classes for drives especially those looking to be owner operators. Like he said " know your math "
Great advice especially the part about knowing your cost of operating and sticking with a set rate per mile that works for you. As someone who been in the business 30 years and owned a truck for 24 , I would have to say that he is on point 👉.
You don’t have to be in survival mode just know what you’re doing if you don’t flip and just haul anything and haul direct shipper loads stop going through the brokers, you can still get high dollar freight
How do you get those direct shipper loads?
Easier said than done
@@teramnieritrea3167 a ton of time and work pounding the phone, dialing for dollars and pounding the pavement shaking hands and kissing baby's...and ass usually. It sucks, that's why a lot of carriers use convenience services like Dispatch services and Brokers
@@teabag402 who you calling on the phone?
Cool looking tractor but it’s costing him lots of fuel every mo vs a “plastic” truck. Multiply x14 tractors. With Comrade Bitem in charge, our economy is getting crushed and fuel costs are staying high. The trucking companies that end up surviving this perfect storm will be the ones who operate the “plastic” trucks, have long term contracts or have a way to escape the high maint costs. Knowing your cost per mile is 1000% critical. That long nose Pete with all the bling and a 630hp engine, 3.55 rear gear is not getting close to the mpg as a plastic truck with a 455-505hp and 2.73-3.08 gear
if the trucking business for owners didn't make money then they wouldn't be doing it.
even us company drivers are in survival mode, i swore off california years ago but instead of sitting im running a load up through it tomorrow just bc thats all there is where im at. Never give up there is a light at the end of the tunnel even though we may not be able to see it, its there!
Good for you. God Bless. Drive safe
All insurance companies have moved out of Florida except for one.
Due to insurance reasons, all trucking companies are moving out of Florida.
Due to hurricanes and disease, Florida is projecting the worst agricultural production since the great depression.
A large percent of the labor force is currently leaving..
Light at the end of the tunnel? Really?
It must be comfortable living in a fantasy world.
Those reefers are awesome. I pull frozen loads and they get the job done over others i have used.
Thank you Friday, you and your business is really appreciated..
Sorry to not agree. Beautiful truck by the way. But no shipper or receiver gives a damn about what truck you drive as long as you get there on time and no damages to their freight, that's just your impression. Just quit this stupid industry two months ago after 15 years on the road. Owned over 35-40 trucks during this time from W900 to the plastic trucks you talking about. I liked having nice trucks, but my drivers, most of them trash them faster than you could of clean it, some drivers were nice, but very few. Love seeing these beautiful classics on the road, but on these times they are a coffin ⚰️ for your business, when the margins are so low. An advice for new people getting into trucking? Get the hell out as fast as you can, this industry will eat you alive. You only live with the impression you making money, had years when I grossed few millions per year, to end almost bankrupt with a market like the one that is for the last year, eating through all the savings. Wish I would of never entered this.
man o man you paid your dues.probably aged a lot in that time.
Good interview and a very good dude.
My favorite motor. I got 2 of them. 14Ls tho. Still making money in old freightliners. Paid off.
Dean is for outgoing and honest, i can vouch for that 🔥🔥
My trucking business has failed My wife left me for a Swift driver😢
You're life is a country song now
Are u serious about your wife leaving you for a swift driver? I wanna laugh 😂if your joking but if not my bad
@@chrismoody5977 Yes and he bobtail to come pick her up in a spanking brand new 23 freightliner 🤦
I saw her on bonehead truckers with that swifty swift. Guilty by association😂
@@smeshcel3025 😂😂😂
Let's face it, the brokers are making the big money, laughing all the way to the bank.
I am a retired Owner Operator and I disagree greatly with Murtha Trucker. 630 HP costs a lot of money. My last Volvo 770 averaged 8.5 mpg and was a much better choice and it had 500 HP. I can give more advice but I am now age 82 and a lifetime member of OOIDA.
How long would the rates be low if every driver didn't work for 2 weeks?
Did he say aerodynamic trucks aren't much more efficient??? Try $25000 more a year to run a classic truck in these fuel prices, add that up on just 10 trucks boy's and girls... This man is in for a hard road, and if he doesn't change his thinking he will not survive this down turn, it's going to get worse, we're just in the beginning stages of this down turn!! Sit back and watch all these square bricks go out of business because they don't manage their #1 cost!! FUEL
Not true, I sold my aerodynamic truck and bought a new 389 peterbilt back in 2019. I get nearly identical fuel mileage with the big hood.
@Anthony H You're full of shit!! I'm getting 8.3 miles per gallon out of a 2022 T-680 KW with an X-15 that's my average, I have a 2015 389 Fitzgerald glider with a Cat C-15 6NZ only averaging 5.6
idling the truck non stop and the fuel burn difference really adds up. the guy must not be good at math.
😂 stop 🛑 trying to coupon cut to keep the rates shit. Cause guess what, after you coupon cut with your “ fuel savings “ to satisfy and support CHEAP SHITTY RATES they’ll get even CHEAPER!
@@saintpatrick6681 Most drivers aren’t good at math, how you think the rates got so damn low?????????? THEY CAN’T charge a shit rate if NO ONE will run it. Why is this sooo hard for drivers to comprehend?????
DOT set up a checkpoint on the New York State Thruway in the tandem trailer switching yard. It was during a heat wave and as I was driving through and getting back on the Thruway, there was a trailer from Crowley ice cream that had a river of milk brown pink yellow ice cream just oozing out of it on the blacktop I guess nobody was keeping track of that unit running.😮
What's really sad about this, is that these guys offer quality and hard work to do what they do, but billion dollar companies have no problem screwing these guys out of their money, while they keep all the profits. I can't imagine how Walmart beats these guys up, being as cheap (but as rich at the same time) as they are.
I've always said if your gonna survive...is a good business strategy...part of mine is the same as my dad working on million dollar cars...mixed with Bob Hoover ... energy management..
That's why I've posted with 79,500 gross at hi way posted speed 10.75 mpg... Careful planning routing coordination goes a long long way
I’m an OTR driver , been away from home for 2 months now just to cover the bills .
Running desperate rates don’t help the rates go up and it keeps you desperate. What drivers like you don’t comprehend, you’re part of the problem. You’re supporting cheap shit loads then ironically complain about it.
Only bill you should have is a phone bill 💸
@@flexusanm I like the way you think. I just got my CDL for that reason. Im applying for TMC first. I’ll live in their truck and make and save a shit ton of bread 🍞.
@@nathanhearn8914 it ain’t easy. I’m local so got a few bills. Props to those who can go OTR never tired it don’t want to
Try doing specialized niche market
local/regional freight if you want to actually make money. Especially if you’re currently relying on the spot market
How come truckers don't protest against this I feel if truckers protest people are going to realize I don't know that's just my opinion
He’s not lying had a weekend load didn’t check on it luckily it was frozen and I got the reefer up and running before it defrosted but it definitely gave me a scare lol
alex i have been watching your show for some time now. i have a company that is refusing to pay me. i would like u to put this small company on blast on your show
Did u message me. Sorry if I missed it muthatruckernews@gmail.com
People there is a protest this
MAY 01 in WASHINGTON DC BRING UR FAMILY WITH NEED TO MAKE NOISE AND BE HEARD THSI SHIT IS KILLING THIS INDUSTRY AND OURS FAMILIES AS WELL COME AND HELP THIS STOP CRYING AND COME OUT HERE AND DOO UR JOB A BETTER INDUSTRY
Crude oil will have to come down for the economy to get better. People are broke. There's too many trucks and too many truckers. If the Mexican trucks were no longer allowed to run US highways, there'd be an immediate bump in rates.
Mexican truck run the same rules as Canadian trucks. They can only deliver freight coming out of Mexico into the US, and can only pickup US freight going back into Mexico. They are not permitted to pick up freight in the US, and deliver in the US.. 🤷🏾
@@judahbigcat7930 that is incorrect and has been for some time. Mexican trucks can and run US freight with CONUS pkups and deliveries.
@@micclay Well, if that’s the case, you truckers have a big problem on your hands. I’ll be retiring in a few years, so all I’ll say is, good luck to everyone in dealing with the situation. You’ll need lots of it. 🤔🤷🏾😏
Dude drivers gonna have to stop and take a stand. They all gonna go outta business if they don't stop. Temporary stop or forever stop.
Most Drivers don’t comprehend that if NO ONE accepts a cheap shitty rate they cannot pay a cheap shitty rate. Most driver’s support the EXACT same shit they complain about then blame brokers. STOP taking the damn loads! SIMPLE!
“ Well I gotta pay bills “ who’s gonna pay the f’in bills when you go bankrupt from running shit rates??????????
Number one thing all company owners need to utilize is idle shutdown on all of their trucks and install apu(whether that be a battery pack or a diesel apu)
Really
@@timhoneycutt1367 Yes. Unless you are idling to offload the truck like a lot of people who pull end dump, bottom dump, pneumatic trailer do then you don’t need to idling the truck all day. A smarter way to do things when your drivers need climate control is to install an apu be it a diesel or a battery pack apu. It will save a lot in fuel and maintenance costs. Idling all day is the root cause of aftertreatment issues.
Good interview👍
How about this idea.......let's send all the imported drivers back overseas, then there will be freight for whoever is goofy enough to stay in the business.
That's a start
Power to the truckers from the UK.
God bless you and your team brother 👊🔥
Its like taking a plum tree, and grafting it to a chery tree, a hybrid
First of all, I've been driving for 22 years so I know the industry more then well, I know it very well. Any truck driver that is in "survival mode" is in way over their head. Nothing good lasts forever. So when you run out and spend $500k on a truck and trailer, you're already in the grave! These guys buy expensive equipment and when work gets slow or weird they complain that they're struggling. Then you have a guy like myself that has about $200k invested in my equipment and I'm killing it. I'm not dug into a hole so deep that I can't get out. And this guy doesn't know 💩.... My Cascaida averages 6.5 mpg pulling a 48' curtain side. I know plenty of guys with long hoods and they average 5.5 mpg on a good day. So how does he figure there isn't much fuel difference? What's cost me $400 a day will cost the long hood truck $500 to $600 a day🤔 That a massive difference buddy! Bro you need to get people on here that really know the industry. Nice guy but he's a goon and all about the way his truck looks. I didn't get into trucking to have a show truck and struggle and complain. I got into it to make MONEY!!!! 😂😂😂😂
Get on your cb radio and say something worthwhile instead of the idiocy on there now. Band together like the brothers you are. Keep the wheels moving? Not at a loss! #turnemoff
That’s why I haul cars on a ten car high rail on a 2003 fright liner FLD c15 no def no dpf it just runs , 1.5 million miles on the ecm paid in full I’m a ex mechanic, not just any one can be a car hauler it’s hard work driving the truck is the easy part,, brokers don’t care if your trucks shiny with chrome as long as it doesn’t leak oil in the facility, or isn’t rusty and most of all no damage on the units on drop off inspection that’s all they care about and that’s what gets you loads
Cool stuff Alex🏆
After spending several years working for 3 freight factoring companies, my experience is that most of our independent trucker clients were in "survival mode" when they first on-boarded with us and when they decided to move on, in other words; all the time. Low or high fuel prices, good or lousy freight rates. Our service allowed truckers to get paid for their deliveries within 24 -48 hours [minus our fee which depended on our experience with each trucker and the average $ volume they factored per month, but anywhere from 3.5% to 5%] and still they, for the most part, needed a 40% advance on each new load, despite having been funded cash into their operating bank account for their last delivery a day or to before. I can only recall 1 independant who factored, took the less expensive 2-3 day funding option [ACH versus a same day wire] and never put in for an advance on a load. The were husband & wife flatbed and did a fair amount of oversize/overweight and occasionally over length freight. As any trucker knows, this will involve numerous permits from multiple states for interstate loads of these types. I saw the numerous permitting receipts [and associated costs] for the loads because we needed to attach these proofs of expenses with our invoices. After a couple of years, they decided to liquidate their equipment and retire.
I don't know. Friend of mine just spent $220k on a new truck. I remember him telling me 10 years ago he was making $250,000 year.
For real. I've been out for 8 weeks by choice, and I'm working remote using my desktop in my rig. We got families to feed, and even if you're single, the extra grind isn't keeping up with inflation. Where are our raises at? I've driven every trailer type except bull haul, and bomb bomb tubes, my second job, in my cab shouldn't be a requirement. Praying freight volume, and prices recover. Thankfully I'm agriculture exempt right now. So I run like a bull hauler at night and sleep, 14hr later after a 1200 mile run that I put down in around 19-20hrs of driving. Regulate my secondary job on downtime where I'm stuck at receivers for more than a day drafting blue prints in SOLIDWORKS, get unloaded, wait for a load that is paying min 3.00 a mile "I have standards", and run that 💩too the ground hammer down. All the way again. Running like a Pre ELD cowboy through state roads, and cornfields. AG exemption is helping a lot. Cows need food, that way the bull haulers can haul more cows. I figured, the best thing I can do in this market, is to be at the front end of the supply chain. Corn, wheat, cotton, and feed. Steering wheel holders don't know nothing about that. Once you get to dry van you are fighting for scraps. I however provide the entire pie to everyone, from farm to factory, and I get to play by cow boy rules without smelling the poo.
Hopper?
14 TRUCKS 🛻
BUT DONT OWN EM……bro is counting trucks he sold as his still lol…
An inconvenient truth, but trucking needs regulated again, this is not a capitalist system that we are operating under. Let the brokers die off and starve. This owner is smart, hearing the universal $1.25 back haul shenanigans....it was $1.25 a mile back in 1999..I purchase a 1996 KW T-800 with a Series 60 Detroit 13 Speed and 4:11 year ends, I hauled steel...That is a pretty truck!
Do you know what you call 1,000 brokers chained together at the bottom of the sea ?
A GOOD START !!!😅
The truck that makes the most is the truck that’s paid in full
Great interview!!
❤️❤️
What’s the equation to figure out what a truck needs per mile to make a profit?
Figure out your ave mpg. 7.2 mpg is about average and what your average price per gallon, I'd say $3.80 is about the average. Figure out your monthly insurance, truck and trailer payments, add them up n divide them by 30. I'd say about $2.20 a mile you're able to make a profit but you'll have to keep the wheels constantly moving. Everyone's cost varies.
@@Stavros1977 this is greatly appreciated!!! Thank you for taking the time !
@@coopercomes1696 No worries. Its simple math. Write down your cost for the week and deduct it from your gross. I try to run socal to Dallas Texas n back. I try to gross $7,000 for the week. Total miles 2700÷7mpg=385 gallones × $3.8/gallon=$1463 diesel. Etc..Don't eat out, fill your trucks fridge, get yourself a propane little grill and cook yourself. Good luck out there!
Autonomous trucks are here
Uber, doordash etc etc all these gig companies needs to be capped at 8% commission or less
They have gotten us all independent contractors into a survival mode
Poor man u can see suffering on his eyes
Thanks for all you do.
Regular Ding Dong Daddy from the USA perciate it Hombre...A to the Bar large caliber car 🚨
Gotta save in the lean times instead of blowing through the cash on new trucks, etc. The leans times are always just around the corner.
Alot of O/O fool themselves
Its not gonna improve unfortunately. Where will the money come from,? As a local company driver, hourly warehouse employees are making 25 to 30 an hour, upper management in non truck companies are making 80 to 100k a year. Im making 28 an hour delivering to these places while a forklift driver is sitting inside making what i am when i take the risk driving. If the customer is paying their employees that much, where would the money come from to bolster trucking? Thats why our wages will stay an continue to be stagnant. A local window company jumped their entry level wage to 25 an hour, a lead will make 33 an hour. Meanwhile our drivers make 28. Our company wont lose that contract for asking for more money
This week the rates from east coast were between 0.9 and 1.6 per mile. How to move your truck when our operating costs are almost 2$/ mile? We cannot do charity.
Get a truck. There is work. Go find it. This guy said be a company driver. Don't want anymore competition out there.. 💯🤟🤜🤛
#11 in the comments. Your number one fan from Colorado and Arizona
how about nowadays, do the shippers really give a dang anymore how the trucks look or get the cheapest rates?
I set up my LLC and got a TIN about 18 months ago------ still have not been able to get a lease or O/O opportinuity----- perhaps God does not want me in trucking.....with over 800 fico
Brandon hates the working man.