Actually, my first thought was that's brilliant lol.
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Actually, my first thought was that's brilliant lol.
He opens up his sliding door and walks down the steps in the morning. lol
Or straight onto his wrap around deck, outfitted with BBQ, patio equipment and hot tub, such possibilities
Please include the toilet too. Lol.....Or straight onto his wrap around deck, outfitted with BBQ, patio equipment and hot tub, such possibilities
The wrap around deck is an excellent idea. There will be an outhouse/slash shower on one side of the deck, and a small storage shed on the other side for the lawn mower and other property maintenance items! This would actually be a great idea for someone to buy a small piece of land, pay it off, and then eventually build a small dwelling on it. But for the first few years, you live in your sprinter on the property. We will add a small storm shelter underground for tornadoes and some tie downs for the van so that it does not rock when the wind blows. Satellite television stays on the van so that you don't have to pay two bills, the fridge and microwave stay in the van, and the portable shower goes back in the van once you go back in service. lol
We straight up hijacked this thread, but that is what size/type of house seventy cents per mile will get for the married guy lol.
2016 new GOP President wages/rates increasing with the improving economy "real money starts flowing again "
new USA manufacturing start ups , off shore labor/manufacturing will not have anything to take away from
the rebuilding and the expansion of the United States infrastructure . Companies will have to increase their
wages/rates or lose out / go out of business to their competition . These last 7 + years have been a drag for some people while other working people never felt the recession . If oil should head toward $100.00 a bbl I will be in the
West Texas oil fields , I've witness the oil field activity while there was an oil boom going on , it was a beautiful sight .
new USA manufacturing start ups , off shore labor/manufacturing will not have anything to take away from
the rebuilding and the expansion of the United States infrastructure . Companies will have to increase their
wages/rates or lose out / go out of business to their competition . These last 7 + years have been a drag for some people while other working people never felt the recession . If oil should head toward $100.00 a bbl I will be in the
West Texas oil fields , I've witness the oil field activity while there was an oil boom going on , it was a beautiful sight .
Most likely just before a new president is elected we will dip into another recession. It seems to happen near the end of most two term presidents run in office.
tknight
Veteran Expediter
The hd orange bucket and loo lid would look a little tacky go for the domestic porta porcelain
There is no guarantee a Republican is going to win the next election. Everyone had Romney winning by a landslide and he lost by 3 million votes. I wouldn't count your chickens before they hatch!
That's like someone who doesn't pay taxes, expecting the government to pay their rent. SMH.
mdpettrey
Seasoned Expediter
What does a yearly conference have anything to do with what your talking about??? If you had any idea what efforts have been put into helping our industry, then you would probably eat your words. It's not a Leadership problem it's a greed problem people not wanting to use quality carriers but instead they use anyone that runs for .70 per mile. On a personal note my straight trucks get a 22% FSC on $1.25 which if you can the math not only does that pay for the FSC but they actually make money off of it......AND GUESS WHAT I DON'T GET A PENNY FOR FSC!!! My smaller units run for nothing less than $1.00 per mile, which makes it at times hard to keep them busy. So if your eating Kraft dinner it has nothing to do with leadership or an association but it has to do with how low your willing to set your standards and what you'll run for. I preach every day "SAY NO TO CHEAP FREIGHT", ask any C&M driver out there if they sit it's because we won't lower our standards to run cheap.
Im glad there are good people out there in this industry, and that there are some people who can still make money.
I was just running some numbers on a load I did from Michigan to Florida, 987 miles $1328 linehaul pay, 1.34 a mile, plus $50 for waiting time, and 17.50 for lift gate charge. If I would have known what they were bidding on that load, I would have said no, but I don't find out until it shows up on the settlement. Oh, by the way, there was 140 miles deadhead to pick up the load and 500 miles deadhead home for Thanksgiving.
How do people who have to pay a truck payment, and have to pay for someone to work on their truck make it in this business?
It must be very difficult....this business seems to have morphed into a 2 income ordeal.... IMO
Iam eating just fine, thank you very much
I have found a place where I can be competitive IF NEED BE.
Oh and I sure aren't sitting 4-5 days run a load and sit another 3-4 days and run another just so you can make YOUR profit margin....