It's a sh** show for sure! The midwest is ok. But I avoid the 11 western. Low rates & high fuel cost=no good. I didn't think it was ever going to get this bad! Great video.
Do it like the Chicago area companies and get a couple dozen trucks with the same VIN number to keep expenses low . Next hire you some drivers there's an unlimited Supply coming across the border daily. This seems to be the winning combination don't worry you won't get in trouble it's all about diversity LOL
Haha, My buddy was talking about that. Buy a bunch of trucks, throw the foreigners (He calls them import drivers) in them and pay them $0.30cpm running Amazon. I'd have to get me a Ukrainian or Bosnian office personal so they could hook me up with their insurance company. Seems like they can hit whatever they want and stay afloat.
@DrivingByBraille Import Drivers 🤣 perfect terminology! Yeah its got to be hard to stay ahead or even stay afloat when so many aren't playing fair (legal).
Beer loads are a nightmare, I confirm. If you went to Bud/Coors you’d be there for some time even if everything went smooth. And that’s with drop and hook. You have to wonder with the sales of alcohol and how much value people find in it why that rate would be so low.
@@DrivingByBraille Yeah I saw that… Some would be ok to being a slave to the industry I guess essentially for “gas money.” Time is money. We could also consider how it would reflect during tax time. Adding $190 on to your total income looks like a gain, spending more in fuel with no gain we know is a “loss” with a business. Those low rates to get back home may actually end up hurting you in the end. Maybe 🤷♂️
and they are trying to sell 175.000 dollar trucks and up from there,owner operators need a CALCULATOR, wallmart has them as low as 12,00 dollars,i was in it twice,made a lot of money in 70;s thru 80's like 3-4 aa mile them 12-20 oversize,bit it's OVER!!!! DONE
Just found your channel, subscribed! Great stuff! Denver has turned into an absolute $hithole.
It's a sh** show for sure! The midwest is ok. But I avoid the 11 western. Low rates & high fuel cost=no good. I didn't think it was ever going to get this bad! Great video.
Before I retired my Kenworth Iran flatbed out of Denver, Denver produces nothing to go on a flatbed.
Do it like the Chicago area companies and get a couple dozen trucks with the same VIN number to keep expenses low . Next hire you some drivers there's an unlimited Supply coming across the border daily. This seems to be the winning combination don't worry you won't get in trouble it's all about diversity LOL
Haha, My buddy was talking about that. Buy a bunch of trucks, throw the foreigners (He calls them import drivers) in them and pay them $0.30cpm running Amazon. I'd have to get me a Ukrainian or Bosnian office personal so they could hook me up with their insurance company. Seems like they can hit whatever they want and stay afloat.
@DrivingByBraille Import Drivers 🤣 perfect terminology! Yeah its got to be hard to stay ahead or even stay afloat when so many aren't playing fair (legal).
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Beer loads are a nightmare, I confirm. If you went to Bud/Coors you’d be there for some time even if everything went smooth. And that’s with drop and hook.
You have to wonder with the sales of alcohol and how much value people find in it why that rate would be so low.
But the comments below, it’s only about fuel! Your time is worth nothing, according to some. 😉
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Yeah I saw that… Some would be ok to being a slave to the industry I guess essentially for “gas money.” Time is money.
We could also consider how it would reflect during tax time. Adding $190 on to your total income looks like a gain, spending more in fuel with no gain we know is a “loss” with a business. Those low rates to get back home may actually end up hurting you in the end. Maybe 🤷♂️
Do not pick up from that coors place. DO NOT FUCKING PICK UP FROM COORS.
Yes, it's Challenging. Getting out of Denver. I live in Pueblo, Colorado.
and they are trying to sell 175.000 dollar trucks and up from there,owner operators need a CALCULATOR, wallmart has them as low as 12,00 dollars,i was in it twice,made a lot of money in 70;s thru 80's like 3-4 aa mile them 12-20 oversize,bit it's OVER!!!! DONE
Always hard to find a load out of Colorado.
I’ll be in Denver in about 6 hours. I’ll be unloading tomorrow then I have a beer run back to Kansas
That's a good way to get out Denver or just Colorado in general.
Everyone knows you stay out of Denver what did you expect
I said in the video this exact same thing. So thanks for mimicking what I said. Shows you listened.
Smart business decision 😂
Take a cheap rate to get out of their. That will pay your fuel to getting to better rates. Damn maybe i should charge you guys for good advice