kaiser715
Doing hard time
- Joined
- Jun 1, 2006
- Location
- 7, Pocket, NC
Saturn 5 > Falcon 9
Saturn 5 > Falcon 9
No they don't, they write big freaking tickets and park the rigs if they want toI don’t think the Motor Carrier Enforcement Tahoes are arresting too many people, and if they do, I’m sure they have plenty of buddies who can be there on short notice.
Easy to make money when you do it all illegally. All flying under the radar@ghost id recommend exiting the logistics industry while you still can. I’ve heard you talk, and you don’t sound anything like the dozens of foreigners I’ve talked to in the past few days dealing with brokers and carriers and drivers and customer service. I guarantee they are working for dirt cheap too, judging by the level of service received.
Yep. Been like this for a wile now.@ghost id recommend exiting the logistics industry while you still can. I’ve heard you talk, and you don’t sound anything like the dozens of foreigners I’ve talked to in the past few days dealing with brokers and carriers and drivers and customer service. I guarantee they are working for dirt cheap too, judging by the level of service received.
Actually I'd say most are legal in the sense they have the proper FID and DOT certifications. They have to have that. Where they differentiate is they run for a lot less then I can. We pay our driver .60/mile. The big difference is they put guys in their trucks and run them. Two of those guys in a truck might make .60/mile but they have two drivers and cover a lot more than my one guy can. IF it's a single driver I'd be surprised if he made .30/mile. Those guys don't want or need lie we do. Look at how many of them live in a single house. Not sure if I'm articulating what I'm trying to though.Easy to make money when you do it all illegally. All flying under the radar
"Their drivers have a lower standard of living than ours do."Actually I'd say most are legal in the sense they have the proper FID and DOT certifications. They have to have that. Where they differentiate is they run for a lot less then I can. We pay our driver .60/mile. The big difference is they put guys in their trucks and run them. Two of those guys in a truck might make .60/mile but they have two drivers and cover a lot more than my one guy can. IF it's a single driver I'd be surprised if he made .30/mile. Those guys don't want or need lie we do. Look at how many of them live in a single house. Not sure if I'm articulating what I'm trying to though.
Exactly. they live in shacks where they come from and living in the truck with a co worker is nothing new. I have a couple campfire tales on this subject."Their drivers have a lower standard of living than ours do."
This unfortunately puts you at a competitive disadvantage due to making a respectable decision.
Do your stories include any about them drilling a hole in the sleeper and using it as a mobile porta jon? My grandpa was in the heavy wrecker industry and before he passed, came across a few trucks that he refused to touch and left on the road because of that very reason.Exactly. they live in shacks where they come from and living in the truck with a co worker is nothing new. I have a couple campfire tales on this subject.
One does yes.Do your stories include any about them drilling a hole in the sleeper and using it as a mobile porta jon? My grandpa was in the heavy wrecker industry and before he passed, came across a few trucks that he refused to touch and left on the road because of that very reason.
That makes make Facebook message to you yesterday even more ironic. I hope it was inspiring.No matter who wins today. Winners are still going to win, and losers are still going to lose. No matter who's in charge there's plenty you can do for yourself.
Life is what you make it!That makes make Facebook message to you yesterday even more ironic. I hope it was inspiring.
thought it was a box of chocolates?Life is what you make it!
I have a nephew that is a mechanic for an OTA agency. Said he's seen this multiple times now. And where does all that shit go? All over the underside.Do your stories include any about them drilling a hole in the sleeper and using it as a mobile porta jon? My grandpa was in the heavy wrecker industry and before he passed, came across a few trucks that he refused to touch and left on the road because of that very reason.
And the road country.I have a nephew that is a mechanic for an OTA agency. Said he's seen this multiple times now. And where does all that shit go? All over the underside.
Because if I spent $3.6m on a home, I don't want to come to the end of my gated community and make a right turn on the main road and see a Butler building...ewwSince tax money is paying for all this, why spend double to triple the money for the same thing?
Great question. I dint know why. Our main station is really just a nice red iron building. It's old and we've been working for a few years to spruce it up some. Fresh stone work, a new sign, fresh paint, and some canopies for the entrances. A done slowly and by local companies.There have been several fire departments built in the surrounding towns that are huge and super fancy. Crazy fancy stone work, crazy windows and the huge glass roll up doors. Then there is one in another town in the county that just built a nice, red iron station. Nothing fancy but does the job just fine.
Since tax money is paying for all this, why spend double to triple the money for the same thing? It seems like a huge waste just to make something pretty and fancy. Its not like red iron buildings are ugly. It seems like going out to dinner for your birthday with your friend, knowing they are going to buy yours and ordering the most expensive thing on the menu.