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Retail is a really tough profit business. Many items have little or no mark up, so little or no profit. Those items need to be made up by higher mark ups on others. The market is far better at setting wages than the government. What do they know about costing out labor? The value of a job...

Do something to improve your skill set so you have more to "sell" so to speak. The government as no business setting a "minimum wage" in the first place. What employer thinks a job is worth is frankly NONE of the governments business. All raising that wage does is increase costs, lowers profits...

We have 'em. Won't have another truck without them.

Yep, I am starting to see things slow again. Home sales are dropping and are their lowest point for the year so far. Keep in mind that June and July are normally BIG months for real estate. People buying or selling to move while school is out. If it is slow in the busy months, what will happen...

I don't know about truck stops. Back when gas was around $2 per gallon I looked into buying a station. They were, at that time, making just over 3 cents per gallon on the gas. Their entire profit was made off of retail sales.

That is GREAT news!!

Yeah, many Americans are dumb. They believe that the "minimum wage" was set up to insure their living, it was not.

The problem is that people are scared. The economy is not that good. Then put "change" into that as well. Then the "rumors" start. It is the rumors that are causing the problems. I signed on with FedEx for MANY reasons, those reasons are still valid today. I am just like everyone else...

That would require them to care about customer service.

Just set up firing squads out side the capitol and inform them that they have to get it right, or else. That would fix things, assuming that they follow through with the threat.

Yep, that is what I was told today. $1.25 plus FSC. That is the problem, too many rumors. That is NEVER good. They also told me that they plan on around a total of 30 of those trailers.

I just got off the phone with contractor relations. I wanted some straight answers on the company TVAL trailers, flat rate trucks and if FDCC wants us gone or what? I was told that there were many "misconceptions" out there about those programs. That may be so, but why would that be? Could...

They are paying flat rate tractors to haul TVAL trailers $1.75per, is that correct? I am getting TVAL offers at $1.50 and I have to maintain a reefer, they don't. What gives? To be equal those of us who have to cover those costs should be closer to $2 per mile. They COULD take over all my reefer...

I know the feeling. Like on those mornings when I wake up and the bones say OH NO YOU DON'T!!! :p

Yeah, for them, not us. It is driving our rates down to a point where I would be better off going broke. I would make more. As stated before, carriers are in business for themselves and the shareholders, not us. We have to find away to look out for ourselves in spite of what they do.

Truer words were never spoken. Government's are designed to become oppressive. That is why revolutions were invented.

In 1980 I was into my fourth year of a 5 year tour in England. Kids! LOL!!! My YOUNGEST son was born in 1977!! Man I am getting old!

In 1980 I was into my fourth year of a 5 year tour in England. Kids! LOL!!! My YOUNGEST son was born in 1977!! Man I am getting old!

Jim, you are OK. In fact, you in the "cat birds seat" so to speak. You are new, you have a ride that is costing you nothing. You can learn and watch. You have time to see how it all shakes out. Your owner might even decide to move that truck to another carrier. Just get your feet wet and learn...

Lots of free medical care at med schools. Don't try to tell me that the poor should not have to go to student doctors. Vets have too all the time at the VA. There is always a way to get things done. I would not be surprised if this guy was "set up" to do this for the publicity.