Well Dave, I'm not certain what "remotely true" means, but I'm guessing it's an implication (inference?...help me out, Turtle) that I'm embellishing, exaggerating, or maybe just plain lying.
Here's my entry into the aforementioned appendage-measurement fray:
Through 5/31 (we're on a run now that delivers then, and assumes we won't get another run ON 5/31), we're at $100,623.54.
Extrapolate at your leisure. Even with my New York math, I am pretty sure that supports what I said earlier. But what do I know? We're just a lowly dry-box team for the redheaded ******* stepchild of the FedEx name, Custom Critical. You know, the entity that exists solely at the pleasure of, and survives only because of the 'stale biscuits' and scraps thrown to it by its master, FedEx Freight, as a poster here frequently (and erroneously) spouts out?
You know that saying, that it's better to keep quiet and let everyone think you're a fool, than to open your mouth and remove all doubt? Every time I read about "falls under" or "is part of" FedEx Freight, that's the thought that enters my head. While we're on the subject, two weekends ago, I picked up from a FedEx Copy & Ship center, and delivered to a FedEx Office. Does that mean I'm part of FedEx Office now? I'm so confused......
Custom Critical is an entity that is part of the FedEx SERVICES umbrella, just like..........wait for it.......every other FedEx brand.
Regarding your question about helping struggling drivers: Most of what I have read about struggling comes from TVAL drivers. Can't help with that....not my realm. However, from my humble and somewhat-novice view, it appears to be folks that have painted themselves into a corner with very expensive refrigerated trucks with massive sleeper berths and medium-to-small cargo boxes that appear to thumb their noses at surface freight. Here's one thing I can help them with: The only thing I'm waiting nine days for in the same spot is the birth of my next grandchild. If the implication (inference? Again, a lifeline, Turtle, please) is that 'struggling' was a reference to Jim Joerger's post about switching to flat-rate, I don't see it that way. I look at his pre-contract-switching numbers as respectable, both in monthly gross and per-mile. Like Jim and Shayne, we will also be debt-free in a hair under three years. The Joergers and we both wound up in this business for similar reasons. Our goals are fairly similar ('cept he's gonna shovel equine defecation under the Florida sun, and I'll be shoveling frozen water), and I'm reasonably certain that we'll both get there. He has simply chosen a different path than I. I applaud him for taking a leap into the unknown. For someone that loves to drive, it should work well for him. For those who gasp at the prospect of operating a truck for under a dollar per mile after fuel, I would suggest changing driving habits, or trading for a truck that gets better fuel economy, and then taking a real strong look at what gets spent that's not truck operation-related.
I have some other things to say, but need rest. More later.....I promise.
And yes, dabluzman, I got your drift....when you first posted it. Very nice.
