In the past 2.5 years that I started driving for Wayne (now husband) this is as slow that it has ever been. Our next load picks up Monday afternoon and we head for California. The rate is very low but we are moving. We have heard other truckers say the same, but still can’t help wondering if its our company. We have looked into having our own authority or maybe another company but for now we are riding out the slow time.
We have lots of time this weekend in Maryland, so we found a nice truckstop which is very shady with a nice cool breeze. Wayne parked by the empty field so we can take Willie out and play catch. I started a new book and tomorrow we will drop the trailer here and find a grocery store so I can make some salads and a hot dish. Wayne is busy with his blogging and editing all the rest of the bloggers on “Life on the Road”. This second job has kept him very busy but he likes it and that is what counts.
As a safety director in the midwest, all I hear is how slow it is for those that haul dry or specialized freight. It seems that only refrigerated freight is still busy, people will always eat I suppose. If your company has a loyal customer base, then I would suggest that you stay where you are at, moving will make you new “man” on the board with a smaller chance of hauling for their old time customer base. Ride it out where you are if you can. If that is no longer an option, consider hauling for a refrigerated company.
Even when I hauled Refrigerated there was still a slow down when the growing season in Calif is finished. Unless things pick up I bet this year’s slow season for refrig will be even slower than normal.