Posted by The tractor vet on February 24, 2011 at 07:49:41 from (75.19.120.182):
In Reply to: Re: OT Gas Prices posted by Richard from SE AZ on February 23, 2011 at 20:35:12:
Just look on Craig's list as there are lots of good trucks priced so low wright now that you can buy a nice older semi tractor for less then a junk pick up . Plus the fact that there are no where near the owner operators left like back in the 70's Where i live we were knowen as the owner operator capitol of the world and that was in Ripley's book . Back then we had the coal haulers the steel haulers the refer haulers and freight hauler and steel haulers . Everywhere ya looked there were trucks trucks and more trucks . Ya did not have a problem finding a job either working for someone or a nother company . People were even calling you at home to see if you wanted to change and come to work for them . Just about every town had a truck dealer in it that was of any size over 15000 . If you wanted to buy a new tractor today all you had to do was decide what color and drive line and make and go sign the papers leave there and decide what make trailer ya wanted and drive no more then fifty miles and pick one out . By that time your new tractor was ready to roll with a new fifth wheel on it and plate waiting for you with atleast a half tank of fuel and you could drive up to get your new trailer and like with me have a new wet line and half fenders installed where ya bought the new trailer from and be ready for work the next morning . . The work was there and so much of it that that new truck was not fast enough and that new trailer was not big enough to haul it all . There was no problem finding a load it was just a phone call away and a couple mile dead head . Then came Dec of 1979 when it all came to and end .and i do mean end . Fuel prices went way up the mills shut down EPA shut down the strip mines then NEW big trucking companys came into play as cut rates and cut deals on everything , tires fuel trucks trailers the little guy was done for . Just look at how the system works, Don;t matter if your a farmer or a owner operator . Lets say you farm 150 acres your going to plant say 50 acres of corn , ya need 35 acres min. to feed your live stock on and avg. year ya need 19 bags of seed corn to plant it and ten ton of fertilizer but yoiur neighbor is a big boy and he is going t need say ten times as much as you do you have to pay X amount per bag and per ton but he buys more and his cost per acer is a whole bunch less . he gets a deal on everything he buys 20000 gallon of fuel and you buy 2000. I'll bet he is buying fuel for a lot less . A lot of difference same with trucking you go buy ONE truck set up the way you want it , the trucking company goes to the mfg. not the dealer and buys 500 all the same with no frills they pay half of what you did . they set up deals with fuel suppliers and buy fuel for a whole bunch less all across the country while you buy station to station . stop and think just how much CASH you would have to carry to just be out on the road for one week . As CASH price fuel is one price and credit fuel is HIGHER . And 300 gallon will not run you a full week of running .
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