Well if you get your wish furvor are you going to think the raise of prices in everything you consume is a good thing? I guarantee you trucking companies wont eat the extra cost.

Danny it's not my way, just the facts. The general public currently pays those extra costs through taxes. Paying them via higher priced goods wouldn't be much different. They have to be paid some way. I would rather unmask them.

Stop trucking and start running trains again...

Garry-

Can trains pull off into a field and pick up a load of corn? How about melons?

Trains have taken over the long haul stuff with only a few commodities and live stock being exceptions. 5- 600 or less mile runs are 95% of what trucks are doing now. trucks still haul everything to and from the train terminals. there are some really big ones now called intermodal or inland ports.

I'd love to drive for Walmart but it takes 3 yrs experience. I respect truck drivers immensely. Everything comes to town in a truck. Everything leaves town in a truck. I hauled garbage for 21 yrs.

There's not train tracks near enough towns. The railroad would need to be expanded in a huge way and that takes time and money. Trucking will always be here. The railroads are busy here in Wisconsin and Iowa now so how much more can they handle?. The other thing is time with railroads. There is a lot of switching and adding of cars to build a train. The train you see on the west coast will look far different by the time it gets to the midwest or east coast and it may take weeks to get there. The exception is coal, ethanol or oil for the most part.

LTL trucking has been pretty good last I read about it.

It said $90k for a team.

Nope but they're probably in the town that's within 20 miles. Truck the produce to town and load to a train.

I wonder how any years will be cut off the end of your life by spending 10 years of it sitting in a truck.

My says I produce a lot of natural gas.

I like truckers. They haul trapping supplies long distances.
'specially lures and baits.

I probably should not have said that - there is a huge backlog of badly needed road and bridge repairs not paid for by anyone, plus road taxes that were collected have been raided for other uses.

interesting opportunities for the right teams. Thanks for posting Danny.
Jim

My dad and uncles were all truckers. All made it into their 80s, one still going strong at 93. Not much different than sitting at a desk job. The key I think is to avoid becoming a complete lard butt.

Helps to do your own lumping.

I was never fond of the “TV Dinner” loads but marine terminal pick ups were always a good work out.

Good thread, Danny.

Maybe less so in the U.S. I don't know, but the reputation of the industry has taken a hit here due to it's attraction to certain ethnic groups and their less desirable driving and other habits. I won't be offended if someone finds this comment offensive and flags it for disposal, just speaking the truth here.