ECONOMIC CRISIS HITS TRUCKERS!

Yes, of course, the economic woes of the country is effecting the trucking industry. Freight drops during a recession and depression, which ever it really is. Although we haul just food, even our freight has dropped off, which is a bit scary. More truckers, than freight, means less miles, which in turn means less income. Although most must be thinking with fuel cost down this would help the trucker, you couldn't be more wrong! When fuel went up, a fuel surcharge was implemented, which helped the companies and owner operators a lot. With fuel down, owner operators are actually making less money per mile, and per load. We are actually spending more out of our pockets for fuel. Seems crazy, but true. Even I was totally surprised by this fact. I keep the books for our business, and was in shock when I put my calculator to it, and did my charts. Biggest problem is while fuel is down, nothing else seems to be coming down, and should. Oh well we continue on, living in our truck, and bringing the food for your family tables.

TRUCKERS KNOW WHATS GOING ON

As a truck driver I can tell you that this country has been in a recession for at least a year. We truck drivers have been talking about recession for quite sometime. We are concerned about a depression. Freight has dropped drastically, this is a bit frightening, you see we haul all food. The food you get from your grocery stores! For freight to drop off when it is food is a bit disconcerting. I have decided to keep you all posted on what is going on too. As a truck driver we do know a lot more than most and you won't hear it in your news. Right now there is more drivers than there is freight. I did not think that it would affect us as much, because we haul food, but seems I was so very wrong. I am praying for us all, and my husband and I will be out here bringing food to your local grocery store for as long as we can. 

NO PLACE TO PARK

As we travel to deliver this country's food, one problem that continues to get worse for truckers is parking. We sometimes use parking lots, but as of late we see more and more signs; NO SEMI'S ALLOWED. It hurts, because sometimes, infact most the time, we need to eat, go to the bathroom, and we are unable to do this because of lack of parking. For us truckers life just gets harder and harder. One time I was so hungry, I had not been able to eat all day, and the night was looking bleak as it got later and later with no place to park to get something. I don't believe people know how hard it is for us. Next time you eat dinner, I do hope you think about how it got to your table.