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The crazy thing is shippers are paying less to ship products but they sure aren’t lowering the price for the consumer when they purchase products!

Hang on to your trucks. Suspend what you can. Don’t give up. Lay low Hang tight. You seem to be someone who cares for their drivers❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

Big ups to everyone working effortlessly trying to earn a living while building wealth. I'm 40 (a retired truck driver) and my wife 34 we are both retired with over $2 million in net worth and no debts. Currently living smart and frugal with our money. Saving and investing lifestyle made it possible for us this early even till now we earn monthly through passive incomee..

Meanwhile truckers rescued us during the pandemic and stood up to Tyranny in Canada. These are real heros!

Nobody cares about truckers you will be surprised how insensitive brokers and shippers are

Mega Carriers can underbid all day long. But the rates won't stay that low very long. They have to turn a profit too. Greed is driving this country into the toilet. And the toilet isn't full of clean water.

These shippers are going to learn the hard way and learn it fast- these mega carriers are not only “deading the market”, but they won’t provide dedicated service that he’s done for them. God bless him, his family and drivers.

Walmart came in with a new business model, bought in bulk, prices below what anyone could match and ran all the small stores out of business. Same thing is happening in trucking.

😢😢😢 Damn it! This Trucker Blood Bath is taking getting out of control. Condolences, Brother.

If you haven't figured it out the Government is only going to allow a few Mega Carriers. This is what happens when good men do nothing.

I’d rather cut grass with scissors than drive for a mega carrier. Good luck to this guy.

If the trucks are paid for, he's better off parking them and wait for things to straight out.

I work for an owner operator who has just two trucks and trailers paid off. It’s tough now. Sorry you had to park it.

That Shipper will be calling him back in a short time to come back after this MEGA carrier fails them. Don't sell them trucks so quickly.

My heart goes out to this guy, he's done everything right but still got screwed. Take Care mate and bst of luck

I won't sell my truck until the wheels fall off. I'm riding it out like the band on the Titanic!

This undercutting has been happening to us in construction for decades because of 'immigration'. legal and illegal.

Number 1 rule, Nothing good ever lasts in trucking because the vultures are always circling

Trucking, from my experience, is always changing. Changing for the worse. I started as a owner operator in 1992 with a lease purchase deal with Mayflower. All I made was a truck payment for a year. So I left Mayflower after a year and got the truck refinanced and leased on with Heartland Express. I started out at .81 cents a mile. Everything was paid for by Heartland except for my bobtail insurance. It started out good but after a year I could see the changes and they weren’t for the good. Year after year it never got better.

Jeremy is a good honest hard working guy and a family man I drove for him for 2 years up until the first of this year done really well made great money until TMC cut our throat on rates then had to start running off the board whatever he does next he will be successful much love brother God bless

Sad what happened to him but he's destined for greatness at a young age. I hope you don't give up on this trucking dreams. He's accomplished a lot. At the age of 31. My hat goes off to him. He's a top hat in my book!!!🚛🚛💪🏾

I hear ya brother. Went thru very similar experience 2008 - 2009. Closed up my company for very same reasons. My company was debt free as well. Never looked back. Industry is very cruel but professionals always seem to find away. Good luck to you.

This episode was amazing . Two well minded dudes with good attitudes .

The worst part of all this is. These brokers are biting the hand that feeds them. When the o/o go out of business no need for brokers. When mega carriers take over no need for brokers

Praying for our Truckers, things are getting worse!

Even with his lower overhead and owning his equipment his debt levels were probably minimal and he was having a difficult time competing on a price basis.

This was very informative. Looking into getting my CDL and this channel has opened my eyes to allot. Thank you Mutha Trucker!

I’m on my fourth trash company. At 52 years old this one should be my easiest, but it’s the hardest!

I only have 1, paid , and numbers are not looking good. Working for fuel, insurance and maintenance, and barely making profit. 🤔

There is nothing wrong with calling out these companies. What’s not professional is for a customer to have no loyalty. I hope all these cut throats and customers that prefer quantity instead of quality go straight out of business.

Dame that’s crazy,your a good honest dude,I hope that you will recover really well,hopefully the trucking industry,will get back on track,with paying truck owners really well,especially a guy like you and your company.

Exactly why they need to get rid of lease purchase. It’s the only thing that allows these mega carriers to bid the way they do

I've run into fellas like him Never said anything discouraging It's not how i was brought up Damn shame he's had to shutter the doors. Keep your head up Jeremy If ya wanna take a vacation I'd do it now man

One thing I can say about this guy is that it's NOT the end for him.. He could still remain an owner op no matter what he chooses to do from now on. He set himself up 8yrs ago, the right way.

Thanks Alex This is one of your best videos. Would love to hear part 2. This young man is amazingly talented. May God Bless him and his family!

The ones with thirty years experience are the ones who are least likely to understand the ramifications of that flat tire OOS. Back in their day, you had a flat, trooper would usually cite you, or give a warning, and driver would go get the flat fixed. End of story. Old school mentality. Younger inexperienced drivers dont understand that the CSA score affects their employers insurance cost, and employers ability to obtain good paying freight. With all the FMCSA regulations, truck driving now qualifies as a Profession. Lawyers have to learn about roughly the same amount of civil procedure rules as truck drivers have to learn FMCSA operating rules. Lawyers are considered professionals, so ought truck drivers to be considered. Our industry will always remain second tier as long as we dont recognize, and realize the regulatory buden that we labor under. When we get busy understanding our relationship to the FMCSA, instead of job hopping from one crappy corporate seat to another, that is when truck drivers will "become" "professional" truck drivers. There is no glory in doing the tenth most dangerous job in the country, while being underpaid and abused by corporate, and the flunky dispatchers they hire, that manage to keep everyone in a boiling state of confusion. What was the name of that school that teaches basic logistics? That most dispatchers never heard of? Anyone? The next step that is coming will be the hiring of foreign truck drivers at even lower rates per mile. That will be interesting to see how well the FMCSA deals with all the accident statistics involving foreign drivers who cant be bothered to obey those pesky traffic signs, lights etc... Roll on brothers, and keep the rubber sidedown.

My father had 10 trucks when i started driving in 1982 in 1986 I took over bought him out because he retired.we were hauling freight all through out the 80’s 90’s dbl what companies are pulling freight now!! I paid my drivers well took great care of my equipment and took care of my customers which my father insisted in me!3 things he taught me and the rest will take care of itself.made a good living had fun my employees did the same!!I retired out in 2017 with 45 trucks still had some same customer’s from 80’s 90’s as well as drivers! But it was time for me to move on spend time with family no regrets!2 brothers bought me out and are still running today..stay to basics keep your head up..

The military Co.😢😢😢 Makes me sad hearing this for all you young guys that started from the bottom and built a small fleet with quality trucks. I pray you are vindicated for your loss from the greed of these corporate monopolies.

I upgraded my truck from 2006 to a 2018 and the money I save on fuel I can pay my truck payment of $1,400. Drive smarter O/O.

Went to pick a load to a company; there was a TMC sales person negotiating with the shipping.

Reaching out to the guy closing his shop ....hit me up I can connect you where fuel is paid for plus you get the same loaded and empty....I been doing it for 13 years,let me help you out

Sold my company last year. Every cost went up 6 x from when I started in 98. Fuel, insurance property taxes. My revenue grew by only half. It just got stupid. Lucky to get out.

He wanted to cry you will come back harder and stronger brother wish you the best

What a smart young man in the trucking business.

What I find weird when I hire people with decades of experience is they get mad and quit because i assigned them the hard jobs that require the experience they have to do. They always want to cherry pick all the easy jobs. I’m not going to pay you a higher salary so you can hog all the milk runs

Amazing and enterprising young man. I wish him the best in spite of this set back.

Yes we want a part 2 God bless much respect to this man!

Rates were looking ok going up and all of a sudden, the load board and the brokers were offering super low rates and they were flying off the board. I guess they're getting what they want putting us out of business. Nice to see a positive guy in a tough spot hopefully everything turns out good for him.

This is ridiculous, I quit and can’t handle the pressure.

Thank you for sharing, great info!

After 25 years as an Independent Flatbed Trucker I’m just tired of it all. Not beating up my body and equipment anymore for $2 a mile. Starting in September the only thing I pull now is my 40’ 5th wheel camper. Good luck to the rest of you and be safe!! ✌️ 22:48

We can’t take care of one another and this is America 🇺🇸 people wake up we ain’t free we’re slaves

The further you climb up the ladder the harder the fall. I'm never going over 2 TT and if my driver of 6yrs leaves I'll just go back to 1 TT.

Great episode! Looking forward to part 2😉

Don’t let these disgusting bullies ruin your business

Sorry your going through this, hopefully things will change in in 2024. Keep your head up sending you good thoughts.

Love that interview great guy

Also, I gotta add - TMC is one of those carriers that tries its best to masquerade itself as a "professional" outfit when in reality they are as mega as Swift. Your shipper will likely come running back to you the moment one of their rookies loses a load from lazy securement or winter weather wrecks. I'm saying this as a former TMC driver too. I fell for their bull when I was fresh out of CDL school and easily one of the best career moves I ever made in this industry was leaving them for tankers. Hell, I've even taught a couple of their drivers how to chain up tires north of Davenport WA because I already knew they didn't teach that in Ankeny.

Mutha trucker you’re an amazing person. Salute to you just for offer help

Im 44 and im listening. Enjoy your time off, you be doing something amazing soon.

I feel this out there! I run east coast a lot. My income has dropped 10k. I had to pickup a load, looked right at the guy at his facility and said he was too low. He said he'd have to raise prices to pay me more. I said raise them, costs of living has skyrocketed, repairs and fuel are killing us. I spend more a month on food than my mortgage as a single guy. I left the empty when I calculated my loss empty wasn't much more than my loss with that load

Truckers are a moving target in virtually all aspects. Law suits, inflation and upsales seem to be the standard under the Flag of convenience fees. Stayed Prayed up and avoid being Preyed on!

Thoughts and prayers for All you Truckers out there. Hope ya'll catch a Hell of a break Soon 🙏❤. This mess needs to get cleaned up Pronto so ya'll can get back to making a living and feeding your Families. Safe travels and Roll on 🚚.

He’s gone be okay. Seems like a very capable guy.

I was making .43cpm at Swift. I quit today. Couldn’t take it anymore

I did the same one year ago. High fuel price, expensive maintenance, too much regulations and low rates made impossible to continue. It’s sad to see many owner-operators out of road.

Thanks for info.excellent!

The idea of being 'professional' no longer matters. The only way we can start to fight back against these mega carriers is by calling them out when and where we can. You're effectively helping the mega carrier by not letting people know which major carrier is out here undercutting small companies. This is not a knock against this man, but we need to come to the reality that these major corporations do not care about us and will absolutely bury us when given the opportunity.

New trucks 8 to 10 mpg. Old trucks 5 mpg. Plus mega get volume discounts on fuel.

I just now watched this. He is here in Texas. I would like to let him know that if he is willing, he could apply at US Autologistics (USAL) and learn to haul cars. USAL will not mind if you have your own authority and get your own truck then contract back to them. As a company driver you will make $110k to $180k per year depending on how hard you want to run and if you feel the need to be home every weekend and a couple of times a week. Great benefits! 3 paid weeks off plus 2 personal days and a floating holiday from the beginning. The guy that owns SOS started with USAL to learn car hauling. He did it for 2 years and then bought his own trucks. He lets other owner operators run under his authority and dispatches them the loads they want. The first year he keeps 13%, second year he keeps 9%, and third year and there after he keeps 6%. He has 18 owner operators now and a couple of company drivers including still running loads with his own truck. He is grossing around $700k a year after starting 5 years ago. Just an idea

VERY smart play to shut down the way he did! Knowing how NOT to go down the drain is the mark of a true professional.

Tmc is taking over everywhere man. I am on east coast there domanting

Tell me where to sign up to drive for Taylor Swift, 100k bonuses are sweet 😂

I agree. The PNW is great. When Yellow closed the doors in Albuquerque, I moved up to Billings to find a job up here.

I'm sorry that happened to you brother. I want to hear your entire story man. Good luck to you bro.

I am going through same thing

The industry is in the crapper. Estes is sending us home once or twice a week. The ones working that day are doing two loads getting our backs blown out. I feel like the Home depot contract is on a timer at this point.

Awe.. Gosh. Hope he doesn't give up. Watched him when I first started in the career. So many provided encouragement to go learn it.💔

He's a very knowledgeable guy .....I called him on the phone and really enjoyed the conversation! Jeremy has the experience.....with him being young means nothing...

I listened to this guy on an earlier video explaining EXACTLY how to be successful. I am old and have been retired for over 20 years. One thing I learned in all of my years in business is never take advice from I person who has recently failed and had to close his business. :)

Only hope scumbags who underbid rollover that load and then shippers will think twice why they're charged so low

Nice successful story you have , you did what most can’t , there is some work coming out of Laredo, hauling vehicles, going to Illinois , I’m in San Antonio, …. Texas Rocks

Enjoyed the video chap.. excellent 👌👍

I pray for anyone in trucking right now. I can't believe his direct shipper could do that to him after been loyal to them for so long!! Very sad bit hang in there brother. We are praying for you!!

Damn TMC and also years of experience is base on how effective you are as a truck driver as for me I challenge DOT if they inspect me and try get over they can't because I'm effective and take the job serious 37 years is not just talk .

THIS is why you NEVER rely on one or two clients I ran three truck/trailer rigs with ZERO clients for over 11 years!!

To be successful in business, you have to be competitive. To stay competitive, you have to run a very efficient operation.

it's hard to find a driver that cares about others as much as he cares about himself IF he really cares about himself....

This is a prime example of why owner operators need to unite. Consolidation of the industry is inevitably coming. Mega trucking companies are swallowing up the smaller companies that are struggling. If owner operators don't wake up and leave the little things that are stumbling blocks behind and unite under one voice we will be at the mercy of the large trucking companies and brokerages. #NOOASTRONG

Walmart just did this also! From the port to the warehouse went from $400 round trip to $200.....86 round trip miles!

Times are hard right now. HARD. Don`t know if I will last either. Rates are way too low

It’s not a sad story, it’s business and he had it made for a long time. He just refuses to take less money and that’s good. Get out while the market is crap and jump back in when it’s average at the least

Sorry that happened to a good man. Unfortunately too much competition in this 🌎

I started driving 1980. Been tanking sense 99. I'm 64 now and have never had a desire to own my own truck.ive done my own repairs , full services, breaks , clutch adjustment, trailer repairs, ext. He should try pulling tanks. HAZMAT. I've never slowed down even with covid.

All of the dollar signs continue to go downward except fuel, maintenance, parts, fees, taxes and insurance.👎👎 God bless mom and pop trucking!! 🇺🇲🇺🇲

Everyone is asking for 20% cut even though nothing on the expense front has changed

You can't pay your drivers more than market allows,you have to be a buisness person, your well paid drivers will drop you for a nickel. Did those awesome well paid drivers come and say ( we can take a small pay cut to help you stay afloat while we figure this out.... my guess is NO .

Im LP on a huge FG and chem carrierand ive heard of customers leaving for cheaper rates and coming back after a while and wanting the same cheap rate..terminal manager said nope! We dont run for cheap,see ya!...Not everything that shines is gold.edit: this thing of destroying the small bus and o/o has been goin on for a while now.

Shout out to this guy for being a good dude. It suck’s America support cooperate more then the small business owners