By: Hugh Sutherland

Hugh Sutherland — Fri, 28 Dec 2012 08:01:40 +0000

First, I admire “Buck” and “James” for their entrepreneurial success and willingness to do a day’s work for a day’s pay but from their replies to these questions, it is obvious they are operating against a high risk of failure, fuelled mainly by the very attribute that has lead to their successes todate.
Managing transport is a realtime occupation and this is the missing link between success and failure as their businesses grow.
About now is the time for them to realise that they are limiting themselves to that of truck drivers they employ and probably drawing earnings lower than these staff members, with a whole lot more risk of making a fatal flaw in their decision making.
Financial success does not come from how many trucks they have on the road, it comes from how well they manage the ones that are contributing to the bottom line. It’s time for Buck and James to swop a steering wheel for a desk and maximise their management expertise to reduce their operating ratios.

By: EDDIE SMITH

EDDIE SMITH — Thu, 27 Dec 2012 21:13:56 +0000

TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN
EVERYTHING THAT I READ IN THE ABOVE,I HAVE WENT THROUGH..ALSO I AM A FREIGHT BROKER WITH 4 TRUCKS AND 5 OWNER/OPRS,PULLING FOR ME.I STILL HAVE TO GET OUT FROM TIME TO TIME AND DO A LOAD.AND STILL HANDLE THE DAY TO DAY WHATEVER COMES UP..FOR ME THERE IS NEVER ENOUGH TIME IN ONE DAY..MY DAY STARTS AT 4:30AM,,AND MOST OF THE TIME ITS ALWAYS AFTER 7:OOPM BEFORE I EVEN THINK ABOUT GOING HOME..BUT WHOEVER WROTE THIS,GOT IT RIGHT..ITS ALWAYS A JUGGLE FOR TIME AND DRIVERS…..THANKS TIMOTHY BRADLY FOR THE INSITE…….EDDIE SMITH…..E&S TRUCKING AND BROKER SERVS…

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