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Just thought I'd give you an update.
It is now July, well into the regular work season and for tomorrow
I have one out of three trucks scheduled for work.
The last few weeks  have been about the same.
I know I get as much or more work than most.
When I'm out on the road I see the amount of trucks on the road and
it's not many.

Although the extensions are hopeful it is dificult to assume we
will be able to update our equipment in this working environment.

There are some companies working more and some that are working
less. It is the  companies that are tied into large corporations
that are working more and the companies that are smaller are
working less, if at all.

It seems as though big business always finds a way to succeed,
usually on the backs of the little guy.
I know one broker that charges the customer 95 per hour and pays
the trucker 80 per hour, then takes his brokerage fee (7-10%) from
the 80.. Known as top rating.

In the old days the rates were controlled by the PUC and it worked
out pretty well.
But without enough work and a better economy all the guys that have
invested in new equipment will go under.

That is a very real possibility. If things don't improve the
industry will fail.
Chris