3 Things I Wish Someone Would Have Told Me About Trucking

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  • Опубліковано 17 гру 2024

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  • @harlemstatus9420
    @harlemstatus9420 День тому +8

    This channel needs to be shut down immediately. Let me be harsh and blunt. The reality it sounds like you a weak minded person that needs they handheld and read a book for guidance. That’s not manly. I’ve been in the trucking industry for almost 5 years and own two trucks paid for, I’m also leased on and grossing almost a half 1 million a year with this so called terrible rates…so stop putting your down falls and negative energy on something you can’t do let the real men stay ten toes down 🫡

    • @ChamblesMoore
      @ChamblesMoore День тому +6

      I hate how people come on here yapping about their gross and their equipment paid off but leased on. What is your profit margin after taxes? No one RARELY EVER mentions that!

    • @TheLoneWolfTrucker
      @TheLoneWolfTrucker  День тому +7

      @@harlemstatus9420 based on your comments you just read video titles and don’t actually watch the videos. Why even bother to comment if you just going to talk shit and miss the whole point of the video?? So go ahead and put in the request for UA-cam to shutdown my channel. Two trucks and a half million in revenue? Self-proclaimed success story huh? 😂 I call bullshit. Your owner op business model is flawed and you can’t back up your numbers with an actual balance sheet. I doubt you have the capacity to run a successful business, if so you would be making better use of your time then wasting it watching my video and missing the whole point. Do yourself a solid and actually listen to the content of the video if you plan on bumping your gums down in the comment section. Real men stand ten toes down on business not bullshit 🫡

    • @TheLoneWolfTrucker
      @TheLoneWolfTrucker  День тому +3

      @@ChamblesMoore I call bullshit. If he actually knew what a balance sheet was he wouldn’t be yapping about his numbers in the comments 😂

    • @ChamblesMoore
      @ChamblesMoore День тому

      @@TheLoneWolfTrucker I think they like to say these “big” gross numbers to remain delusional that they’re going to fail eventually because of the things you mentioned specifically “0 customer base”.

    • @TheLoneWolfTrucker
      @TheLoneWolfTrucker  День тому

      @ excellent observation

  • @whoisjohngalt7655
    @whoisjohngalt7655 День тому +3

    This is always happening when people don’t put time focus on family first money second Good thing you letting people know hopefully people learn lessons from your mistakes

    • @TheLoneWolfTrucker
      @TheLoneWolfTrucker  День тому

      @@whoisjohngalt7655 hopefully my video helps someone that’s why I shared my story

  • @pogveteranar9415
    @pogveteranar9415 2 дні тому +2

    That was a harsh reality check. You made great points.

  • @ChamblesMoore
    @ChamblesMoore День тому +2

    Most Owner Ops NEVER scale, hate selling, hate tech, so I agree, it’s TERRIBLE for THE COST.

    • @TheLoneWolfTrucker
      @TheLoneWolfTrucker  День тому

      @@ChamblesMoore thanks for the feedback 💪🚛💨💨💨

    • @TC2020-w8u
      @TC2020-w8u День тому

      Ive never scaled unless required by the load details or if it was on sight for some commodity load.
      Never had an issue.

    • @TheLoneWolfTrucker
      @TheLoneWolfTrucker  День тому

      @ 💪🚛💨💨💨

    • @ChamblesMoore
      @ChamblesMoore День тому

      @@TC2020-w8u Never scale as in never grow their own customer base.

    • @ChamblesMoore
      @ChamblesMoore День тому

      @ hey I’m in the same boat. After 10 years I’m done with trucking.

  • @Peaceandbless
    @Peaceandbless День тому

    One thing about life its not fair nor is business.... While some are drowning , others are swimming great...!! No matter the business

    • @TheLoneWolfTrucker
      @TheLoneWolfTrucker  День тому +1

      @@Peaceandbless true indeed… I’ve been on both sides of the fence therefore I can relate to what you’re saying. 💪🚛💨💨💨

  • @jesushernandez-bo2tq
    @jesushernandez-bo2tq День тому

    Hey brother, healthy advice stay off social media for a while, do local night shift, take advantage of learning something new during the day, and then transition from trucking, hit the gym, take care of you mental health, being isolated in that truck would make you take crazy decisions , you got this 💪

    • @TheLoneWolfTrucker
      @TheLoneWolfTrucker  День тому

      @@jesushernandez-bo2tq sound advice…
      Anymore of this isolation and I may have to get myself committed to the psych ward
      💪🚛💨💨💨

  • @LawrenceKent-pr6hl
    @LawrenceKent-pr6hl 2 дні тому +2

    He is right it will take over your life.100%

  • @hwalk51
    @hwalk51 2 дні тому +7

    To be honest, trucking might not be for you. I started with melton last March and I believe I’m doing very good. I’m able to pay books back home, care for 3 kids, and save on the side. I do manage money well and keep my expenses to a minimum. Soon I will be going over to ats to advance to the heavy hauling side of trucking. I think the key to trucking is saving to purchase a truck cash and go from there. In the end, I wish you well my brother and hope you find your niche ✊🏾✊🏾

    • @TheLoneWolfTrucker
      @TheLoneWolfTrucker  2 дні тому +1

      @@hwalk51 thanks for the feedback…
      💪🚛💨💨💨

    • @daivdbrown10
      @daivdbrown10 2 дні тому +1

      How much Melton paying and where you live? Don’t answer that😂😂😂

    • @hwalk51
      @hwalk51 День тому

      @@daivdbrown10 they start at 53 cents a mile and I stay in Texas. I run a minimum 4 weeks at a time and do pretty good (for my living situation). But I know there are other companies that pay more. Plus I haven’t been in trucking for a whole year yet. March makes a year

  • @kingriik1447
    @kingriik1447 День тому

    1. Trucking can solve your problems. You already had a career you had things going but guy like me graduated high school then got a job at a warehouse. So when I left at 21 and went driving it solved my problems at the moment.

    • @TheLoneWolfTrucker
      @TheLoneWolfTrucker  День тому +1

      @@kingriik1447 I wasn’t talking about monetary problems in my video. I was talking about personal problems. Trucking can’t solve those my friend! 💪🚛💨💨💨

  • @lorenzolionheart1910
    @lorenzolionheart1910 День тому

    3 things
    1st-man up
    2-good pay means hard work
    3-just get a warehouse job and load our trucks

    • @TheLoneWolfTrucker
      @TheLoneWolfTrucker  День тому

      @@lorenzolionheart1910 you haven’t lived long enough to give me advice son! Especially when you miss the point of the video 😂

  • @michaelsvientek8420
    @michaelsvientek8420 День тому

    Old school wisdom God bless

  • @JintJin
    @JintJin День тому +2

    Long term trucking is for certain individuals. Most normal guys can’t do it their whole lives. Being in a truck for a long time alone with your thoughts will definitely make you reflect on life. Plus a lot of these broads aren’t worth a damn probably pure luck if you get a good woman … just my thoughts .

  • @curtish9499
    @curtish9499 День тому

    A one-man show ✨️

  • @jamesnelson9448
    @jamesnelson9448 День тому +3

    I was a truck driver for 4 years. I realized trucking was dead end career. I left trucking and became a police officer, one of the best decision I’ve made. I now have a pension, and make close to 100k a year. If you don’t have any felonies look into law enforcement or working in public service. It’s a pretty stable career, and your home with family.

    • @TheLoneWolfTrucker
      @TheLoneWolfTrucker  День тому

      @@jamesnelson9448 thanks for the feedback 💪🚛💨💨💨

  • @blackvi2000
    @blackvi2000 2 дні тому +1

    It was at this point @4:21 i really paid attention!

  • @gsup3874
    @gsup3874 День тому +1

    And you're still in it😮

    • @TheLoneWolfTrucker
      @TheLoneWolfTrucker  День тому +1

      @@gsup3874 yes I’m still here

    • @gsup3874
      @gsup3874 День тому +1

      @TheLoneWolfTrucker i was out there for 14 years . Roll on sir. Be safe

    • @TheLoneWolfTrucker
      @TheLoneWolfTrucker  День тому

      @@gsup3874 💪🚛💨💨💨

  • @Truckerjoe1965
    @Truckerjoe1965 День тому +1

    Sounds like you have numerous problems and troubles and chaos going on.I guess I was fortunate the past 25 years in my trucking career and retired last year at 58.I don’t want to get into all the positives it brought to my life financially and nor do I want to embarrass you, good luck and god bless ya.

    • @TheLoneWolfTrucker
      @TheLoneWolfTrucker  День тому

      @@Truckerjoe1965 thanks for the feedback 💪🚛💨💨💨

  • @LawrenceKent-pr6hl
    @LawrenceKent-pr6hl День тому

    Well I grew up in the trucking industry been in trucks since the 1960 -1970 did some temporary work in late 1970s been around lots of truck drivers ( my father drove ) I started full time in the 1980s all the trucking companies I saw as a kid and when I started my full time job those trucking companies closed doors or another company bought them out even my 1st company closed doors.trucking is not a secure job anymore it's a very dirty business

    • @TheLoneWolfTrucker
      @TheLoneWolfTrucker  17 годин тому +1

      @@LawrenceKent-pr6hl you’ve definitely seen a lot of changes in the industry over the years… thanks for sharing! 💪🚛💨💨💨

  • @kitchenspider
    @kitchenspider День тому

    I dont like hearing divorce stories... they all seem to have the common denominator of "I'm just not happy". Happiness is not something to be found. Its not like treasure you discover... it is something you build, or at least thats my interpretation from the Good Book. When someone has left you bc they are "not happy" it means they've given up on you, and the idea of the family bc they are done with you and dont think you are worth it. They have only been 'tolerating' you. Tolerance is not love. It is a silent contempt. It is a choice to let things be despite disagreements, just to maintain some kind of false image of normalcy while declining to debate/argue/converse to help you improve or gain a deeper understanding. It is giving up on a person and the relationship without ever taking responsibility for having done so.
    Hope things work out for you. Lay low, stay focused, and pray everyday.

    • @TheLoneWolfTrucker
      @TheLoneWolfTrucker  День тому +1

      @@kitchenspider thanks for the feedback 💪🚛💨💨💨

  • @srharris88
    @srharris88 2 дні тому +2

    Why would you let go of youre real estate career? Guessing the divorce forced it?
    If it were me id start a new real estate career. With the knowledge and connections you've had you could start fresh and still make it work.

    • @TheLoneWolfTrucker
      @TheLoneWolfTrucker  2 дні тому +4

      @@srharris88 I already achieved above and beyond what I set out to achieve in real estate. those achievements and success in real estate cost me my family as I mentioned in the video. I have no desire to continue down that path without a purpose. The whole purpose was my family.

    • @srharris88
      @srharris88 День тому

      @@TheLoneWolfTrucker I cant really understand that, but I respect it. I have worked in the trades my entire adult life. There are days i HATE IT. Its a major grind and time suck, leaving little for time for ANYTHING including family.
      The goal (which I have not yet achieved) is to get to where I do less and less over time while the business mostly runs itself and still pays well.
      My reason for not understanding it, is if you reached the ultimate goal, of having less of your own time invested and still making good money from it, isn't that what you were looking for? Maybe its something in real estate that i don't understand?
      In my trade, i want to be able to bid jobs, do the accounting and maybe some small errands from time to time (preferably on my own watch). Employees do the rest. Myself, I'm motivated by making money the job is just the vehicle to do so. Keep your eyes on the prize!

  • @joesmo113
    @joesmo113 День тому +1

    Trucking is a Hot mess Period. Has nothing to do with my life.

  • @mukainoda9453
    @mukainoda9453 День тому

    All says Trucking business gone 44 years ago in 1980 when Jimmy Carter deregulated trucking industries

  • @uknowigotit8554
    @uknowigotit8554 2 дні тому

    Preach

  • @joshritter7983
    @joshritter7983 2 дні тому

    I hope you find your purpose again, regain your fire again. I hope 2025 is a new start for ya brother.

  • @TC2020-w8u
    @TC2020-w8u День тому +1

    I hope he realize that while some of the information in the books may be of value, Robert Kiosaki is a con man.
    He is in the same business model as AmWay.

    • @TheLoneWolfTrucker
      @TheLoneWolfTrucker  День тому +1

      @@TC2020-w8u I’m not a big fan of Robert Kiyosaki however the information on the cash flow quadrant is not a con

  • @dtholland33
    @dtholland33 2 дні тому

    Second 💪🏾💪🏾

  • @SgtMackUSMC
    @SgtMackUSMC День тому

    Guess nobody watched the whole video…I heard you driver…people slow to listen and quick to to start commenting

  • @412hwc
    @412hwc 2 дні тому

    first💪🏼💪🏼

  • @SalsHQ
    @SalsHQ 11 годин тому

    Most jobs even careers are dead end jobs even those that you can get into "specialized" positions...

    • @TheLoneWolfTrucker
      @TheLoneWolfTrucker  11 годин тому +1

      @@SalsHQ I won’t disagree with you on that but hopefully the job chosen can be fulfilling at some point. 💪🚛💨💨💨

    • @SalsHQ
      @SalsHQ 10 годин тому

      @@TheLoneWolfTrucker the job might be very fulfilling, then we must deal with the supervisors with their little tedious ways, their biases & strange treatments, plus the favoritism & brown nosing politics that make many workplaces a stress... If you can be stress free & that workplace is fulfilling & pays better than average, that's almost a "I am lucky" situation worth the stay.

    • @TheLoneWolfTrucker
      @TheLoneWolfTrucker  10 годин тому +1

      @ indeed… 💪🚛💨💨💨

  • @vernonmorris146
    @vernonmorris146 День тому

    You ruined your life. Not trucking
    I’m new I pray and I love what I do

    • @TheLoneWolfTrucker
      @TheLoneWolfTrucker  День тому

      @@vernonmorris146 that’s exactly the point I stated in the video

  • @deltoro5346
    @deltoro5346 День тому

    After all those years in real estate you didn't get 10-50 rental properties? Why would you have to drive a truck? Make it make sense? I agree trucking is dead end

  • @bottomuptv9836
    @bottomuptv9836 День тому

    Question how come so many other truckers are thriving?maybe it’s you!complaining never gets anybody where they are trying to go!

    • @TheLoneWolfTrucker
      @TheLoneWolfTrucker  День тому +1

      @@bottomuptv9836 show me the data 📈 also maybe the main point of the video went over your head. 🤔

    • @bottomuptv9836
      @bottomuptv9836 День тому

      @ nahh dude didn’t go over my head all I heard was complaining!maybe u need to invest in a mirror!

    • @TheLoneWolfTrucker
      @TheLoneWolfTrucker  День тому

      @ perception is reality… we clearly have different perceptions. As the creator of the content I know the message of the video perhaps I didn’t convey the message clearly enough for you to comprehend. Thanks for the response.

  • @bicyclenerd.9377
    @bicyclenerd.9377 День тому

    You ruined your life.