The attractions of short-haul are obvious to those raising families and seeking day-to-day work predictability, but the bread and butter of many an independent owner-operator for so many years was/has been his/her ability/willingness to go anywhere, anytime, no matter how far.
Among answers to the question on Facebook, 17 of a total 25 respondents, or almost 70 percent, indicated a preference for or active engagement in short haul today, with the majority of the remaining 8 responses indicating a mix of short and long. If those decidedly unscientific results are any indication, that long-term trend of a move among owner-operators to short-haul has come to fruition. What do you think?
What does your operation look like today — has it changed over the years? This is all by way of spurring on conversation here, sharing strategies. How did you get to where you are today?