Brokers aren't our only problem, local trucking becoming obsolete?
The number of trucks that 5 local co ops and feed mills have (according to FMCSA profile) 1. 36 trucks 2. 143 trucks 3. 13 trucks 4. 56 trucks and lastly 5. 556 trucks. All of these are hauling grain, feed ingredients, fertilizer, tanker, ag lime and so on. I mean how is a company trying to run local get in that market? And it's not just in ag, marathon, loves, speedway, pilot all have there own tankers. You can't compete with a larger company pulling there own products, they've got the money to pay employees very well with full benefits and no worries of some rate cutting company coming along to steal there contracts.