Raw Cow Hides

As a owner-operator working under my own authority which means you send them lots of paper.  They feel more productive that way.  Anyway here's a picture of the load of raw cow hides being loaded onto my truck which later became a really big problem when my reefer stopped working!!  

Out of the Trucking Business

The end of my trucking was brutal.  You try to work more hours but  to quote the evil robot, "resistance is futile".  On the last trip I had $6,000 in repairs to the reefer alone.  Then the next trip back, it was the turbo.
The reefer repair by it's self was around what my average income, over the last 4 years was, not counting depreciation on the equipment and meal expense deduction adjustments I pay a CPA to do.  That way I get earn income ajustments that the government takes back for one of the kids college loan.

Not much for 200,000 dollar investment and 14 hour a day working schedule!