[ Truck Home Original] The weather in Shaanxi has been relatively cool these days, but this cool weather seems to have cooled down the hot Greenway market. In the agricultural product logistics center, a large number of idle greenways are parked on the side of the road, and many truckers are sitting in the car looking for a source of goods.
At this time, there was a card friend who was about to wash up. Because he had just woken up, the day's transportation life had not started yet, so it was relatively easy. We went to the card friend to talk about his transportation experience.
medium-length green connection transportation. I usually meet this card friend, Master Xu, who is about 30 years old and from Linyi, Shandong. Through conversation, I learned that his freight experience has been around 5 or 6 years. He was engaged in steel transportation before. Influenced by the market, three years ago, he turned to the 9.6 meters of Green Connect transportation. Currently, he mainly runs transportation in Gansu, Yunnan, Shanxi and Jiangsu. His transportation environment is basically like this:
person Although Master Xu is relatively young and healthy, he mainly drives alone. In most cases, he usually eats and lives in the car.
Car When the cargo is loaded, it must be delivered to the destination as fast as possible, so the vehicle must be as reliable as possible and there will be no malfunction during transportation. In addition, because the transportation route includes downhill sections such as Yunnan, the vehicle has strong climbing ability.
goods , although all the goods are Green Pass, there are also differences in the packaging form depending on the goods. Plastic bag packaging, carton packaging, bulk, frame packaging, etc. may be encountered. Loading and unloading mainly depends on manpower, but basically no driver is needed to help load and unload the goods. The cargo owner will hire loading and unloading workers.
Road Greenway products can enjoy the policy of reducing highway fees when legally loaded, so they usually go on highways, but if they are empty, the following lanes will be the main ones.
car purchase budget is limited, comfort and reliability are the premise
based on his own transportation environment. According to Master Xu, he paid more attention to these aspects when choosing a car:
, reliability Green General Vehicle puts forward high requirements for the reliability of the vehicle. The reason why he chose Oman GTL is because its market reputation in Linyi, Shandong, is relatively good. In addition, friends around him also use Oman in Run Green Pass Transport, which is more in line with his aesthetic appearance, so he decided on Oman's car.
My friend's transportation environment and route are similar to his. My friend's car is the Oman GTL Fukang 360 horsepower model, with a comprehensive fuel consumption of about 30L per 100 kilometers. So when Master Xu was choosing a car, the horsepower wanted to be slightly larger, but three years ago, the 460 horsepower model was nearly 60,000 yuan more expensive than the 400 horsepower model. After comprehensive consideration, he chose the Fukang 400 horsepower + Fast gearbox model configuration.
Currently, this car runs nearly 300,000 kilometers. According to Master Xu, the chassis is relatively durable. It is not difficult for the vehicle to climb hills under full load. In addition, it does not require particularly superb driving skills. The vehicle's comprehensive fuel consumption of 100 kilometers can be maintained at around 24L.
, Comfortability It is particularly easy to get tired when driving alone. When Master Xu was choosing a car, he was more concerned about the optimal pedaling force of the main driver's seat, accelerator and brakes of the vehicle, as well as the width and softness of the sleeper bench.
Master Xu's Oman GTL's main driver's chair does not choose ventilation and heating for cost considerations. When driving on highways and other roads are relatively good, the speed can easily reach the maximum speed. In addition, the sleeper uses a "convex" design, with the widest part being about 100cm, and the paving is also very thick, which can ensure the quality of sleep.
, bearing capacity engages in medium and long-distance green connection transportation, and pays more attention to the vehicle's carrying capacity and the volume of the cargo box, so a four-axle vehicle is needed. Moreover, the cargo box is a high-bar vehicle, and its applicability will be relatively wide, which can meet the diversified car use needs.
To save expenses, washing your hair with dishwashing detergent is the norm
Although the Oman GTL used by Master Xu is more suitable for his transportation conditions, he said that his monthly net income is less than 10,000 yuan, which is a huge discount compared to entering the industry. Regarding the current freight rate, according to Master Xu, the freight rate in Shandong has been lowered in recent years. The freight rate was opened to 7,000 yuan per trip the year before yesterday, and last year it was 5,500-6,000 yuan per trip, and this year it was directly reduced to 3,500 yuan. Regarding the prediction of the freight rate next year, Master Xu said that he could not imagine it.
When the freight rate is sluggish, Master Xu said that you can no longer choose the goods and pick up goods. You must consider all aspects. In addition to paying attention to the freight rate when you go, you also need to pay attention to the return freight rate. In many cases, the freight rate alone is high and you can make money, but it is more uncomfortable to find freight to pick up goods when you go back.
freight rate is low. In order to spend less extra money, Master Xu will repeatedly compress his own survival cost. We all know that summer is very hot, especially when resting in the cab, it is simply a steamer. However, in order to save nearly 5,000 yuan of independent air conditioning installation fees, the 10 yuan small fan is Master Xu's "summer reduction tool" in summer.
In order to save expenses, Master Xu rarely buys beverages. He installed a very simple water dispenser in his car, which usually drinks some barrels of pure water.
Truck driver has a relatively high labor intensity and a irregular meal time. Master Xu prepared sufficient instant noodles in the car to ensure that he can eat on time. If you are familiar with the environment around the parking lot, in order to eat cheap, large and full meals, hiking 1-2 kilometers to eat is also a normal practice.
After we chatted with Master Xu, Master Xu turned around and took a bottle of dishwashing liquid and washbasin to the water tank. At first we thought Master Xu was going to wash the cooking utensils for his own cooking, but unexpectedly, after Master Xu took a basin of cold water, he directly wet his hair and applied some dishwashing liquid to his head.
Usually, we use warm water and shampoo when washing our hair, but Master Xu directly washes our hair with cold water and dishwashing liquid. He told us that cold water is used because it is convenient, and dishwashing liquid is used because it is cheap. A bottle of dishwashing liquid costs less than 10 yuan, and sometimes we also use laundry detergent to wash our hair, just to compress expenses.
● Postscript
In the eyes of Master Xu, the continuous decline in freight rates not only affects his car selection direction, but also has a certain impact on his normal life. "If the transportation market worsens next year, I will switch to work outside and never keep a car by myself again." At the end of the interview, Master Zhang said this. (Photo/Text Wei Qingbo)
