Popular Post WalkinBackwards Posted August 27, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted August 27, 2022 I was in automotive retail for 30 years. Our family owned a GM dealership in Louisiana for 50 years. We earned trust and had a HIGH percentage of repeat and referrals. My dad was one in a million and shoes I will NEVER fill. He always had his little sayings that he would pass to us on occasion. Over time I found some of them to be quotes from others and all the others created by him. Obviously the ones that meant something stuck!!! His first one as I entered the business was, "Son, you can sell cars til you are blue in the face but just remember that no matter what you do or say, nobody believes a damn word you say." "If something starts out wrong, it's gonna end wrong", "It's hard to beat a good understanding", "If you have to lie to someone to get their business then you don't need it", "It's easy to be successful in the car business, be honest, back what you sell and if you tell someone you're gonna do something, do it. If you simply do that, you will be successful and separate yourself from 90% that don't." My favorite, "SON. I'D LIKE TO TELL YOU IT'S GONNA GET BETTER, BUT IT'S NOT." Obviously all of these sayings were matched by proper situations and events. The only reason for this intro is the wake up call in the big truck industry! Starting a new trucking company has allowed me to meet an entire new breed of people! They talk about those people in the car business? OH MY GOD! I've got it down to only 2 groups. The people that will lie to you and the people that won't! Thank God for group B! Not a big group but the best group! Not much room for error here. Mistakes are NOT cheap. Our first purchase was a 2007 Mack Granite with 300k and a 1999 Komatsu PC-200LC excavator. I never ran an excavator (or a big truck) but I think everyone should own an excavator and it should be legal to drive them on the road! We just purchased a 1994 Mack RD600 with 410k (purrs like a kitten) and a 2008 Mack CHU613 with 500k. No regrets on any of them. We just started this business the beginning of 2022. The people out there that want to help you succeed or learn are becoming fewer and fewer. I am excited to join this forum. I would like to think that this forum is made up of the few!!! Not so sure how many people actually read this types of posts anyway. Guess I just felt the need to type!! Time to appreciate the members of BigMackTrucks.com!!!!! 7 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/70358-as-they-say-at-the-casinos-good-luck-to-all-the-players/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
mowerman Posted August 27, 2022 Share Posted August 27, 2022 great post,,,thanks for sharing,,,,,,you learn fast...ive been in this racket for 46 years,,,and its nothing like it was....lazy dumb idiots,,,as well as liers and thieves in every area aspect....im almost retired now,,,,and glad to get out of it......frankly i would sell everything now if i were you and get into something else with a real return income,,,,unless your strictly construction work.....and love you for trying,,and best of luck.....bob Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/70358-as-they-say-at-the-casinos-good-luck-to-all-the-players/#findComment-507669 Share on other sites More sharing options...
WalkinBackwards Posted September 3, 2022 Author Share Posted September 3, 2022 (edited) I feel the exact same as you now, but I feel that way about the auto industry! The trucking world is brand new to me, so I guess this present time will be the time I speak of in the future. I will say how easy it was in 2022! How scary is that, mower man?!?! LOL! I also think that everyone should own an excavator and you should be allowed to run them on the road! Edited September 3, 2022 by WalkinBackwards used wrong persons name! Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/70358-as-they-say-at-the-casinos-good-luck-to-all-the-players/#findComment-508340 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mowerman Posted September 3, 2022 Share Posted September 3, 2022 (edited) Well as I said from what I hear off Road contracts generally pay a lot better and not so much unnecessary bullshit like you have with Road work best of luck to you… and frankly the auto industry seems a lot my more appealing . Shorter hours and better profits ha ha but as I mentioned that’s Road work bob Edited September 3, 2022 by mowerman Misspelled Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/70358-as-they-say-at-the-casinos-good-luck-to-all-the-players/#findComment-508365 Share on other sites More sharing options...
70mackMB Posted September 13, 2023 Share Posted September 13, 2023 WalkinBackwards, Welcome to BMT. And yes you have joined "Group B" but there is one more thing. Pictures, pictures, and more pictures the better for the crew here at BMT! lol .....Hippy 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/70358-as-they-say-at-the-casinos-good-luck-to-all-the-players/#findComment-538771 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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