#owner-operators

[artisticdivasworld]

Freight Rates Are Climbing Again—But Will New Tariffs Pump the Brakes?

After a prolonged period of low rates and challenging conditions, the trucking industry is finally witnessing a positive shift. Freight rates are on the rise, with companies like XPO reporting stronger earnings, suggesting a market tilt in favor of truckers. However, recent tariffs introduced by President Trump could introduce new challenges. The Tariff Landscape In early February 2025,…

[botanyshitposts]

arriving at the isoetes symposium as just some guy with popcorn and a big foam finger that says ISOETES NUMBER 1 on it and sitting in the front row. only half joking

[tangledinink]

i really need tumblr to learn the difference between "CEO of a massive corporation" and "'CEO' who is the owner and founder of a small business."

[what-about-a-crowbar]

I hope that if we do get Redemption s4, maybe they go to a new HQ location. While i love the New Orleans house and the vibe there, it might be neat to find a new place.

They started for the first job in Chicago, and while i would LOVE for them to come back, they sorta burned that location. Which is such a bummer. Chicago i love you.

Then the rest of season one was Los Angelos, California. I miss that HQ and it might be fun to have a similar one in wherever's next? But it was very clear it was an office- a workplace. Whereas the New Orleans HQ (as well as even the Boston HQ) is where at least one person lives, or could live.

Boston, Massachusetts HQ was iconic, and good for Nate's overall development, but I think we well finished most of what the team could do. I loved the interactions with Bannano too, how he sort of just let stuff slide for the sake of their slipping him (worse) criminals.

I really wish we could have gotten more in Portland. The HQ there had a lot of potential, especially being between Seattle and San Francisco, we could have had Jobs in those places too. Like, did the OT3 stay there for a while and work Jobs based there? Or did they kind of roam a bit as they set up the International teams? And how did the International teams get built?

Anyway, i think they could do one more season in New Orleans, but then transition to the next location for a fifth season.

I personally think someplace like St Louis (Missouri), Kansas City (Missouri/Kansas), or even Omaha (Nebraska) would be neat places. Very central USA and in Kansas City, they could maybe comment a little on the obvious (the Chiefs football team and/or Miss Swift), plus it would be fun to have Jobs that cross state lines, since Kansas City is in Missouri and Kansas.

Of course, it would be tricky for Harry to come with. He's got a pre-established life and family and a "real", non-Leverage job in New Orleans. I'd really love Harry to come with, but I could see maybe in season 4 he reaches "redemption" and decides not to follow the crew, but of course then we'd have to find a new team member.

[melanodis]

Uh oh! It would seem Mr. Fitzgerald is in need of some repairs himself!

Careful now! You are instructed to utilize your company issued Fazbear Entertainment Kitchen Safe tweezers in order to proceed with this repair. Use utmost care to not come into contact with conductive metal with them... for your own safety.

[fountainpenguin]

So, Winn claims "pramby snack" (sold at Patty Possum's Party Playground) spells out what it's made of, and it is cracking me up that neither of the two broccolis are the b.

Pizza crusts

Raisins

A broccoli

Marshmallows

Butterscotch

Yellow Number 5

Secret ingredient

Nouget

Another broccoli

Cuddly-korn

Thanks, Winn. Every ingredient is horrifying, especially for something that looks like spaghetti and includes no spaghetti.

Fun Fact - Pramby snack is on Dev's snack table at his birthday, so it might be lactose-free. Also, Dev's probably been to Patty Possum's Party Playground enough times to taste it and like it.

[artisticdivasworld]

The Ripple Effect of Fuel Costs

Fuel pricing is one of those unpredictable forces that every trucker wishes they could control but can’t. It’s like trying to plan a picnic while watching storm clouds roll in—you know something’s coming, but you can’t be sure how bad it will get. For truckers, this unpredictability doesn’t just dampen the day; it can completely throw off budgets, schedules, and sometimes even livelihoods. When…

[mercilesslycold-tundra99]

[dash-n-step]

Was able to take the chain off and put it on a spare dog collar we had, so either the actual owners of this cat will see the collar and maybe think "oh we should keep our cat inside" or this big collar falls off and they see their cat is naked

Edit: research is showing that dog collars are not good for cats, who would have thunk

[passengerpigeons]

becoming largely chill about most things. but i give myself permission to be mad about car infrastructure, car dependence, and cars flagrantly ignoring pedestrian right-of-way and generally endangering beings of flesh. because this is one of the few truly moral axis of this world

[drunkcleric]

Anytime my house creaks while I'm trying to sleep I think "I've hot dogs, they'd alert me if that was an intruder"

Which should count as delirium. I have cocker spaniels. If there's an intruder there's a 99% chance they let them in and are hoping for treats and scratches

[david-the-beagle]

fic idea:

Mary steals Henry's dog because her grandson is too attached to the animal and she thinks it makes him soft. In her eyes, getting rid of David will toughen Henry up.

She gets someone beholden to her in the Palace to steal David , destroy his collar and remove his micro chip then dump him in the country near farm land. Make it look like a runaway hunting hound.

Lucky for Henry and David, a nosy American , in the right place at the right time, sees the dog being unceremoniously shoved out of a black tinted SUV, and goes to investigate.

[fountainpenguin]

Stanky Danky | A New Dev-elopment | Lost and Founder's Day

Random 2nd watch thoughts that made me laugh

Stanky Danky - I like how Dale calls Dev "Devin," because I didn't catch it on my first watch (Too quiet), but I know he calls him that again in "A New Dev-elopment." Good to note (I know he just says "Dev" in "Lost and Founder's Day," when he's frustrated).

I checked to see what Dale said in the message Dev got on his birthday, but he doesn't call him by name. It IS actually a happy birthday message, which is impressive... for Dale's usual levels of parental failure

Fascinated by Dale using "innit" like a Brit despite his dad having a Southern drawl (which I would've paired with "ain't it?"). He does it twice!

We don't see another parent for him in the OG series and even if he had one when he was young, we know he spent 7 years underground and that could've easily slipped away. He probably gets that from doing business overseas

Actually, the founder statues talk with different accents. Maybe their family just gets around.

Dale's study is full of framed pictures of money and boots. He has a skull on his bookshelf and at this point, I'm afraid to ask.

I thought I glimpsed his secret cave behind the profit charts (which would only be shown to us 25 episodes later), but alas, it was not...

Also, the Dimmadome front lawn has dollar sign hedges.

A New Dev-elopment - I like how the pavement outside the Dimmadome tower goes directly into the bottom floor. Of course they'd have some kind of patio area that's fully enclosed by walls.

??? Dev's bed is on the statue? Why?

That's so dangerous!!

This tiny fence is the only thing keeping Dev from certain death.

Also, I'm obsessed with the implication that Peri was poofing up cupcakes where Dale totally could've seen them.

This is so funny to me. It doesn't seem so wild when we're inside!!

?? I like how when Dale tells Dev to turn down his game volume in "A New Dev-elopment," he claims he can hear it from his office, which we later learn is inside the statue's ear.

Or at least, the secret room is inside the ear, and the bedroom is implied to be inside the mouth since that's more easily accessible to Dev (who'd never seen the secret room) and Dev calls the mouth "his dad's room."

I'm shocked by Dale's faith that one of the kids at Dev's birthday won't fall over the fence and sue them.

Unfortunately, I don't think he thinks like that. It's about aesthetic...

Lost and Founder's Day

I like how (like Kevin Crocker can't walk as fast as his uncle), Dev can't go as fast as his dad on the stairs. All the kids in this world have little legs...

It is so funny to me that when Hazel sneaks in and Dale's wearing his VR goggles, he's just dancin' to dramatic music.

Adds another layer to Cosmo's scheme of taking on a Dale disguise and dancing with the robots to distract them.

Robots out here like "Yeah, that seems in character."

[eldritch-spouse]

Where's Bregory?

Yeah, where is he?

[anissapierce]

The weed store than opened up in my county had a bbq with free food on their opening day n like an owner tht was so charming tht im considering weed for the first time ....