Trucker economic update: Freight is still looking crappy. I’ve been handling a lot of moderate-length or shorter loads lately, with a lot of down time inbetween most load. And I did a 200 mile load yesterday and sat the rest of the day after delivering. Last year, I was averaging 2800 miles per week, while recently, I’ll be lucky to break 2300. I’d hate to be an owner-operator with a truck payment right now.