Most people don’t think about truckers when they think of the stock market. However, there is definitely an affect on them, as well.Problems on Wall Street mean problems with investment banks, insurers, and those companies who make loans. Loans aren’t just for housing anymore, and many trucking companies and owner-operators have loans for their trucks and other equipment. Like most businesses, they need those loans because they don’t have enough cash on hand to buy such expensive things. Unfortunately, it is the small business owner and the new businesses owners that are going to be hit hardest.

With loan companies and banks hurting so much, it’ll be much harder for these people to get their loans and secure the equipment they need to run their businesses.