Call his task confusing. No. Impossible. Mike Poppe has been heading Precision Heavy Haul for 26 years. Each year, he would accurately forecast the next 12 months for his company. Then, less than two years ago, his crystal ball frosted over. It became inexplicably worthless.rn"My annual predictions had been on the mark since we started in business," Poppe says. "Then, in 2008,I couldn't predict anything right. I didn't know what to expect then. I still don't. Last year, we had an excellent first quarter. In the second and third quarters of 2009, our business was off 40 percent. Our fourth quarter might have been the best our company has ever enjoyed. How can you predict with such up-and-down quarters? Last year was like a yo-yo. It does seem that things are improving in the new year. We're very fortunate that our company has solid work throughout February, March and April."
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