Or could this be why some succeed in trucking?
#13
08-30-2009, 01:09 PM
and after tolls you were right back to the 1.85 pm. :roll:
not busting on you, I'm busting on the tolls up here. Harbor Tunnel..... 12.00 Susquehanna.......30.00 DE.....................9.00 (Don't know your route after that) I go around the nine dollar toll in DE. I'm a real desperado. You should have stopped by, could have thrown a few Kielbasa on the grill. ok.... back on topic...... sorry. I have a thing about tolls.
#14
08-30-2009, 01:13 PM
Come on RostyC even with the tolls he made out $2049 on 909 miles and he probably went up there because he knew he had a load out. If you go to the Northeast w/o a load out, you have 2 choices, leave empty or leave cheap. I've done both. He isnt going back to Wytheville empty so even if he deadheaded to a better area w/in 300-400 miles he was still profitable assuming Rev hasnt added a Legacy sleeper and customized the Lincoln.
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#15
08-30-2009, 01:14 PM
Even if I would have had all those tolls, I wouldn't have been at $1.85. It would have knocked me from $2.31 per mile to $2.255 per mile.
#16
08-30-2009, 05:50 PM
Come on RostyC even with the tolls he made out $2049 on 909 miles and he probably went up there because he knew he had a load out. If you go to the Northeast w/o a load out, you have 2 choices, leave empty or leave cheap. I've done both. He isnt going back to Wytheville empty so even if he deadheaded to a better area w/in 300-400 miles he was still profitable assuming Rev hasnt added a Legacy sleeper and customized the Lincoln.
 Resume discussion.
#18
08-30-2009, 05:55 PM
The only thing, that's really counts (for me anyway...), it's your yearly average, for all hub miles run. If i could double my cost per mile, i'm considering doing good.
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#20
08-31-2009, 04:25 AM
Gman, I have found that larger companies will take the cheap load to move their truck. I dont give my loads to the larger companies, because they will back door you. These newer carriers, mc near 6_____ some have no idea/clue and dont get me started on the brokers and cheap/competitive shippers.
Always be polite!!!! I cant stress that one enough. I am always polite. I have heard many people who have told me that it is the owner operators who are hauling all the cheap freight. I think it is as much of more of the larger carriers who are taking the cheap loads. I would think that you would have more who will back door with the current economy than usual. |
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