hey gman or anyone else with good advice
#1
02-13-2007, 02:59 PM
hey gman or anyone else with good advice
i hear u guys saying all day long that we should pull this cheap freight and i agree but im looking to lease on to a company but all these o/o companies pay between .95 to 1.15 a mile,,, so im guessing i should go with a company that pays percentage,,,, do u guys know of any good paying companies perferable a company thats all o/o,, i figure that would be better since i wouldnt have to compete with company drivers for freight,im in florida i would like to do regional but ill go back otr if i have to,i have a 2000 model tracor,,,,,pls help,,,,,thx
#2
02-13-2007, 03:14 PM
My suggestion....LandStar..or...Mercer Transportation...or Jones Motor....If you have tanker experience...Dana/Suttles..or...Quality Carriers(FL based).
I think LandStar because of the "Pick your Load" system.
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#3
02-13-2007, 03:33 PM
do u still have to have hazmat for landstar it says u need it on there web page does anybody know,,,mercer i cant use they say 25 years old thats two years away,,,,and jones motor i cant find any requirments for o/o on there web page guess ill have to call them
#5
02-13-2007, 06:51 PM
Check out Diamond transport. We are in Racine in orientation right now and it really sounds good.
They pull mainly RGN's and Step decks. tootie
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#7
02-13-2007, 07:46 PM
Originally Posted by devildice
Originally Posted by tootie04
We are in Racine
tootie
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#8
02-13-2007, 08:59 PM
My take, for what it's worth, is this. There are two ways to make money in trucking:
1) Low margin, high miles = some money 2) high rates (possibly via accessorals, specialized trailers, HHG etc) = some money. Problem with #1, IMO is you need newer equipment than #2 and you wear it out faster. So really, IMO the only way to make any LONG TERM money in trucking is to SPECIALIZE or GET DIRTY. In that case, you're really not a trucker are you? You're a Rigger with a special trailer and a CDL and very few can do that. What you need to decide is how many miles you want to run and how much real manual labour you want to do.
#9
02-14-2007, 12:35 AM
Originally Posted by rank
My take, for what it's worth, is this. There are two ways to make money in trucking:
1) Low margin, high miles = some money 2) high rates (possibly via accessorals, specialized trailers, HHG etc) = some money. Problem with #1, IMO is you need newer equipment than #2 and you wear it out faster. So really, IMO the only way to make any LONG TERM money in trucking is to SPECIALIZE or GET DIRTY. In that case, you're really not a trucker are you? You're a Rigger with a special trailer and a CDL and very few can do that. What you need to decide is how many miles you want to run and how much real manual labour you want to do.
#10
02-14-2007, 01:17 AM
Well said Rev. If running around bumping docks, never dealing with demanding customers or LTL, and/or lumping paid well, everyone would do that.
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