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#21
02-25-2011, 08:03 PM
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Cambridge, Ontario, Canada
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Following your posts and blog makes my mind work those numbers trying to convince my heart to butt a truck just to prove I can make it work. $4 a mile seems good I don't know how guys make money leased to carriers that are paying $1 mile. I especially don't know how they do it leasing a truck.
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#22
02-25-2011, 08:40 PM
I'll be through there tomorrow AM with the Wilson. Are you resetting at the 730?
#23
02-25-2011, 08:57 PM
Following your posts and blog makes my mind work those numbers trying to convince my heart to butt a truck just to prove I can make it work. $4 a mile seems good I don't know how guys make money leased to carriers that are paying $1 mile. I especially don't know how they do it leasing a truck.
#24
02-25-2011, 08:58 PM
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Cambridge, Ontario, Canada
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I was planning on stopping for the night in Watertown, NY. The 730 stop is a bit far. I don't have to be in Montreal till Monday.
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02-26-2011, 01:08 AM
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02-26-2011, 01:45 AM
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Cambridge, Ontario, Canada
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My next stop after that will be the Flying J in Montreal, QC. After I deliver the lift I have to find a new score pronto. Otherwise VISA might soon be sending out hitmen to break my kneecaps.
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#27
02-26-2011, 01:59 AM
Gman, just this once you may be right
 Only this once? I think the problem is not with the trailer; it's with the AREAS where I was going. I had good rates going in but getting out was difficult and freight was very limited and pretty much typical flatbed. I'm not a flatbed, so I was at a disadvantage compared to the other guys. Now I"m staying close to home doing runs in IL, IN, PA, OH stuff like that and an interesting thing is happening: LS agents are actually CALLING me offering stepdeck loads! There's lots of freight in these areas and it's not all flatbed so I'm back to thinking good about my step. In these areas I can find specialized STEPDECK freight that pays quite well. My "edge over the competition" is trifold: I can still haul freight up to 10'6" tall, I can be legal with up to 49,000 lbs on the deck, and if someone offers a good rate I can still go to Western Canada thanks to my closed trailer tandem. Thanks for straightening me out I might turn the front axle into a slider later on still: it can be helpful with LTL and some long and heavy loads. All I need now is a couple of cheap 4' tarps so that I can move stuff like this:Pickup: PA Delivery: ON, Canada Miles: 400 Freight: machinery, 25,000 lbs Trailer required: Flat or Step Tarp: yes Rate: $4/mi I am glad that you have found something that is working for you. If you run I-80 you may stop in at Sapp Bros. They have very good meatloaf. They also have a good price on pm's. |
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