That Sunrise sounds OK but I'll bet it's gone already. I just checked and there is pretty much NOTHING coming out of Sunrise but maybe you could expand the search radius and see what your overall comes out to.

 

It's going to Sunrise not coming from there. I'm not sure if I read your post right ,if not sorry. I know once I get there I won't be coming out that's for sure.

I read an article last night in Logistics Inbound or something like that about now it's the shippers turn as far as prices etc.

I had one to the Bronx for $1.80 but no Bronx for me.

I'll go to Mass but no NYC

 

Ya, my post was not clear. I meant it's a good rate going into there but you won't get a load out.

I was offered $2.80 on a long run to the Bronx not too long ago and said no way. They asked me how much would it take. I said no amount, I will not go and I guess plenty other drivers said the same thing.

 

Everyone I call now is taken. Called to Canton, MA. Taken.I think this needs to be done earlier. I have been at it for a couple of hours now though.

As for Sunrise, that would be to go home nothing else. I would probably have to deadhead to Plant City to get out.

[big sigh] well I might as well go get an iced coffee.

 

Keep your cell phone handy and be ready to roll. Sometimes those last minute calls are the best.

Good luck!!!

 

Just called one from S.C to Fort Smith, AR 950 loaded pays $1250.00. I feel like I'm in Bizarro land or something. I mean how does someone earn a decent living off stuff like that?

 

Merrick...are you mostly calling out on loads posted or do you have your truck posted as well? If so are you getting calls coming in but at deadbeat rates....or silence with you checking the phone to make sure it's still turned on

 

Truck is posted and making calls. Someone just called they wanted me to go from Duncan, SC where I am to Knoxville, Tn to pickup and then to Ohio I forget the city but she wanted to pay $500 on about 400 total miles. I figure if she needs to deadhead someone that far she can pay more.

TQL called and they wanted me to do an overnight run from SC to South Florida. I told him $2.65 a mile as I don' t want to run overnight. He saw in the computer that with the other guy I was with I went from North Carolina to Miami for $1700. Gman popped right in my head at that point cause he warned about hauling cheap and getting a rep.

I told him I don't want to do it but if so that's my rate but in a polite tone of course.

Anyway I hope this is worth me posting all of this. As I have mentioned I don't care about people knowing my numbers so instead of taking a load and saying nothing else was here I am trying to give a complete picture of the process and hopefully learn something to boot.

 

Still sitting. Just got a call where I had to deadhead to Gainseville, GA and then 6 stops ending in Lincoln, RI. From Gainseville, Ga to Lincoln RI is 1029 miles plus 124 miles deadhead and then all the stops and he said $2800 which came to about $2.15 and I asked for more and he said no so I said no. Too many stops.

 

Dont feel bad....we are sitting in AZ and are being offered 1.00 and less a mile....one was 800.00 for 2600 miles out of LA cali.

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