Why is it so hard to get decent paying jobs in Florida Texas
#42
08-30-2008, 03:08 AM
Originally Posted by lowrange
Originally Posted by Orangetxguy
Here's hoping he gets you running..and your problems slack off. My 01 has 933,330 on it. Has been in the shop all week getting some things taken care of. Hopefully I can hang with it long enough to get some $$$$ put together for a new truck....a LONESTAR truck!!! I drive to McDonalds to get him the money (ATM). I drive to the next McDonalds and go for the dollar menu. I drive to OK City and buy fuel. I drive another hundred miles or so and call it a night. I drive to the consignee. I check in, then I drive to the scale. Next I drive to the unloading rack. So far, so good, right? I start my truck and get my compressor going and then a few minutes later...you guessed it...engine shuts off, same fault codes... Well I got unloaded and told the boss I am down for the weekend. I called the guy back up and wrote down everything mobile repair truck number three has to do- pressurize the fuel tanks, bleed the air off, yada, yada, yada. Momma told me there would be weeks like this. :cry: Maybe you have a venting problem(lack of) going on..... or maybe a bad fuel line in there??
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#43
09-03-2008, 09:04 PM
guess it is sometimes just luck and being in the right place at the right time.
I found him a job this morning from FL to TN paying $1.57/mi. It only weighs 2k lbs and takes 20'. There are bunch of partial jobs just now going from Miami to NY paying $2700 for 1200 mi.
#44
09-03-2008, 09:32 PM
Originally Posted by charged
guess it is sometimes just luck and being in the right place at the right time.
I found him a job this morning from FL to TN paying $1.57/mi. It only weighs 2k lbs and takes 20'. There are bunch of partial jobs just now going from Miami to NY paying $2700 for 1200 mi.
#45
09-03-2008, 09:37 PM
I'm trying to learn. I look for loads for my dad a lot during the day because I work nights. The more I look at the load boards the more it becomes evident that $4/mi loads are not to be found there for general flat be hauling. Maybe if someone has an inside track to freight or is a broker/carrier they can make that kind of money, but not off load boards unless you are doing partials and every partial is going exactly where you need it to go.
#46
09-03-2008, 09:54 PM
Originally Posted by charged
The more I look at the load boards the more it becomes evident that $4/mi loads are not to be found there for general flat be hauling.
#47
09-03-2008, 10:01 PM
Originally Posted by Rev.Vassago
Originally Posted by charged
The more I look at the load boards the more it becomes evident that $4/mi loads are not to be found there for general flat be hauling.
#48
09-03-2008, 10:04 PM
You need to be careful when booking LTL's, charged. If you have to go too far out of route it may not be worth what the load pays. It takes time to put the right pieces together. Sometimes you get lucky and things fall into place. Sometimes they don't. Most people don't want to do LTL's due to the extra effort it takes to make it work. Most higher paying loads that I have gotten never made the load boards. I have gotten good paying loads off the boards, they are not going to pay the really good rates when they can get someone to take it for fuel money. As your Dad builds his reputation, he will likely have people begin to call him, especially when they know that he is an area where they need a truck. I have had people call and have told me the reason they called is due to my safety rating. It takes time to build a good safety rating. Sometimes it is the little things that help land the higher paying loads. Don't let the rates get you down. The economy is down right now. Most rates seem to be holding around $2/mile for most loads for which I have been contacted. When you look at the current rates, keep in mind we have always had seasonal fluctuations in rates. It happens every year.
#49
09-03-2008, 10:15 PM
Originally Posted by charged
The problem I have seen is that brokers who have good paying freight may not always have good paying freight and most likely will not have that good paying freight when and where you need it. |
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