Hi guys...just wondering what the scoop is here...
A good friend of mine just started as an O/O for the first time...he hooked up with a Toronto (Canada) company haulling percentage loads.
On paper they sounded good and they definitely can talk the talk...
The first trip he did for them was to Vancouver and back and it wasn't too bad...the loads were not as heavy and it paid ok...
On his secnd trip they send him to California with a 42 000 lbs load and it only works out to be about $ 1.25 per mile...thats before fuel, insurance, trailer payment and maintenance per mile cost, we figure that hes pretty much hauling it for free...his load delivers sometimes tomorrow and then he will find out what his backhaul will be (hopefully a good one as they promised)...
But heres what they told him...they said that everyone takes crappy loads to California, because coming from California there are good paying loads, that more than make up for the bad one...
It kind of sounds fishy but i would like to know if (generally speaking) there is any truth to that...
He was very reluctant to take this load, but right now he's stuck between a rock and a hard place (financially)
There is a fine line between "sticking it out" and getting taken for a ride by a bad company ...i'm trying to help him figure it out before its too late and i know there is wealth of information on this board.
Thank you in advance for any replys.
Average $ load from Toronto to California
Discussion in 'Ask An Owner Operator' started by angry_trucker, Jul 12, 2010.
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Having to run to the west side cheap does happen very often.Loading in some areas it is the general rule, but can also depend on the time of the year. Heavy produce volume [ usually summer ] leaving the shakey side can mean reefers are in high demand, so the garbage haulers will go west cheap, in order to get a high dollar load back to the East Coast in a hurry.
Call other brokers and compare rates. But remember, other factors must be considered when choosing loads.Look at company stability, length of time to pay, number of loads available, and so forth.
On paper, trucking can look good, but in the real world, a different story.
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