Originally Posted by windsmith

I disagree. I have declined home time because rates to and from home were too low. I would rather bounce empty back home than waste a whole day getting loaded and unloaded just so that I can work for free. That costs more in the long run.

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I have deadheaded 700 miles home from Baltimore. I knew I might do that when I booked the load out, so i made sure the load payed enough to cover the DH back. The only reason I didn't wait around a day to find a descent load was because I had to be back home by friday for a wedding. But if I had waited a day and all the loads were under-par then I would have just DH back anyways. I always make sure a load will pay me $2.00 mile round trip.

Almost all the dry loads going out of Baltimore are sub-par, going west and south, I know wind makes good money going up to the north east from there though.

Originally Posted by sjmay

Almost all the dry loads going out of Baltimore are sub-par, going west and south, I know wind makes good money going up to the north east from there though.

I run a flatbed, but have been doing a lot of research on van loads from my area and it's seeming like I could almost do just as well and stick to a 100 mile radius of Chicago. Mostly hazmat stuff too, which I like cuz many of the shi*-hole companies around that area can't do them

BNFS say they have rate of $1400 to the truck on Franklin OH to Burlington NJ (Whare artes are not good) With an extra stop in PA. 571 miles .

Who is hauling for Bounce Logistics for this kind of rates. see attachment

Bounce logistics has listed this load from Dayton OH to Laredo Tx 1470miles for $1850. Obviously they do not want you to stay in business. Why do you help for them to stay in business?

Some hooligan will take that load in a heartbeat.. that's why companies are loosing lanes, because some peeshee out there says he will do the load for 300-500$ less, boggles my mind

Freight Quote.com just told me on this load that they do not have $2600 in the load going from Dayton OH area to Miami FL area. It was listed for $2100 and the guy told me that they have it listed for $1975. But then the load was gone.
My question is who is hauling for them at this kind of rates.

Could you shed some more light on the $2.00 round trip is it more than 500 mile one way? Which lane? Which broker was it?