The results are in......

If you use a companies numbers they will want to be paid a percentage for it. If they have loads both ways you should let them load you. After they take a chunk there may not be enough left over to make it worth it.
The reason they say no is if you get into a wreck it will go on their insurance. If you get pulled over and given a violation it will go on their DOT numbers. There really isn't an upside for them to do it.

 

You know once you get on board with these companies, things change.

ALSO back hauls don't really exist, freight to haul does. There is no underground community for back hauls, but there is a real community for freight.

 

If you are hauling RV where would you put the back haul anyways?

 

hate to break the news to ya' but ...

I was going to do this a few years back (still may) and the two companies I talked to (went to their office to talk to them directly) had owners who I know personally from other ventures and those owners have gotten freight to haul back to towards their respective yards by the companies. It isn't about profit for them but to insure that the owners can keep their costs down.

Some times it is to haul boats back near the yard, some times it is other rvs that are going back to the manufacturer or a custom outfitter, sometimes it is construction equipment.

Like I said once you sign on with a company, things changes ... Looking in from the outside sometimes means nothing.

oh and I learned something a long time ago, never call and try to talk to these people, be it a truck you want to sign on, an rv hauling company or anything because they will get 29 calls in a day and not care but show up and ask questions.