After looking at some of the low haul rates that truckers bite on every day that barely cover fuel, I kind of wonder why I am being frowned on for trying to get an honest bid instead of an ankle grab? You guys know as well as I do you quote people round trip, then immediately upon delivery shop for a "return haul" if you are going that way. I am trying to work together with someone so everyone does better. An unloaded truck is expensive.
Excuse the h3ll out of me for putting a load on Uship when I had no where else to post it. I have had some good hauls there back in the day from pro truckers and been burned by brokers. I DO NOT like brokers.
I am not looking to stiff someone for fuel only. However, I simply CANNOT AFFORD to pay for someone's Christmas right now. I got in a jam and trying to get out.
Consider this, I am considering fair to be about double what fuels costs one way. Is that out of line? I am also calculating at 5mpg which most of you guys do better. I am also estimating fuel at $4/gal which it is less. but...
Load boards for individuals? Uship is now a joke...
Discussion in 'Ask An Owner Operator' started by bviper, Jan 21, 2014.
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So you're saying the driver's wage, benefits, taxes, insurance, permits, cost of truck purchase/replacement, & cost of truck maintenance -- should all be an amount less than or equal to the price of fuel? For a full truckload?
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Hes not that far off.....5 mpg at $4 gallon is .80 cents a mile. So he starting at 1.60. Northwest to the Midwest is not a great paying lane. If it didn't tarp and wasn't heavy I'd look into it.
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What makes you think someone is trying to get rich charging a fair market rate? The way I look at it if the freight goes to an unknown market or known deadzone, there just are no guarantee's in this business, you pay my guarantee or you can sit there fretting because you can't find a truck. It's no wonder you can't find someone to chain down a flatbed load for $800 on 500 miles. That's a poor "backhaul" rate I wouldn't bother to slam doors on it. And for every 10 people like you there's someone who's serious about getting their freight moving.
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He will get it moved for that. Already have posters above saying they will move it. The cheap rate is Possibly why none of the local companies will move it for him. Normally the local trucks are all over a good shipper.
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And....This is why I am trying to spot a return haul for a trucker. You guys are calculating on a round trip! I can't see how it would better benefit you to deadhead back home rather than take a paying load.
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so whats the product?
where is it at? and destination?
there is a huge rate difference from seattle area verse kalispell area -
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