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Rates coming out of East Coast

Discussion in 'Ask An Owner Operator' started by iRookie, May 25, 2016.

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  1. May 25, 2016 #1
    iRookie

    iRookie Light Load Member

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    Today I called 35+ brokers.... Long story short, the average per mile rate from east cost (NY, NJ, PA) was below $1... around .80CPM~.91CPM!!! for a 300+ mile load. The funny thing is STUPID people were taking these loads within 5 minutes of them being posted on the board. I am shocked, how can O/O or companies make money with these kind of rates and why are people so dumb taking cheap & heavy loads??? That's not even break even point after paying for tolls, diesel, insurance, payments, etc!!!
     
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  3. May 25, 2016 #2
    gokiddogo

    gokiddogo Road Train Member

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    Get your 4 bucks+ going in and leave that ####. 300 miles to gross even 300 probably cost you a day or 2 and instead you can leave with nothing and go in the hole for 150 to 200. 1 or 2 days work to go ~+100? No thanks. I'll be an idiot and go in the hole instead of wasting my time
     
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  4. May 25, 2016 #3
    truckthatpassesyouby

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    The only thing that comes to mind is, Slavery.
     
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  5. May 25, 2016 #4
    iRookie

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    lol $4+..... $1.80~$2 is more like it.
     
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  7. May 25, 2016 #5
    gokiddogo

    gokiddogo Road Train Member

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    You're doing it wrong then dude ...
     
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  8. May 25, 2016 #6
    gokiddogo

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    And to your next question no, I'm not telling you what I haul or who for... and I am not speaking 4 Canadian dollars ... you don't have to believe me..
     
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  9. May 25, 2016 #7
    bzinger

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    truckload rates outbound from the northeast have been bad for decades and the only thing i ever i hauled out out of there that payed well was refrigerated ltl
     
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  10. May 25, 2016 #8
    truckthatpassesyouby

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  11. May 25, 2016 #9
    stayinback

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    irookie... You can get $2.50-$4.00 per mile going IN to the northeast...But you gotta leave the Brokers alone, They'll keep 30% of that Haul!!

    That's why you only make $1.,80-$2.00 per mile going in.

    This is quality advice from me to you.....

    If You start running a certain lane..Start working on your "backhaul" too with Direct Buyers/Shippers.

    Best advice I can give you is Leave the Brokers alone!! You'll Wonder what happened after 5 years why your bank account is stagnet. Workj so Hard to just get by.. NOT SENSIBLE.

    Best of Luck to you and Hope your a success!
     
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  12. May 26, 2016 #10
    Dave_in_AZ

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    I have a question ( raises hand ).
    Why would you want to go east of the Buckeye to begin with?
     
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