How many negotiate?

That’s always been my mindset as well. $10k per year goes along way.

 

Yeah Southern California is booming now and has been for quite a while. I usually run out there from Knoxville every week. I did one last week from San Bernardino back to Knoxville for 6650. So yeah I believe it or not that's about right

 

Wow, are you dry van? This was a van load.

 

Pretty consistent with what we're seeing, too. It's all a bit busy that way, heading Eastbound. Not sure why, but it's been way up.

 

Tbh, that's just business. I wouldn't take it personally. And yeah, that was already a pretty good rate. Me, personally, I guess it'd depend on the circumstances, and how much traction I'd had been getting going into that point on whether or not I'd have pushed back on that extra hundred. There were a few this week where it was, "Welp, guess I'm taking any reasonable offer." A friday to friday night straight through? Prolly falls into that category.

Now, as to whether or not they needed it? Hard to say. Don't know the jobsite or how fast they're gonna go through it. Probably they did, since that's $800 more than I'd expect to need to pay on that lane.

 

Yeah. Boss has had some stuff outta that area. He runs it like clockwork. He gets more of it when the rates are up.

And with that Home Depot deal- I gotta imagine that was some contracted deal and the broker was under the gun. I'm currently trying to muscle in on a potential new customer who's contracted with CH Robinson. Apparently they've been dropping the ball the past few months.

 

And you know he's on some broker fourm complaining about how a lazy no good trucker is taking advantage of him.

 

would the initial listing at $12k usually mean INCLUDING or EXCLUDING permits and escorts?