Agreed.
Or - you end up doing a bang up legal job, that - after all is done, you could have yanked a load of legal sticks and bricks and made more money in half the time.
A habit I had to break from - just because I can haul an oversized load, is it worth the attention to detail?
The journey begins - purchased a truck.
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Do you like any particular service for the permitting? I gather there are width permits, height permits for over 14 feet, and weight permits? What threshold dictates you need a pilot car? Why would you need two? Sounds like the pilot cars make good money. If a load pays $6/mi and you need a pilot car or two, that sure doesn’t leave much.
Also, if you have a 45 ton trailer and the load is less then 90k. Do you still need a weight permit? Or having more axles means your legal?God prefers Diesels and blairandgretchen Thank this. -
I don’t load for $6 a mile, unless legal,
You want to see the rules, their different in every state
This will keep you busy.
State oversize permits & escorts information and requirementsJoeyJunk, Tug Toy, tommymonza and 7 others Thank this. -
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Take width - up to 12’ in most places is no escorts. Take a 4-5 state radius around you, and study up till you know the regulations.
I use the permit company. The Permit Company - but the Texas branch, and only 2 employees. I send them regular Christmas checks. It helps.JoeyJunk, IH Truck Guy, dwells40 and 5 others Thank this. -
I'm not even experienced enough to be called green, but the time restrictions seems to be a huge obstacle. Maybe I'm factoring more lost time into "my price" than I need to, but I'd much rather feel good about the job afterwards than crying in the shower lol.Itsbrokeagain, JoeyJunk, blairandgretchen and 5 others Thank this. -
I’m not trying to step on anybodies toes btw. I’m not setup to do anything like what you guys are doing. It’s very interesting though! One day as I grow tired of “normal” trucking and want to do something interesting myself, maybe this could be it.blairandgretchen and tommymonza Thank this. -
I’ll keep reading. It’s helps to understand this more when looking at loads and how they are priced.blairandgretchen Thanks this. -
Just as a lark, what would something like this pay. Putting on a RGN, legal height, would it be worth the effort.
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I've also got a few questions for you, lol. I'll probably give you a call next week.JoeyJunk, blairandgretchen and Tug Toy Thank this.
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