Realistic Dry Van Rates

Looking for ideas on what the going rate for dry van freight would be? The shipping lane is Richmond, VA to Atlanta, GA. What's acceptable to you?

 

I know what's acceptable to my operation by bouncing it off of our CPM. Maybe I should ask, "what kinds of dry van rates are you getting?"

That would probably be a better way of putting it. What's acceptable is one thing, but what brokers and shippers are actually throwing on the table are another.

 

$1.60 is okay, but I'd still ask for $2 out of the gate. Their counter-offer shouldn't be much less than the original $1.60 and you'll at least get a fair wage out of it. I wouldn't deal with anybody in this economy for less than $1.50 and that would be for some very light freight.

 

$1.50 sounds good.

 

CHEAP AND HEAVY FREIGHT COMPANY was paying .93 cpm out of west point va on friday to all points. sorry, not the lane you were asking about. just throwing it in there. BTW, I dead headed to the house.

 

DRY VAN freight at 1.50 or better ???? What customer is paying this ??? I've checked all over and dry van freight is from .88 to 1.30 1.30 is on the distant side.... Reefer freight is avg around 1.60...... flat bed is avg around 1.65 to 1.75

 

Well , you title the thread "realistic rates " then ask for "going rates " . Going rates aren't realistic . Nobody mentioned a FSC which should be around $.28 a mile right now .

 

lol .88 to 1.30 is including fuel surcharge on dry freight revenue right now.... I've turned plenty of .89 a mile freight,asked if they were smoking funny stuff. Terrible rates right now on general dry freight, even for reefer loads

 

Have to keep in mind you have major companies like Schnider pulling loads really cheap around in the $.80 cent range. Compitetion to keep customers. It's all about how good a deal the customer can get to shipper. Remember this "everything is alway's built by the lowest bidder!"