I just moved to FL from AZ and I'm thinking about getting back into flatbedding. I'm an owner op. I was hauling dirt for a company in AZ for a few years. The pay was good, and the work was steady and local. I landed in Florida and have been taking it easy, but now it's time to get back to work. I don't fancy pulling a box, and heard from a friend that hauling dirt in Florida pays dirt, and since there's not a lot of industry in Florida that flatbedding is limited, maybe even non-existent except for local lumber work.
Are there any Florida guys on here that can give me a heads up? Is it worth it? Any companies worth joining here? Or should I get my authority? I don't see many flatbedders where I'm at in South Florida so I'm guessing my friend is pretty wise to it.
What's your opinion?
Owner Operator Flatbedding in Florida
Discussion in 'Flatbed Trucking Forum' started by Natty Bro, Nov 23, 2021.
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The spot market for south Florida is terrible. I briefly looked for some direct customers, but gave up on that. It's easier to run up to north Florida or Georgia empty than mess around down there. If you still want to give it a run, I see a fair amount of flats hauling sod. If you've got mesh tarps, you could try nurseries that do palm trees, or haul bees for the apiaries. Maybe find some farms and see what they pay to haul produce.
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You should investigate and find out what hauling dirt pays . Not just listen to someone say it doesn’t pay good .
when I visit Florida I always see a lot of dump trailers hauling something .
spend a day or two driving the speed limit on the right Lane on the interstate and take note of what kid of trucks go flying by in the left lane and the company name and the cargo .
there’s plenty of construction going on .
Residential and commercial
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I do my math maybe a little differently, I look at all miles not loaded miles only
My PM rate needs to work but I will DH to Seattle to get that $6 pm load to Miami which is $3 RT and empty half the ride
Now I don’t actually do that but you can see the point. Don’t grab cheap just to move
I don’t do favors unless it’s for a good agent otherwise you will pass all the $$ dragging that cheap freight to ChicagoBadmon, OLDSKOOLERnWV, xsetra and 7 others Thank this. -
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A lot of guys think they always need to be loaded and heavy, they think that’s how they are paid
My scenario was just showing that $3 RT and dead heading 1/2 the miles still came out better than all that $1.2 stuff I see guys grabbing just to moveOLDSKOOLERnWV, PSM379, ibcalm19 and 2 others Thank this. -
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