Oversize questions

If youre running oversize you need a beacon on the truck at minimum for most states

6 flags is at the least 2 too few

2 front of tractor
2 rear of trailer
2 front of trailer - many states these will be optional for only overwidth
4 for the corners of the load (i can see just using 6 at say 55 foot plates 10 foot wide, but more often than not youre EITHER wide OR long

And of course spares/different types, on a stick, or mag mount, or carabiner clip

Mpg differences for marginally long or wide is negligible, that is usually bit not always true, ive had terrible mpg legal loads and great oversize ones.

I threw a lot at him precisely because i dont want oversize to go to bottomfeeding brokers or drivers thinking 4$/mile is acceptable. Oversize is easy... BUT requires more care, getting your permits, actually reading your permits... your average flatbedder MAY be capable of it, but we've all seen the disgraces on the road running legal loads that are so halfassed its a shock they made it to the interstate

 

Staaaahp, ill get a bigger head than i already have

 

READ YOUR PERMITS......

 

What he said, read your permit
99% of the info you need is on the permit

they give you a route to follow

 

The provision sheet is worth almost as much as the permit itself.

 

Some of you guys make a mountain out of a mole hill. It’s not overly complicated for a guy to start with a 10-11 wide flatbed load. Your first 10 wide will seem like a monster load. Same with your first load that tops 100,000 pounds. Pretty soon you’ll be contemplating if you even need to buy the permit.

 

I have a permit like this. It's also an annual.

 

If youre thinking 3-4$/mi on oversize is amazing comparing it to your normal $/mi , THAT is the problem, even running load boards you should have no problem getting 3$/mile on legal loads, yes it takes more phone calls but why haul cheap when for an extra hour or two on the phone you can make an extra 1/2- 1/3 more?

You should be focused on figuring out better lanes, getting better freight, not taking oversize that is as equally undervalued as the current loads youre taking.

 

I took the broker to the woodshed and got 5.15 a mile today! #winning