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It's already slowing down for winter!!!

Discussion in 'Flatbed Trucking Forum' started by BAYOU, Oct 8, 2013.

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  1. Oct 8, 2013 #1
    BAYOU

    BAYOU Road Train Member

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    Been doing foot work all morning and every customer I have is telling me there slow,and or slowing down. Looks like it's going to be a bad winter for freight, rates are way below where they should be and dropping with fuel. I've had a few brokers call on stuff over the last week and I couldn't make any of it work....are y'all seeing the same thing?
     
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  3. Oct 8, 2013 #2
    Blind Driver

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    Mercer rates have gone up. Hmmm......
     
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  4. Oct 8, 2013 #3
    snowwy

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    north dakota actually had freight. too bad it was all hey, 10 feet wide. and only paid around $1.20ish. BEFORE PERMITS. ended up with a good paying load of mats from one of our agents. and only had to bounce 16 miles for pickup.

    rates have been dropping for about the past 6 weeks though. getting harder to find 2 dollars with one stop and legal.
     
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  5. Oct 8, 2013 #4
    Freightlinerbob

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    He he he he.
     
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  7. Oct 8, 2013 #5
    rusty2222

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    Don't tell me your going to haul for under 4.oo mile come on driver LOL
     
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  8. Oct 8, 2013 #6
    andre

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    Slowing down here too, just in the past couple of weeks. I haul construction stuffs and it looks like construction is going limp after a pretty good summer here in Florida. Here I was hoping it would keep going for another 20 years!
     
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  9. Oct 8, 2013 #7
    G3Truks

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    This Government shut down is having an effect on the entire market. No Government freight is moving unless it's mission critical. Causes a ripple effect in the whole market.
     
    G3Truks, Oct 8, 2013
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  10. Oct 9, 2013 #8
    BAYOU

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    And still not were they need to be!!!!!
     
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  11. Oct 9, 2013 #9
    BAYOU

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    Let's just say I haven't started my truck in over a week you know I'm not moving for free!!!
     
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  12. Oct 9, 2013 #10
    Boardhauler

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    Yeah but Kool-aid prices are climbing even faster.

    We're stupid busy with west coast curtain van freight, too cheap for all you strappers though.
     
    Boardhauler, Oct 9, 2013
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