Picking my own freight baby! My journey to & of being on Schneider choice, the Adventure & Numbers!

Discussion in 'Schneider' started by freightwipper, Jun 1, 2015.

  1. gentleroger

    gentleroger Road Train Member

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    Think 10*3000 lb pallets to 15*2,000 lb pallets loaded in the nose. The last pallet would be between the 20-34 foot mark - well in front of the tandems so all the weight would be on the drives. Had that happen a few months ago.
     
  2. ChicagoJohn

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    Ya, that'll do it too.
     
  3. duddie

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    Idk how they did it but I was really really upset.. 900 dollar ticket for someone not knowing their job..I still don't scale 30s because I'm convinced it was a freak accident lol
     
  4. Sipesh

    Sipesh Medium Load Member

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    ...Home Depot loads are NEVER accurate to the weight they claim. They WILL be 3-5K off every time, minimum. Did that gig for 3.5 years and unless it was under 25K, I weighted that baby. ESPECIALLY out of Topeka.
     
    Home_on_wheels Thanks this.
  5. Home_on_wheels

    Home_on_wheels Road Train Member

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    Had one out of Dallas. Lady at the window told me to weigh it as soon as possible because the people on the dock don't know how to load trailers or add up weight. 35000lbs turned into 42500lbs. Trailers loaded by Swift.
     
  6. CaptainDaveG

    CaptainDaveG Road Train Member

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    High dollar loads going to Denver area...2.00 plus a mile

    Be Safe Out There

    Captain Dave
     
  7. ChicagoJohn

    ChicagoJohn Road Train Member

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    But it's only .78/mile coming back out. Denver is a freight blackhole.
     
  8. Sipesh

    Sipesh Medium Load Member

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    .78 a mile if you're afraid to go over the mountains or don't want to go to Oklahoma or DFW. Otherwise, 1.10-1.30 is doable, and considering what you make getting here (if you plan well) it averages out none too bad.
     
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  9. ToppDogg

    ToppDogg Light Load Member

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    How is the Northwest for Schneider Choice?
     
  10. freightwipper

    freightwipper Road Train Member

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    Terrible..

    For the fun of i just did a search in Idaho and there's ZERO loads in the entire state for the rest of the week lol
     
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