CHEAP FREIGHT WOW

Discussion in 'Ask An Owner Operator' started by theRookie1, Nov 21, 2016.

  1. G13Tomcat

    G13Tomcat Road Train Member

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    ^^^^^^^^ I all the more, respect the HELLOUTTA YOU. Thanks for the honesty and the heartfelt info you put into that post, man. HUGE respect. You're up there with Six, in my book.

    >>>>^^^^ THIS is what I mean by a mature 24/25 year old man!!!!
     
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  3. Dave_in_AZ

    Dave_in_AZ Road Train Member

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    That's exactly right. My be he just spent a lot and just needs some cash.
    That OP is just another POS bottom feeder that preys upon a good man's misfortune.
     
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  4. Brandonpdx

    Brandonpdx Road Train Member

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    major holidays put people in desperate situations and the week of Thanksgiving is probably the worst of the year.
     
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  5. mitmaks

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    I was offered cheap load to get me home for Thanksgiving. I refused it and will pick up better paying load tomorrow.
     
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  6. Mike2633

    Mike2633 Road Train Member

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    The 9 Road Sorry that was might still be the busiest bus route in London. This was back when they were using the RT which was some would say the best bus ever made. London Transport had it made to there specs and then every 3.5 years they rebuilt the buses them selves.



    This gives you a little bit of a feel for London traffic now imagine driving a big bus and change gears and watch for stops and everything. That being said back in the day buses were a two man job one person drove the bus and they had a bus conductor who collected fares and tickets, really pretty cool how there bus system worked back in the day.
     
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  7. G13Tomcat

    G13Tomcat Road Train Member

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    ^^ @Mike2633 ~awesome find, man. a fellow historian, at that! I was getting ready to :happy1::violent2:snack out and re-read before work, LoL .... now i'm just gonna :biggrin_25518: for a bit before I become the :angel13: you are too, LoL, and hit the :Straight road: to :Transportation cost !!

    Hahahaha... these emoji thingys are funny..... I'm easily amused, ergo why I went back thru this thread!
    See, O/P ???? We "old guys" have fun, too!

    (how did @F150Jim miss out on the :toothy10::toothy7::toothy8: :smilebox: :read2:? )
    Okay, I'm gonna go :offtheair:for a bit. Be safe, Drivers~!!
     
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  8. TallJoe

    TallJoe Road Train Member

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    Maybe he, TheRookie,1 made a fart to upset people here, and had fun to watch it. But the issue is there for sure. Why in Real Estate the commission brokers get are set if not by the state then by some code of ethic at least. I've never seen a real estate agent to get 30% off the sale. The other thing is that whatever is cheap for someone might be decent for someone else depending on a circumstance. I wish someone show me what the suckers rates are, maybe I am a sucker too. It works like this: A sucker figures that he is not going to wait in urine stinking, crowded Petro in Ontario, CA any longer, instead he wants get the f... out of there. He will be there in Florida in 3 days easy. and he spends on fuel maybe 1100. So he has left 2500 in his wallet and he is home on Thursday. Maybe he bought his truck for 8K and has no payments on it, no alimony, lives in a trailer park in Florida for 200 a month. Maybe he takes 3600 to go back there and laughs at everybody.
     
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  9. BoostedTeg

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    I called on a reefer load the other day picking up on 11-21 in Idaho and delivering on 11-28 in Illinois 1675 miles. The brokers all in price was $2500 I just hung up on him.
     
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  10. TallJoe

    TallJoe Road Train Member

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    Was duration of it more upsetting or the rate?
     
  11. rollin coal

    rollin coal Road Train Member

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    Yeah and then he starts wearing out and having to replace stuff. If he can't DIY he ends up get a reality check from a business (shop) that knows how to cover costs and make a profit, imagine that, what a concept... The next thing you know he is back to driving someone else's truck complaining how fuel was just too expensive and he couldn't take it any more.
     
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