mercer transportation

For some reason people freak out when they ask for a flat to be tarped and you show up with a conny...
That being said, ive got a step and do well

 

The grass was blue there.. Lol

 

better blue or stale than have a yellow tint.

 

I know it's an old post but curious if you could give me any details/ pointers with Mercer. I'm looking at Leasing on with them. Haven't made up my mind on either dry van or step deck. Feel free to contact me deleted phone number

 

Gotta love some of the calls I get on occasion here from Agents...

Calls me wanting to know if he can interest me in his $2.30 per mile 12 wide load going to Tucson, Arizona... But it doesn't weigh that much... LOL.

I'm sure he will find his sucker, just wont be me.

Unbelievable.

 

Found out today they wanted to start with a flatbed. Not interested in flatbed, either step deck or van.

 

They have Van and Stepdeck here but I dont know much about either as I pull flat. Seems the Van division is getting bigger and bigger by the looks of it...

 

They most likely don't have a step available. They buy very few of them.

Edit to add: if the reason you aren't interested in a flat and only want a step is for easy drive on drive off freight thinking you would avoid tarping , you'd be better off at a different company. This won't be a good fit for you. Sure we have lots of easy no tarp freight, but not so much of it that you can run it exclusively. Especially starting out before youve had the time to learn the agents and their freight

 

Happy to tell why I do better than my own authority. Mainly liabity insurance, but lot less headaches and a really big discount on fuel and tires. We normally get 30+ cents back on fuel per gallon. My bridgestone steers run about 375 dollars. And lot other small discounts. Even the truck insurance was about half the cost.
For a guy running not running really hard, cargo insurance can be costly especially if you taking time off where as no cost when with a carrier. Also less required inspections from Dot to maintain higher CSA scores.​

 

I can assure you its definitely not because of the tarping, if it can be tarpped I'm gonna tarp it. Just the way I was taught when I started in flatbed/step deck and always over securing. Keeps claims down because you might be told it doesn't require tarps then you get to the consignee and they wanted it tarpped. Now you've gotta figure out what to do and take half your day and keep from getting a cargo claim. Instead the product arrives like it was when it was loaded. I've always preferred step deck over flat. Honestly hadn't thought about the drive on and off. But the way I look at it, is the man above has other plans for me and didn't see I needed to be doing step deck.