IS CORONAVIRUS AFFECTING INDEPENDENT O/O ?

Booked for 750 on 173mi for Mon. Only thing I like about the north east is the rates

 

I pull flatbed mostly from Southeast to Midwest and rates haven't changed much. Of course it does help that I am leased to an all owner operator company with contract freight. People are still building houses, high rises and roads. I just hope that the industrial work continues. I can understand why some refrigerated freight has dropped because most restaurants are completely closed with a few serving carry out only. Schools, entertainment venues, cruise ships are all closed and don't require food delivery.

As far as rates go generally, too many trucks plus a decrease in demand equals decreased rates.

 

I tried to get loaded for Monday on Friday. Couldn't find anything. For the first time I really started seeing scary low load numbers in my area. I mean like 5 or less loads within 100 miles. Pretty weird. I've seen this a couple of days and the next morning there were a hundred again so I didn't worry. Right now I see 70 posted on Truckstop for tomorrow. Can't reach anyone on them on the weekend of course. I hope to be rolling somewhere for at least my regular rates.

 

Usually any given day in my area there's at least 1000 loads up to 2500 sometimes but yea i was only seeing like 300-400. You run reefer right?

 

Nope, I’m dry van. 2 places I saw just a couple loads were in VA Beach one day last week and then Knoxville TN this past Friday. Both much smaller markets than the NE.

 

OTR no from those I know who are O/O and not lease operators. From the Local ports yes , it’s slow nothing being sent from China. This is why I took a local job for now over starting my business and hauling from the Ports in Virginia, I might give OTR a shot bc 2 of my friends are still bringing home net wise up to 5k running the Northeast. For now I’m gonna save a little more money for that down payment on a truck.

 

What area do you live in?