Conestoga or Step deck trailer, which can make the most money?

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  1. Kenworth6969

    Kenworth6969 Road Train Member

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    Carrier pays percentage and have my choice of trailers. No oversized freight.
    Which should I choose and why?
     
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  3. Vitkouski

    Vitkouski Light Load Member

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    Ask your dispatch. It depends on the company.
     
  4. Long FLD

    Long FLD Road Train Member

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    You should already know the answer because if you’re considering working there you should already be looking at a pile of settlements to see what your earning potential and averages can be expected to be.
     
  5. D.Tibbitt

    D.Tibbitt Road Train Member

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    No oversize ? For a stepdeck ? Serious ? Might as well just save the headache and get a flatbed.. Or just conestoga
     
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  6. Kenworth6969

    Kenworth6969 Road Train Member

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    On Monday that's what I was planning to do. Just had my first conversation with them on Friday
     
  7. Long FLD

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    If you won’t be doing oversize I would lean towards a Conestoga. But then again if they haul a lot of low freight you’re dragging around a tall trailer and sacrificing fuel mileage for nothing. Your costs won’t be apples to apples with those two trailers, so that’s something else to keep in mind when looking at the revenue also.
     
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