I'm looking into buying another truck and have been planning on a heavy haul. Looking to get a 4 axle truck and a 3 axle rgn. Would like to focus mostly on yellow iron as I am familiar with most machines. A friend advised staying away from heavy haul. He was in heavy haul for awhile and said the dead head killed him. He dumped the hh and started running step decks. Says the rates are much lower but in the overall picture he is making more money now.
Thoughts?
A lot of dead heading with heavy haul?
Discussion in 'Flatbed Trucking Forum' started by tnc110, Sep 26, 2020.
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Well yeah, the heavier and more specialized the more dead head you're going to see.
If you are smart about it that's figured into the rates.not4hire, Bean Jr., Roberts450 and 3 others Thank this. -
Yellow iron=Cat heavy equipment? Cheap. If you have to deadhead, you're gonna lose your arse.
Planning to run brokered freight? Prepare to live like a scavenger.
Used 4 axle rig? Maintenance is going to be super expensive.
One of the mistakes that many make is by taking loads into areas where they will have to bounce out of. If you are running off of a load board trying to avoid getting porked by a broker, you don't go out into those dead zones unless the money is obscene, and it's rare for roll on roll off freight to be paying obscene money.cke, Brettj3876, MACK E-6 and 2 others Thank this. -
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I figure deadhead into the rate, sometimes the deadhead is a couple hundred miles(which is nothing in heavy haul). Because I won’t haul cheap I’ve deadheaded from Vegas back home. But, I knew that before I even picked up the load going to Vegas. I tend to stay just in the southeast with and occasional New Jersey or Pennsylvania load in the mix.
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Nope You never deadhead
your next load is right down the street alwayscke, Superhauler and not4hire Thank this. -
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