weights on Rate cons?

Nice to have trucks you don't have to worry that a heavy load will tear it up. Sort of like those that have to run 50 miles OOR because their truck can't go up/down some hill.

 

I can't believe there are assumptions here that heavier loads don't equate to more wear and tear on equipment- brakes, engines, transmissions, suspension, tires, etc. Add to that, especially on 425hp engines or lower, more time to load/unload and drive time.

Sure, if you're a specialist and have a truck well-spec'd for 80,000+lbs, and a 500hp engine- more power to you. I see you blow by me on mountains and hills all the time.

But 80,000lbs is the MAX for a lot of trucks. Do you max out every expensive piece of equipment you own and expect it to "run forever"? Do you let brokers, of all people, do that to your equipment?

Just wow...

 

If you do ltl loads , it would be a big deal. Thats 4 times what he agreed to .

 

Lot's of crooked peices of craps out here as brokers!!!!

 

Most brokers don't know ,that you need to know exactly what your asked to pick up- weight, size and description of load. They'll list as 42or 44k and 48', you arrive and it's a steel coil or something that you could do with a 20' trailer. They also post 48k which is too heavy for me to scale , so I pass on it. Had a load that supposedly weighed 38k for rgn , Guess what ? It was 42k , now I need to get ow permits for 3 states. Called and informed them of the extra weight and cost ( this variable had been previously discussed because of specialized trailer) , their answer- it only weighs 38k and will not increase the pay. My answer- get someone else.

 

Delivering a load right now that the broker said weighed 44,000, it only weighs 41,000, how much should I discount the invoice for?

 

You should still charge more. That lighter load puts you in danger if there's a freak wind gust.

 

Yeah it’s different strokes for different folks you know! I’m a firm believer in letting everybody truck how they want to truck. There are guys with really well speced trucks that run the hills in WV everyday. Power to them. I’m more of the slow roll, easy terrain, less vibration, less speed, less stress on pretty much every drive line component, less bouncing on the shocks, less heat in the motor, less heat and pressure on tires, less turbo boosting, consistent rpms, and etc.

There are ways to drive for money. To me it’s just about being easy and making my equipment last for season after season. I understand my truck is a tool. My truck is a tough paid off tool too! I know it’s potential and that I don’t have an expiration date for it either. So I just keep great care of my tool STARTING with how I drive. I hold my self accountable for that.

 

It's like I said in my initial replies - there's too many additional variables to know what to advise the OP in his original post, especially as OP isn't/wasn't forthcoming with those particulars.

 

And drivers