What to do for loads when found in a dry State?

Not a hotshot but
Your rates going in need to be high enough to cover deadhead miles back out to a better loading area
You also should figure all miles, I do anyway
So if you need $2 PM for all miles ( just a random number ) then you need to be at $4 going in or at least high enough that you’ll still be at that $2 with whatever added bounce miles you anticipate to get to a better zip code

This is why many guys think they can make $$$$
They never allow for that bounce or figure on any repairs
Once that pops up they go out of business while the next guy enters
It’s a continuous revolving door

 

Hint.
Don’t go to FL unless you get 4-6k going in.
Last time I was in Florida rates were .85/mile for dry van(5-6 years ago south Florida)

 

You will quickly figure out which areas have low paying freight
If you watch an area, say phoenix and you see only a handful of loads today
A handful on any other random day then you wouldn’t want to sit because if there’s nothing now it won’t be any better in a day or two

But if you see a fair amount of good loads and a handful of better ones then your odds of finding a better load if you sit a day will increase since you e already watched that area before even going there

Hope that makes sense?
What I did was randomly watch major cities for several days and at different times of the year even though I was t there or going it would give me an idea for what moves and when for those areas
Certain areas might have better pay on a Wednesday or Thursday than other days of the week
Just watch and take notes and in bad areas you’ll know how to figure a rate in and have a better idea on how far you might bounce out

 

That service wasn’t a guy named Gary and his brother out in California by any chance was it?

 

You can always load cars ...

 

Remember which states are dead spots and don't haul in unless it pays well enough to bounce back out. Same way it works for big trucks.