Gentlemen, please help me solve this

Don’t take a load before looking at what’s available in the area you are going.

Unfortunately every area is a dead zone with dry van now

Think outside the box..

 

You need to look one step ahead of where you are going. "If I take that load, what freight do they have when I get empty?"
The "hidden" freight is with direct customers.

 

don't you guys figure out dead head cost into the rate or a willingness to take ltl load out to a good lane?

 

I do ok in ky,indy mich and ohio. Haven't done a broker load in 3 weeks. But did 2 200mi deadheads last week

 

Subscribe to a higher cost option on the load board. It will show loads available in the area you are unloading at.

 

After you have been doing it for sometime, you will learn which places are dead areas. Until then, use the load board to look at the area you are delivering to. You don't have to look at the date your going to be empty, to get an idea if it is dead area or not good luck.