What rear setup for dump trailer?

Its hard to say for sure. Im sure over the years our over load premits actually have hurt the rates some. Im sure the rate per ton would be somewhat higher if they were never created. With that said if the truck cant make a minimum of $1000 a day (assuming im doing the same thing all day) it can stay put. Why work for nothing. You can go broke staying home. I would say the norm is $1200 to $1500 a day. Sometime as much as $2000 a day but only certain time of the year and not every day.

 

I can say this we did pretty darn good with the overweight permit. Ran 30 tons a load at 6 loads a day at $5.50 a ton equaled $990.00 a day. The guy with out the permit carried 23 tons for $759 a day, so at the end of the week we made $1155 more for the same job. This was 12 years ago.

 

Sad part is I bet the rates aren't much different today.

Here, guys just try to lighten everything up. With a short trailer, to get 23-23.5 tons is good.

You guys must just axle up. You don't see many daycabs listed on truckpaper from the east coast that aren't under 14/46 axles.

I just find it interesting to see how things are done elsewhere is all.

 

We where running that with 5 axels. Back here in Ct we can get 76,000 on a tri axel dump and 80,000 on a trailer. My mack superliner is good for 24.5 tons. All the other surronding states give more with permits.