any advice for a new step decker?

What I was getting at is those rates are here in flatbed/ stepdeck too. You are running from a bad situation hauling one kind of trailer and thinking you are running into a gold mine. Yes there are runs out here that do alright but tough finding them and it gets cheaper all the time as everyone thinks that flatbedding is going to save them. How about doing some research before you jump ship. SHC did and now hes doing good. I am wondering what you are getting for what you are calling a good rate running a stepdeck? It could very possibly be what we call CHEAP! There are some dirt cheap rates coming out of Cali and you want more than 2 bucks a mile going in. You are frustrated as you didnt do any research and now you and your kind will be the reason the rates go down even cheaper out of there.

 

Careful, you might push him over the edge

 

Be careful, most times the smoke clears & you're left looking at yourself in the mirror wondering where you went wrong..

 

I do not know where you are getting the idea all flat bed pullers are running cheap freight, I can get up 3.00-7.00 per mile and the broker can find round trips with maybe 24 hours waiting.

2.50 per mile can get you out of a hole but all flatbed loads are not dirt cheap, run off the load boards and jump around and you will find that low balling pay rate.

First class service and equipment with a good reputation will get you ahead, not spreading rumors.

 

No worries, SHC and most here have a good sense of humor, in time you'll learn that.

For all miles, from odometer, is not a bad start IMO. I would never fault anyone for trying to do better.

 

I used to pull a hopper and went to a step deck a year ago, Do you have your own authority?

 

Those little tires spin awful fast when you're in a hurry!