I can't tell you what they may make in your particular area, BUT, in Southern California, it's paid on distance from the port. Short hauls, "maybe 75-100" dollars..longer distances, not much. But, we will throw in a free turban..
Is there much money to be made hauling drayage containers
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Now that is the truth. LOL
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Are the tires VERY close to being illegal? Yes they are!!
But why?? Because running locally and very heavy at times they wear them out quickly.
I will be the first to admit alot of the trucks look like death traps but they arent!
People also need to remember that we arent running 3k miles a week and 3k miles from home. So the need for a 50k to 100k dollar truck isnt needed!
As far as the recaps, well not much can be done about that as tire choice is controlled by the rail/steamship lines. -
If you are paid 1.50 a loaded mile, but only one way, you are actually getting. 75 cents. Tried to explain that to a bull hauler that was getting paid 2.00 per mile, he never did get it.
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I dunno but the port rats and rail can haulers are usually the ones driving like idiots around town since they're paid by the load. I know a guy in the Portland, OR area who runs a can hauling outfit and pays 80% revenue + 100% of the FSC and he suggested it's more trouble than it's worth to get into as far as buying yourself a day-cab truck and dealing with the mountain of paperwork in Oregon just to go can hauling. (I thought about it obviously...sounds fun in theory to work a day job with your own truck.)
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The O/O's at the Oakland port seem to be doing good. The only issues they have are with the CARB and the unions.
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I run a container once and a while, but only when a dont have freight for my reefer..... Its not so bad, well considering i dont go into the piers or rails... I grab the can from my friends yard and drop in pa bring back an empty.... Pays well for a 5 hr day...
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