I can not believe what flatbed loads are being offerd for!!!

Out of Oregon and Washington, there are PLENTY of 48klbs loads being offered at $0.95. I can not take such a load. Either the brokers are fishing for fools to haul their crap at $0.95 per mile or they get their crap hauled at that rate and it is just what it is. I cannot figure this out and I cannot haul at this rate. I'll rather bounce 300 miles than take one of these loads. I suppose I am priced out of that market. But I do think cooler heads prevail, I have never committed under $1.25 in the past year, my average is $1.seventysomething for the past 12 months. But yes, things are pretty freakin' slow right now. Scary.

 

.95 was it a lumber load?

 

That is strange, I have some friends that are still in the owner/op buisness that are doing well running the midwest, southeast. So well that, I consider getting back into it at times.

Then I pinch myself and say NOT!!!!

Different markets I guess. .95 cents, that is unreal.

I am like you, wonder if there are actually people who will haul lumber for .95 cents. And tarp it Too!!!

 

I won't haul tarped lumber at all, and .95 cent load can go suck a duck.

 

Swift has dozens of flats in NORCAL and OR. Why is lumber .95 a mile? The same reason dry vans are .90 out of Phoenix.

 

Just hooked a load, 5 thousand pounds at 3.00 per mile. 1 thousand mile run. Flat crate and no wind!

 

Thought the S word was banned on Fridays?

 

Gotta love them days !!!! i'm sure the next load will make up for the lack of drag and headaches tho, they always do

 

I just kicked off a brick wall, literally if you seen the pics. LOL Just became a junior member of s&%t house haulers anonymous.

Hello everyone, my handle is bootlegger. I haul if you call.