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Holding a dolla!

Discussion in 'Ask An Owner Operator' started by FREEBRD, Jul 10, 2012.

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  1. Jul 10, 2012 #11
    FREEBRD

    FREEBRD Medium Load Member

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    easier said than done! But definetly true! Which is what im going to do
    gonna find a load to al and start calling shippers! Seems they have way more loads than trucks ! Which is were i need to be........

    I guess if it was easy every one would be doing it.......
    Wouldnt mind pulling tanker for qc but havent made the money to buy the trailer... Lol
     
    FREEBRD, Jul 10, 2012
    FREEBRD, Jul 10, 2012
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  3. Jul 10, 2012 #12
    fortycalglock

    fortycalglock Road Train Member

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    171 loads out of KY on the BCO board as of a minute ago.
     
    fortycalglock, Jul 10, 2012
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  4. Jul 10, 2012 #13
    FREEBRD

    FREEBRD Medium Load Member

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    Yeah! Been calling ronak from landstar here in lexington has the trane ac account! $2.00 a mile to nowhere laughs when i say $2.50.. Lol
    they got us independants by the balls!
    Big companies! "hey lets hire a bunch oh dispatchers get all the frieght then give it to every other broker and push it off on the little guy for minimum wage!lol
     
    FREEBRD, Jul 10, 2012
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  5. Jul 10, 2012 #14
    Clasix1055

    Clasix1055 Even when I'm wrong I'm right

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    Hmmmm....you seem to be the only one having this problem (sitting) .... I am independent, I have been avg better than $700 per day an have slept in my bed every night I live in northwest Ohio and go no farther east than Cleveland, west of Chicago, south of Lexington, hang this way for a couple of weeks go home then come back. I only have a couple of direct customers, thats when I have to leave my bubble but other than that I have found a nice pattern around here.
     
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  7. Jul 10, 2012 #15
    cominghomesc

    cominghomesc Light Load Member

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    Got to love that spot market freight.
     
    cominghomesc, Jul 10, 2012
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  8. Jul 10, 2012 #16
    Kansas

    Kansas Road Train Member

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    Not knocking the LS guys, not in the least. But, if your getting 75% of 3.00 owning your own trailer. That's dropping you back to 2.25 with the rest of us. Where I see the benefits to LS is the fact you guys don't have to pay Cargo Ins. That's gotta help quite a bit with operating expenses...
     
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  9. Jul 10, 2012 #17
    jbatmick

    jbatmick Road Train Member

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    Not really, cargo insurance is cheap. I think mine is less than a grand a year.
    The benefit is in keeping the wheels turning, at a fair rate.
     
    jbatmick, Jul 10, 2012
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  10. Jul 11, 2012 #18
    FREEBRD

    FREEBRD Medium Load Member

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    Could someone please explain this spot market to me???
     
    FREEBRD, Jul 11, 2012
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  11. Jul 11, 2012 #19
    rollin coal

    rollin coal Road Train Member

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    Extra loads - on the spot pricing. As opposed to contract loads.
     
    rollin coal, Jul 11, 2012
    rollin coal, Jul 11, 2012
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    FREEBRD Thanks this.
  12. Jul 11, 2012 #20
    FREEBRD

    FREEBRD Medium Load Member

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    Finally found a $2.00 load going to wixom mi...
     
    FREEBRD, Jul 11, 2012
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