Ridiculous rates

Discussion in 'Ask An Owner Operator' started by windsmith, Jul 13, 2012.

  1. SHC

    SHC Spoiled Rotten Brat O/O

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    I was in Sin City earlier this week. Now I'm sitting in St. George because my load was not completed on Friday like it was supposed to be. I wish they had told me I was going to have to layover cuz I'd have stayed south and gave u a call.
     
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  3. SHC

    SHC Spoiled Rotten Brat O/O

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    I have deadheaded 700 miles home from Baltimore. I knew I might do that when I booked the load out, so i made sure the load payed enough to cover the DH back. The only reason I didn't wait around a day to find a descent load was because I had to be back home by friday for a wedding. But if I had waited a day and all the loads were under-par then I would have just DH back anyways. I always make sure a load will pay me $2.00 mile round trip.
     
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  4. sjmay

    sjmay Light Load Member

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    Almost all the dry loads going out of Baltimore are sub-par, going west and south, I know wind makes good money going up to the north east from there though.
     
  5. SHC

    SHC Spoiled Rotten Brat O/O

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    I run a flatbed, but have been doing a lot of research on van loads from my area and it's seeming like I could almost do just as well and stick to a 100 mile radius of Chicago. Mostly hazmat stuff too, which I like cuz many of the shi*-hole companies around that area can't do them ;)
     
  6. MB_Guru

    MB_Guru Light Load Member

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    BNFS say they have rate of $1400 to the truck on Franklin OH to Burlington NJ (Whare artes are not good) With an extra stop in PA. 571 miles .
     

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  7. MB_Guru

    MB_Guru Light Load Member

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    Who is hauling for Bounce Logistics for this kind of rates. see attachment

    Bounce logistics has listed this load from Dayton OH to Laredo Tx 1470miles for $1850. Obviously they do not want you to stay in business. Why do you help for them to stay in business?
     

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  8. kw600

    kw600 Road Train Member

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    Some hooligan will take that load in a heartbeat.. that's why companies are loosing lanes, because some peeshee out there says he will do the load for 300-500$ less, boggles my mind
     
  9. MB_Guru

    MB_Guru Light Load Member

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    Freight Quote.com just told me on this load that they do not have $2600 in the load going from Dayton OH area to Miami FL area. It was listed for $2100 and the guy told me that they have it listed for $1975. But then the load was gone.
    My question is who is hauling for them at this kind of rates.
     

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  10. MB_Guru

    MB_Guru Light Load Member

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    Could you shed some more light on the $2.00 round trip is it more than 500 mile one way? Which lane? Which broker was it?
     
  11. MNdriver

    MNdriver Road Train Member

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    Cost for me to move a load is $550 per day + $1.05 / mile at a minimum
     
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