going o/o to haul containers from Charleston and Savannah ports

Discussion in 'Ask An Owner Operator' started by crgoode, Mar 13, 2012.

  1. whoopNride

    whoopNride Road Train Member

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    Lol, I see these daily running around Memphis,TN.

    Most are held together with bungee straps,bailing wire and duct tape.
     
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  3. lorha1159

    lorha1159 Light Load Member

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    i see my fair share of these as well(va ports).
     
  4. mustanglover

    mustanglover Light Load Member

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    Thats crazy.....
     
  5. BanditTrucker

    BanditTrucker Light Load Member

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    u guys never been to the Miami port? .95 cpm + fsc to pull them cans, sure your making peanuts, but you are home every 2-3 days... and the more local the work the cheaper the maintenance.

    i seen some bad trucks hauling can but then again i seen some good ones.
     
    Last edited: Aug 8, 2012
  6. kroskuntry

    kroskuntry Bobtail Member

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    Containers are NO place to make money....and heavy loads,long waiting periods,shoddy tires,expired tags, burnt out lights, long lines, grumpy lazy union workers,......need i go on??????????????????
     
  7. Bigray

    Bigray Road Train Member

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    I hauled cans out of my local port for 4 months, i found their to be no money for maintance after i paid myself. So i moved on.
     
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