mercer transportation

I have a end goal of oversize hauling. Stepz tend to be a bit more geared to machinery etc which to me at least seams like a more logical step twords where I want to be then a flat does. I may be misguided but we make our choices and we live with them.
Generally higber rates but less loads. Altho.like said rates seem a bit depressed but.its a stepping stone to me not an end goal

 

I'm at $2.47 a mile so far this week














On 172 miles I'm in Decatur,AL and can't find any stepdeck loads or any loads under 46,000lbs that pays over $2.20 a mile everything today has been $1.68 or less

 

You can only scale 46,000 with that Freightliner?

 

Yap that's it full of fuel!!!! With half a tank I can do 46,500 and yes that's the truck and trailer in my pic if I take off all my ramps 4x4s tarps and #### I could do 47,000 With but you have to have all that

 

Wow, where is all the weight at? I have a W900, 272" wb, cat motor, 18 speed, enclosed headache rack, ramps, tarps, etc and I can scale 47,000 full of fuel. And I pull a combo step. Not that I ever want to haul 47,000 anyway, but in a jamb it could be helpfull.

 

It's my trailer my truck is under 20,k for a fact when I did the title it was 17,800 but not sure with how much fuel my flatbed is 11,500 and I did a 50,000lb load with it so that's were it's at trailer I have a enclosed rack also with 8 20ft 5/16 chains 4 3/8 20ft and five 1/2 5ft chains 8 fold overs and 8 rachet binders 3pc set of tarps 16x20 and a 3pc set of 24x28 with 3 rows of D-rings all the way around so that's over 500lbs in just tarps also carry 15 4x30 and 10 4x40 straps 2" I carry 6x27 and 3-60ft2" and 4 of the big 4" rachets and my padding and plastic corners 12-4x4s and 10 V-boards so I can haul about anything truck side box has all my oversize stuff so with all that every box (5) and rack are all full

 

I bounced up to KY last week for that very reason....I know its good paying loads in AL, but I couldn't find them and got tired of hearing "I move it all the time for this" ... I got a great rate going in so I didnt mind

 

We're pretty close on securement then, my trailer is 9400# by itself.

 

If my trailer was that I could scale 50,k

 

i agree with oscar. i pull my own stepdeck for mercer. wide load, from what have seen over here, you would be better off with a flatbed. flat gives you more options for sure. with winter coming on, i have a feeling its gonna be a slow down i had considerd hooking up my flatbed and leasing it on and parking my stepdck in the barn for the rest of the year unless i see a load i just cant pass. i enjoy my step better though. might just park both and go pull propane. just goin day by day right now. good luck though.