Truckers Report Jobs

Find Trucking Jobs

Company Driver Company Driver Dry Van Dry Van Flatbed Flatbed Refrigerated Refrigerated Specialized Specialized Owner Operator Owner Operator
More Trucking Job Searches ⌄ Fewer Trucking Job Searches
⌃

O/O as local...?

Discussion in 'Ask An Owner Operator' started by soon2betrucking, Sep 28, 2012.

Page 2 of 3
  1. Sep 28, 2012 #11
    Largecar359

    Largecar359 Road Train Member

    1,075
    1,323
    Aug 13, 2011
    New Jersey
    0
    I don't want to come off mean or seem negative, but if your picking up a truck for next to nothing I would expect on paying next to something on repairs. There are so many Junkers out on the road that seem like they're a good buy. I know you'll probably say the truck is in great shape, if so I have a feeling your definition of great and mine are very different.

    For your newborn's sake please do your homework.
     
    Largecar359, Sep 28, 2012
    Largecar359, Sep 28, 2012
    #11
    soon2betrucking Thanks this.
  2. Truckers Report Jobs

    Trucking Jobs in 30 seconds

    Every month 400 people find a job with the help of TruckersReport.

  3. Sep 29, 2012 #12
    afterburn25

    afterburn25 Medium Load Member

    516
    228
    Jul 7, 2012
    Lafayette, LA
    0
    i dont know about doiing that in atlanta area but if you were dont think you would have much success with only a truck now if you had a flat bed i think you could make some money
     
    afterburn25, Sep 29, 2012
    afterburn25, Sep 29, 2012
    #12
    soon2betrucking Thanks this.
  4. Sep 29, 2012 #13
    freightrunner

    freightrunner Heavy Load Member

    722
    182
    Mar 25, 2012
    Georgia
    0
    For me to go to dalton from atl i get about 299-310... But it comes to about 218 miles but that crap is heavy.... I doubt dalton has good freight comming out of there just saying..
     
    freightrunner, Sep 29, 2012
    freightrunner, Sep 29, 2012
    #13
    soon2betrucking Thanks this.
  5. Sep 29, 2012 #14
    bullhaulerswife

    bullhaulerswife Forum Leader/Admin Staff Member Administrator

    28,027
    43,138
    Jul 23, 2007
    Midwest
    0
    My hubby has been doing local for the past year and a half. We haul directly for a local DC here. When he goes out, sometimes I can find a load to come back, for him. But here's the kicker. Too keep our DC happy with us, we have purchased two trailers, so that his load for the next day can be preloaded and ready for him. You can make it work, and you can definitely keep your fuel costs down doing local. But you have to think outside the box, and figure out what's going to work in your area.

    For us, having the second trailer, gave us the latitude to find loads coming back when he's doing a longer (still under 300 miles) run. But just one of those, pays for the extra trailer. Two and both trailers are taken care of, and the rest are just gravy. Its all in how busy your lane is and the demand for short loads in the area.
     
    Last edited: Sep 29, 2012
    bullhaulerswife, Sep 29, 2012
    bullhaulerswife, Sep 29, 2012
    #14
    rollin coal and soon2betrucking Thank this.
  7. Sep 29, 2012 #15
    soon2betrucking

    soon2betrucking Road Train Member

    1,658
    472
    Sep 28, 2007
    Philadelphia, Pa
    0
    ok, a friend of the family passed away a few months back, he was an O/O and his truck was payed off, therefor no truck payment, his wife is wanting to sell the truck well below the value, just to get rid of it. local shops worked on the truck, so theres a built up relationship already for the truck, and the guys that worked on it, and know the truck. so, thats how i could get a truck cheap, as my payments to the wife would be extreamly low, and affordable.

    good freight... theres carpet companies like Shaw industries (worlds biggst ), Mohawk Carpet, Beaulieu of America, Tandus, Mannington, Stanton, Engineered Floors, and so on, all are carpet mills, and ship world wide. these are just a few of the bigger ones i can think of off hand.

    can you break down the " 299-310 ", im thinking thats what you get per mile?
    keep in mind, im new to the RESEARCH/HOMEWORK side about o/o and I am here to learn as much as i can from you guys that are hands on.

    as for my location, Dalton Ga. yes its the carpet capitol, which in turn means theres a ton of carpet to be moved out, by land air and sea.
    yes carpet loads are heavy, iv been moving carpet for 2.5 years now and was always heavy, usually close to, if not over 75kgross

    Chattanooga Tn is 30 miles north of Dalton, and from dalton to the Atl bypass is roughy 55 miles.

    as for flatbed, I have no experience with flatbed, or tankers either. just dry and refer.

    im open to everyones thoughts, opinions, views, advice and suggestions,
     
    soon2betrucking, Sep 29, 2012
    soon2betrucking, Sep 29, 2012
    #15
  8. Sep 29, 2012 #16
    RickG

    RickG Road Train Member

    12,812
    6,135
    Jul 22, 2008
    Owensboro , KY
    0
    Most container work around Atlanta comes from the CSX and Norfolk Southern railyards . I haven't worked that area in quite a while but there were drivers contracted to CSX that did mostly local work . Triple Crown is the intermodal division of Norfolk Southern
     
    RickG, Sep 29, 2012
    RickG, Sep 29, 2012
    #16
  9. Sep 29, 2012 #17
    freightrunner

    freightrunner Heavy Load Member

    722
    182
    Mar 25, 2012
    Georgia
    0
    See most of those companies bring that stuff in from overseas threw intermodal.. They get it here the load it on dry vans even straight trucks. It avg.s about 1.40 per mile it's a rough estimate but i usually can get a dray back out of the rail yard so thats another 50 dollars..
     
    freightrunner, Sep 29, 2012
    freightrunner, Sep 29, 2012
    #17
  10. Sep 29, 2012 #18
    RickG

    RickG Road Train Member

    12,812
    6,135
    Jul 22, 2008
    Owensboro , KY
    0
    I have never heard of an intermodal container load being transferred to a dry van .
     
    RickG, Sep 29, 2012
    RickG, Sep 29, 2012
    #18
  11. Sep 29, 2012 #19
    daf105paccar

    daf105paccar Road Train Member

    6,564
    7,292
    Apr 15, 2012
    0
    It happens more then you think.
     
    daf105paccar, Sep 29, 2012
    daf105paccar, Sep 29, 2012
    #19
  12. Sep 29, 2012 #20
    freightrunner

    freightrunner Heavy Load Member

    722
    182
    Mar 25, 2012
    Georgia
    0
    We bring that stuff in to a warehouse they ship it out to other places in a dry van or something...
     
    freightrunner, Sep 29, 2012
    freightrunner, Sep 29, 2012
    #20
  • Truckers Report Jobs

    Trucking Jobs in 30 seconds

    Every month 400 people find a job with the help of TruckersReport.

    • Page 2 of 3