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Holidays Suck for Transport

Discussion in 'Freight Broker Forum' started by LSAgentOZR, Dec 21, 2012.

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  1. Dec 21, 2012 #1
    LSAgentOZR

    LSAgentOZR Road Train Member

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    Drivers want to go home. I can't blame them. But here I sit on a Friday before xmas with three loads left to get out that have to deliver late next week and no capacity. I'm out of ideas. I've tried all the load boards, offered well above what we're charging the customer, called 120+ trucks and we're stuck. Tried ITS, DAT/Members Edge, and LS Boards. I'm utterly frustrated. Just needed to vent. Thanks for listening.
     
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  3. Dec 21, 2012 #2
    wichris

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    Bah Humbug.
     
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  4. Dec 21, 2012 #3
    wichris

    wichris Road Train Member

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    Everyone's where they want to be,when they want and all outside loads covered. Shop is caught up with everything untill thursday. Won't be able to sleep tonight wondering what's going to go wrong.
     
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  5. Dec 21, 2012 #4
    Cat sdp

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    Try Santa he might need a backhaul

    Merry christmas !!
     
    Cat sdp, Dec 21, 2012
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  7. Dec 21, 2012 #5
    LSAgentOZR

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    These weren't backhauls fella. They paid really well. We don't play with cheap freight. People just don't want to go to Montana or... thanks to the blizzard, Oklahoma. It's okay. Maybe we'll get a Festivus miracle!
     
    LSAgentOZR, Dec 21, 2012
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  8. Dec 21, 2012 #6
    razor ripper

    razor ripper Light Load Member

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    who you workin for LS are they a good company in general?
     
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  9. Dec 21, 2012 #7
    LSAgentOZR

    LSAgentOZR Road Train Member

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    We've been here coming up on 20 years and love it. There's always things you feel like need to be improved, but overall, we wouldn't go anywhere else.
     
    LSAgentOZR, Dec 21, 2012
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  10. Dec 21, 2012 #8
    MNdriver

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    I got a call this afternoon for a load that went from MN to SD (pickup) to OH(consignee) HAD to go by 7 PM tonight (3 hour DH) and HAD to be delivered Sat by 7 PM (890 mile loaded).

    Since it would be a holiday, and I was going to have do all that, it seemed reasonable to charge an appropriate rate to include bringing me home.

    It would seem it didn't have to go bad enough for $3.50 per mile for 1900 mile all miles.

    Plan to pay for a rate.


     
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  11. Dec 21, 2012 #9
    rollin coal

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    Yeah but Adam after the holidays you'll be back to making your usual 50-75% cut off the top ( joke muahaha :-D )
     
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  12. Dec 21, 2012 #10
    LSAgentOZR

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    Oh we did. It paid pretty decent before we put $500 on top of it.

    Praise the Lord for that! I need to take $1,000 off the top on my next load.:biggrin_25517:
     
    LSAgentOZR, Dec 21, 2012
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