Hopper, Dump O/O's & Drivers
Discussion in 'Ask An Owner Operator' started by wheathauler, May 31, 2009.
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Sterling ethanol is weird, their cake pit is full.... I mean over flowing, yet they are still raising prices on cake.. It's now cheaper to haul from Bridgeport or Yuma back to sterling for the same product...
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Wheathauler,
It is not you.. I got more calls on loads this week and everyone of them were as low as I have seen them some even .50/cwt than what we were pulling them 3 weeks ago. I said I would see what I can do but all my trucks are busy this week and most of next and left it at that. Than I went back and looked up some old paper work to see what those rates have been at this last year and I couldn't believe what I was seeing.
This was the worst week we have had in the last 14 months and I will not move loads at those rates and I really hope other will not either or things will not change.
I wish I knew how to post up a picture here but a friend sent me a picture a few days ago of a Swift truck pulling a bull rack, if this is what times are turning into I think we all are in bigger trouble than what I really thought. 2 weeks ago everyone I was talking to was telling me March things will pick up and we should start seeing better rates. Well Today is March 1st and the first day of spring. I sure hope next week is a better week as I have a lot of trucks that are really counting on me.. -
swift trucks pulling cattle pots.....there goes the neighborhood.
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Here you go I think I got it figured out how to post a picture of a Swift truck pulling a bull wagon
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It said invalid attachment, just click on the box with the little tree in it, and go from there.
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UTI TRANSPORT Thanks this. -
haha, could very well be. It was sent to me from a text message to my phone and I'm not the smartest guy when it comes to these phones and text messages, but that is the same picture it looks like that was sent to me. I would almost have to say it was photo shopped too as I don't see or know of to many bull wagons running up and down the roads today. Maybe if anything Swift was picking a trailer up for someone and delivering it?
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I've been hearing some of bigger brokers might be turning to bulk loads. I hope not that might bring in the swifts into hauling hoppers. I've seen TQL sniffing around on the bulk boards but haven't listed anything...just looking I guess.
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ADM merchandiser just called me and offered me some loads next week. Wheat to the port, reload fertilizer to Concordia, KS, reload 15 miles away coming back to Okeene, Ok. 851 miles for $1435.10 for the round. Who trucks for $1.69 a mile anymore with $4.00 a gallon diesel, not me. Sad part is some dufus will be happy to take it another sad part is a friend of mine did. Just shakin my head at stupid people, I guess life would be boring with out them.
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