How many of you guys running pickups and flatbeds also add vehicles?

That's a racket . When I was hauling we paid a $25 fee because they were brought to the terminal for us . They'd have 30 or 4 drivers sit all morning waiting for loads . Then midafternoon all of a sudden 20 -30 trailers were available at the plant .
They only had a couple of guys shuttling them and they told us we could either wait for them to shuttle them or follow them out to the plant and take them from there . Of course we didn't wait , went to the plant , and still got charged the fee .

 

Yeah , these terminal owners took good care of themselves . The terminal owners in IN and TX owned 4 or 5 trucks each with hired drivers . They'd get each others drivers turned around fast between IN and TX . Very few O/O's hauling to TX out of IN got loads back unless it was horse trailers and they barely paid fuel .

 

I will add a vehicle on the trailer to fill it up (if one is available). There have been times when that's all we could find.

Much Success!

Bill

 

40' x 102" Gooseneck Loadmax Lowboy with 2' dovetail and driver-over fenders. Three 7k axles.

Much Success!

Bill

 

This article is 5 years old but still interesting .
http://www.overdriveonline.com/small-truck-big-service/

 

For my truck, yes. It only weighs 7500 lbs which means we can carry up to 17490 if we had to but we stick around 16k.
We haul general freight and if needed, a vehicle or two. I like the 27" inch deck height and the 2' dovetail. It *is* a light-weight (some would say flimsy) trailer but it is versatile. I have to admit that, in general, I am happy with it.

I have one dislike: The triple axles cause my rear trailer tires to wear faster.

Much Success!

Bill