Any loadboards besides uship & Central to get loads?

I'm interested in this, too. It seems most places want you to spend $75,000 on insurance, tags, truck, and trailer before you can find out what the loads are going for.

 

I know. This info is hard to get. I am sure it varies. I would just like to see a page similar to uship, so I have a brief snap shot into the industry

 

It wouldn't do you any good, it changes too much...

 

As a newbie, I am curious how new cars get from the shipyard or rail head to the dealer's lots. Do auto companies sub contract with auto hauling companies, or do The fords, GM, Hondas, etc pretty much dump their inventory on a load board and transporters bid on loads.

Do you have insight into car hauling in NYC/ tri state area being that you are from NY? or is the real money in longer distances?

Thanks for helping a newbie out.

 

I only really do 1000+ mile hauls to the Midwest, I don't mess with short hauls.

 

oh ok. How many 1000 mile loads do you send out a week if you don't mind me asking. And if these loads are autos, around how much is the rate per mile per vehicle?

 

New vehicles brought in to rail or port, the manufacturer contracts with a haulaway company to deliver them to the dealer. It is not a big free for all. A carrier needs to be able to move enough iron off the ground to make room for the next inbound train. It gets tricky when you operate from a yard with limited bay space. Because the train comes every day 7 days a week, and the first thing that happens when the railroad does not have room to unload is the call to the MFR saying the haulaway carrier isn't doing their job. The last thing the MFR wants is to pay rail demurrage for backing up railcars.
(but the railroad has no problem holding up the auto train for higher paying traffic, like the UPS train or coal or lumber)
What type of work are you looking to do? With what type of equipment?

 

I'm not specifically looking to get into moving cars from a rail yard like ThatTrucker, but I am looking to get a 3/4 car trailer(for now) and a single axle road tractor to run to the 4 big cities around mine and back. Around 400-500 miles round trip. I'm just curious what business is like right now so I can get an idea to take the leap or wait for things to turn around. I know there's a lot of lowballers out there, and they're probably getting more business than ever with the economy and everyone trying to save a nickle, but I want to take a more professional approach and provide excellent service to my customers. I just want to know if I can be profitable or not. Thanks for all the advice guys! It is much appreciated!!

 

This is why you should see & talk to the main carrier running out of your local rail yard & see if they are hiring drivers, if that is what you want to do. These companies are not going to pay you enough to run a wedge out of their rail yard.

 

I am trying to start small with a 3/4 car wedge and a single axle tractor. I live in New Jersey so my expectation is that it is not too hard to get loads, as this is the most populated metropolitan area in the country, I do believe.