flatbed rate: how much it is now

sounds even worse than last year, some even worse than dry van

 

Yep, rates are terrible so pull reefer or vans....

 

would depend on which company, area etc. Talked with a Melton driver recently and he said he made very good money and has been doing flat bed for over 20 years starting with swift. A couple others I heard make decent money too, it just takes more work having to tarp and all that stuff but you also get tarp pay to do it.

 

Flatbed rate owner operator not less then 2 dollars, a mile

 

Huh??? It all depends on the lane. I've seen flatbed rates at less than .50/mile. Its all that way every part of the industry has cheap freight reefer van flatbed etc. There's always cheap stuff somewhere. It all depends on the lane and freight. I still get a kick out of a reefer rate changing a whopping .30cpm for a town that was all of 12 miles away. Its the same way everywhere though all depends on the lane and trucks. Supply vs. Demand. Have to remember that. Ever checked rates out of south Dakota, Wyoming, or Montana for a flwt if you can find a load? Pretty pathetic when a 1000lb partial pays better than 48000lbs of lumber. What's even better is when the dispatcher tells them to walk it there piece by piece

 

Flatbed rate is exactly $3.65/mi today and as a broker you need to bid higher than that. Add in what percentage you want for yourself. A broker needs to bid higher than a direct carrier as it costs more to feed two mouths than one.

 

the rate is amazing if you find your own freight

 

rates are crap if you're getting loaded out of truckstop.net or getloaded.com
most carriers will get your 20-25% so you get 75-80% right after their cut translated to $PM means gross varies like crazy.. from 1.10 up to 3.50 a mile ,
it haven't gone up in a long ssa time, still everything else goes up, crazy..

 

is that why my best friend works for landstar inway and lease a used truck and a new trailer and still make 6-8k a month after all expenses and only drive 9-10k miles per month

 

and mind you they still take 25%, the thing is he's not an idiot like some of you guys who take a load only worth $1 per miles, the minimum he will take is $2 per mile