time sensitive bs

When I do not accept a load with insufficient time. Ill tell them I can not take that load because I cannot deliver it till whenever.

 

Very true.I can't run the way i used to but i now our Fed Ex runs pay big...They give you the 650 mile run and give you 11 to get there...When i was younger,no problem..Today i pass them loads up...I am getting to old and washed up...

 

I hear you brother lol. Thats why I retired ( still run 2 days a week though)..I aint as tough as I once was hahhaha.

 

I love it this way though...I watch all the ''new'' dumbed down drones driving like an animal for 400.00 a week...I just laugh..That kool aid they drank must be some powerful ####...

 

I never take a load that I am not sure that I can get to the destination in a timely manner. Before you take a load you should know whether you have the hours and time to make the run. If not, then you should not take the load. I have made a habit of running the miles on loads before taking them. I have found that some brokers will give short miles when trying to move the load. If I commit to a load that is supposed to be 600 miles and the real miles are 700, then that will impact when the load can deliver. CH Robinson has been quoting me short miles lately. I just add about 10-15% more to the miles and adjust my rate and time accordingly unless I can run the miles myself. It isn't just CH Robinson, either. Some of their offices are more accurate than others.

 

"Traffic or HOS are never a reason for being late."

Unless you live in Montana, traffic and HOS will make you late. Or maybe you have 10 hrs of lead time on every load.

 

I strongly disagree, while the majority of company drivers have little to no say on what loads they take or delivery times for those loads are, owner operator's do. you know(or rather you should know) if you can or can not deliver a load on time before accepting the load.
being an owner operator is being a business owner. each of us should ask ourselves, am I a business owner or am i a trained monkey holding a steering wheel?