Load Boards

Those costs get figured in every time the truck is rolling with the exception of insurance and equipment payments. They keep coming regardless.

 

Is direct freight a good load board?

 

That is one scary, scary post right there

 

Even I/we who have never worked off a load board know better than that!! Totally agree with you NoCoCraig!

 

Direct shipper or not ,knowing your cost & how to negotiate a good rate so that you can make a profit will make or brake your business.
I know a few local guys here that love to say they have direct shippers , but the rates theyre getting suck so not much to brag about.
Don't think that just because its a direct shipper hes automatically going to give you more money.
Know your cost and what you need to charge to make money, not truck for a hobby.
Good luck.

 

To clarify what I meant is , that if you negotiate a bad rate from a direct shipper you will be no better off than a bad rate from a broker.
Yes direct freight would be the way to go, but negotiate a good rate, don't use "direct shipper" as a bragging point.

 

Ok I know some where this ? Has been ask but could not find it. So can someone tell me the best load boards and is direct freight any good. ?.

 

GITRDUN45,
it is highly frustrating for anyone giving advice to someone that don't bother reading thorough-fully & understanding their advice .
You should re-read (carefully) what NoCoCraig wrote ....
You will not need to ask again...

nofilter

 

what do you pull? have you ever reached out to those guys and asked for help? I did, I have , and will continue to do so. I knew I wanted and needed the help and these guys , although are very helpful, weren't going to come looking for me " Hey Ric , I hope Im not bothering you and wanted to see if you have some time so that I can try to help you for free". I would read threads by a few members over and over I asked for help and was willing to do things differently to get new results. Im no expert and probably not as good as the members that helped me , but I have seen results.

Its scary at first, you have to be willing to sit and know youre not going to get every single load, but for that matter , its better not to move it if it isn't going to leave some money in your pocket.

This is a great place with great people, a lot of resources here. Good luck.

 

After reading through directshipper2013s posts, I can just about say for sure I hauled a couple of your loads out of Ohio in March. The comments here are a direct reflection from the broker I used on those loads. $4 per mile on a short load is not a bad rate for either party. The brutally cold and snowy winter had things in a pinch during that time. Supply and demand made this past winter profitable for me.