Flat Bed Freight

Sounds legit.

 

HaHa. That's good.

 

"All rig hands stop what you are doing, we need you to come over and kiss this driver's #####. After you are done, get yourself some mouthwash and get back to work"

 

I'm pretty sure we haul lumber for less than $1.85/mile...

 

Then do it....you can't say OMG rates suck! Then say well I don't run over 400 miles in the Southeast. Duh! And if it's a broker you're taking it anyway. It being the shaft.

 

If it's a direct customer posting tarped lumber under $2 they'd be off my list of people to work for. I understand not working for less then $2 but Im not even interested in 200 miles for $400 anything. When I can stay near home I can pull down some pretty healthy rates on 100 or less miles. I agree with not taking loads cheap but I've got customers calling my name if I've got to take a load outta GA for $1.85 to get back to the house then so be it. I'll probably never haul the load again. If I do itll be direct and hopefully I can nab that other 25% the broker took. Sorry but when people say "rates suck" then say well I don't tarp I don't go north of i40 I don't go to New England I don't only do a 400 mile radius I don't this I don't that. My rates are fine. I pull really good rates out of places like Denver Faego and Massachusetts that usually complain about. But I don't have a list of won'ts and don'ts

 

No offense to you but stand your ground is BS. They just go onto the next truck. Sooner or later a large carrier will take anything to get their truck out of there and plenty of other people willing to take $1.85 since they got paid well to go there. Every day you sit your missing out on at least $400 to $600 in lost profits which you WON'T make up!