Flat Bed Freight
Discussion in 'Flatbed Trucking Forum' started by 72express, Nov 26, 2014.
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I see way too many posts stating they "follow the money" or "haul in for 'x' haul out for 1/2x " to get back to haul another load for x. Most of the time, I won't even start my truck for x.
why would anyone screw around with cheap freight? I just bought an airline ticket across the country for $107. A few weeks ago I flew to Denver for $169. That's about 300 deadhead miles in fuel.
Let's say, I lived in Florida where the rates are crap. I'm willing to be gone a few nights a week. Why wouldn't I drive my truck one time to a market begging for trucks and fly back and forth? Instead, you'll take freight into a crappy market for below market rates and take a giant thumb in the keister to get out of there so you can be home only to average break even rates at best.281ric Thanks this. -
Was that $107 monopoly money?
Skate-Board Thanks this. -
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I'm getting well over $2.25/mi for GP lumber out of Madison, GA...
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I run local on hourly rates. A rare type of trucking where I'm earning when the wheels aren't turning. I've done the OTR run-around chasing rates-per-mile, and, insofar as I can help it, I'll never go back.
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Same old story here. . . the small fleet owner who has a regular account with a big company. We will haul a good load down to the SE, then go out into the sticks for a lumber load. The small fleet run a brokerage and takes 15-20% off the top and then pays the trucking side $1.85 to the back haul. Now everyone is happy. . . HaHa!
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