mercer transportation

Actually the fuel surcharge is drying up as fuel prices plump so our freight prices are about to change, and that is for everone out there

 

Ha ha ha sorry. Hard to type on phone. I called when I barely bought my double drop. I was told they did not have much freight for a double drop. But I do Beleive theres a husband and wife running a stretch rgn there.
Again sorry for type-o

 

There is a few with RGN/double drop trailers here. But alot of us, have all of our equipment paid off, so slow freight is still possible but I wouldn't recommend it for anyone with truck or trailer payments.

 

that's why I like the way mercer puts our loads on the board, the per mile with all included, if you know the rate you are profitable at, continue to haul for that rate.

fuel surcharge is a smoke and mirrors way of raising the rate. I like how in another thread here folks are making more money and getting free fuel when the price is up to 4.00 a gallon.

 

And you'll usually find the ones posting that are on some cut rate mileage contract. Whatever helps them sleep at night...

 

yep they are convinced they are making more money with 4.00 fuel

 

Absolutely convinced of that while I was on the cut rate cents per mile contract. It is a disparity in the way the company had the FSC set up. And take home profit was much better with high fuel prices. Right now I would be losing my rear there. But I'm not going to argue apples to oranges on the difference with FSC at a place like that to a place like this. It's a different ball game and you play by different rules.

 

Averaged 8.1mpg this week out to California I wish fuel was higher I definitely make money off the higher surcharge

 

The rates have not changed much, even with it being in the slow season. Freight is supposed to be strong again this year, if projections hold true.

I figure it can go two ways.
1. The oil and gas fracking is already slowing down. US Steel laid of 1500 people at two pipe plants. So the oil boom slowdown may effect the economy.

2. People have more money in thier pockets, as well as corporations due to lower energy costs. It could result in great year for the economy.

The stock market falling lower is actually a good thing. Stocks were over inflated because of monetary policy. We were getting close to another stock bubble. This finally started correcting it.

We will see.

 

youre fooling yourself then juggalo. as I told another guy in another thread that's one load, figure that avg over a quarter or 6 month basis. figure in higher costs of everything made from a barrel of petroleum, with your truck or personal life, take away the huge fuel discount we are getting now. they are over double of what has been the norm in the last 4 years, and the gap narrows.

its like three card monte, people keep falling for it everyday.