If they were charging what they should for 25T then they might not be trying to run those little rigs. But to each his own I suppose.
Grain - How are they making money ?
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I don't know how anyone is making any money in a hopper right now, Ive been running in 24 states, and I am averaging around 1.10 per mile to the truck. That's completely unacceptable. Ive been hauling just about anything you can put in a trailer, and still cant make it work. There is absolutely nothing left for repairs, and the truck is paid for. Ive been sitting here at home for a while, waiting for it to get better...but it isn't. Im thinking that finding another niche to be able to stay in business. Ive been in the hopper business for 18 years (on and off) and the only thing you can do when rates get this cheap is to either sit or find a different trailer to pull, I seriously don't know how these hopper fleets buy the big fancy trucks and hire someone to drive it, and have enough to pay for insurance, license, and the truck and trailer payment.
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Get a better broker or turn down those cheap loads.
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hauling grain vary with where you live i live in arkansas i haul grain harvest season rest of year i run reefer its money in pulling a hopper but u have to find good broker and u will be hauling everything that fit in trailer its alot of truckers where i live buy new wagons every two years and have very nice trucks its alot of rice to haul in the delta among other grains
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hauling grain vary with where you live i live in arkansas i haul grain harvest season rest of year i run reefer its money in pulling a hopper but u have to find good broker and u will be hauling everything that fit in trailer its alot of truckers where i live buy new wagons every two years and have very nice trucks too
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