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Is the dry van freight soft where your at?

Discussion in 'Report A BAD Trucking Company Here' started by prisoner61786, Dec 10, 2015.

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  1. Dec 10, 2015 #1
    prisoner61786

    prisoner61786 Bobtail Member

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    I am looking for some outside prospective. I have been noticing a large decrease in miles and a lot more CH Robertson freight. I'm not doing the kind of miles I once have done. I have been out for two weeks now and this week and last week have only been 1800 miles,I train so there are two in the truck it seems to me that this holiday season is turning out to be a slow one. The weeks prior to thanksgiving I was struggling to pick up 2500 miles a week. So is my ship sinking or is it just a slow economy
     
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  3. Dec 10, 2015 #2
    orangepicker

    orangepicker Road Train Member

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    my mile as a solo driver have been the same 2800 a week i haven't seen an up tick for the holidays. plus i'm doing more C.H. loads
     
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  4. Dec 10, 2015 #3
    MACK E-6

    MACK E-6 Moderator Staff Member

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    Here in the LTL world, we're busy as can be.
     
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  5. Dec 10, 2015 #4
    Tropsnart

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    Online shopping is taking flight. The big ltl's are busy as can be including contracting with many outside firms just to keep up. Bet Amazon posts some ginormouse profits this year.
     
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  7. Dec 10, 2015 #5
    prisoner61786

    prisoner61786 Bobtail Member

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    In the past we would pick up more ups or fedex freight at this time but none to be seen. I was suspecting my company was losing contracts
     
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  8. Dec 10, 2015 #6
    Steel Dragon

    Steel Dragon Road Train Member

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    Simple economics.
    Low wages,less disposable income,low freight movement.
    Looks like after Christmas sales,will be booming.
    The reason I got into trucking..low wages and part time work.
    Getting the house and car notes paid,is my main objective.
    Not much left over.
     
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  9. Dec 10, 2015 #7
    MACK E-6

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    Amazon has a warehouse near here keeping us busy.
     
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  10. Dec 10, 2015 #8
    flyingmusician

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    The private fleet I drive for hasn't slowed one bit with no shortage of backhauls to get us back towards the DC's for another outbound load.

    I'm still doing 3000+ a week.

    Guys at my previous common carrier have been a little off but they're still getting 25-2800 a week.
     
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  11. Dec 11, 2015 #9
    PaganDevil

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    Not slowing down for me, I'm running my ### off. Week I left the house was a bit slow with only 2100, starting next week with a 1400 to do by Sunday.
     
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  12. Dec 11, 2015 #10
    DriveSafe18

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    I would suggest getting with a company that does both Dry Van and Refrigerated. When we had the recession back in 2008 the drivers that hauled Reefer were not as severely impacted as the drivers that worked for companies that only hauled dry vans. You want to be able to haul a variety of freight to be in the best position.
     
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