Mercer Question

That makes sense.
I guess it's just something you get used to by watching the board and determining how to play the game. Must be nice to get the call from a very, very desperate agent lol
Thanks

 

What I do is if I'm going to a known hot area then I'm a little reluctant in booking ahead until I get an above avg load. I've yet to wait for a money load that paid over the top. I've booked them but I guess I was lucky in getting them. If I see a load that pays avg going to another hot area then I'm def booking it ahead. Once you figure out the system then it's easier. Sometimes I may book a load that pays real good without something going to that area and gamble in finding something going that way. But I only do that on lanes I know pretty well

 

No offense was ever taken or intended. Many guys here had
their numbers. And your reasons for coming over are understandable.

Personally I try and stay Booked several loads out. Plenty of people here do 1 at a time. It seems they tend to sit a little longer but maybe it just seems that way to me.

Either way, welcome aboard. Hope it's a good fit for you.

 

I'm leased to a different carrier, but I run mostly east west. I'm booked now from NY to Wa, then Or to Ct. Does Mercer have much freight out of the NY, CT, MA area? I've thought of moving over a couple times but don't see much in my home 20 on their public loadboard

 

Well I do a lot of coast to coast or at least East West. I kind of have to as I live out west. There may be some truth to the north south statement but I do pretty well. I'm pretty sure no matter how you want to run you can cut out a little niche for yourself.

 

Same exact thing happen to my cousin right there in AL. He had a nice direct customer getting him out at 2.15 ( he's leased on to a carrier so that's his cut) then all of a sudden and medium size carrier came in and cut the rate to 1.50-1.60 he said he couldn't afford that as a one truck show. So he stopped pulling it.

 

It has happened to me many times, especially in the winter months. The large flatbed carriers cut rates to make payments/payroll in slow months. When spring/summer comes they disappear, all of a sudden they don't want to haul that cheap. Next winter they come crawling back cutting rates again.