Is my pricing out of line...

I think you have to price them that way.

 

If they know you are coming back empty try to help that. As far as the other follow your gut

 

Just took a load to Tucson from Phx for $600 directly to jobsite, came back empty. Shipper crying, why is it so expensive?
I say, cause you call me Monday for a hot load for Tuesday!

 

That's ok. I cannot count that low in mileage with the little ones (Please no offense, All trucking is righteous...) you seem to make a good profit particulary the 150 mile overnight.

 

CHEAP FREIGHT!

Guess I don't know enough about van-kept getting calls from a local shipper for van work, now I have one. Called me Thursday asking about Friday. I was booked. They asked what kinda $ I'd charge for it (92loaded miles I think it came out to) $1,000; + detention after 1 hour- if you give me 3 days heads up. Otherwise: $1,450 plus detent.. Real quiet....
"Is that in your wheelhouse for pricing?"
Oh, no not at all
"Well that's what I'm charging, good luck n talk to you on the next one!"


Lmao

I don't need any customers that don't have any money to spend!

 

So 1450 on three day notice? He ran?

There is one thing about freight, always someone hungry and willing to undercut you.

I wonder if there are many competition in your area? I would think so.

 

$1450 with 1 day notice
$1000 with 3 day notice


Guess a lot of guys think ct is a bad market so they'll take any bad price they can get

 

Prices look good to me. 300 mi round trip, no overnight pretty good. The other with at least one overnight is decent. Especially if you can snag a backhaul once in awhile. These days you are fortunate to get those rates.

 

Here is another thing every time you go to that dead area always look on the load board. I have been coming down thru a area that once in a blue moon has something on the load board. Well three weeks ago I called on a load a boom it is railroad freight they have stuff going back up my way. Two weeks in a row and tomorrow I will be calling them again because I am in their area. Their stuff hardly gets to the load board because they have people calling them. You just never know.