How do I find Oversize Shippers?

Superhauler · Dec 31, 2015

Rontonio said: ↑

Did almost 65% DH last month - Birmingham to AZ via Houston to Eastern Kansas and the Vegas to AZ. Pretty ugly......now just sitting in AZ having to go meet the soon to be ex-wife to sign more #### papers. Would have been easier if she would have just snuck up behind me and shot me
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Happy effing new year to you huh? Be safe Ron.

Rontonio · Dec 31, 2015

Happy New Year to you Russell!

Yeah, wonder why I Hate holidays...

On a positive note should be in the mid 70s over the week end

sandman1976 · Dec 18, 2016

DaveLV said: ↑

Here's to big dreams. First of all you will need to have an established relationship with the manufacturer. Who ever builds the product. I have a total of 4 customers I handle logistics for. You will have to have a proven record with them. You will have to have the ability to move their product efficiently and get it to the destination without damage. There are times when you won't be able to move all loads so the overflow has to be handled with the efficiency asbif you are moving it yourself. I handle all from route surveys, permitting, cranes, police and escorts. Everything tobget it from A to B. I handle brokering to outside carriers. I do only broker to 1 or 2 truck operators, I will not give a load to Dailey, ATS, Warren, TMC etc. I do not charge a broker fee. I get paid to handle logistics. I also have my own trucks moving the loads. If you want to find your own customers you first have to establish that relationship. No amount of phone calls is going to even get you left overs. Large jobs usually entail a bid sheet. They give you a list of every load. You look at dimensions weight distance to site etc. And put your best price in there. If you have no idea what a 600k lb load costs to move you can screw yourself before you even put it on a trailer. If you think you are going to broker OD freight because of the higher rates they demand and are going to be able to skim a larger chunk, think again. You could get stuck holding a load and not moving it. I am always on site at delivery. I always pay my brokered trucks on the spot via comcheck. If they have damage I have a 10 day period for net. But I do hand them 50%. This was how I learned back from my dad and grandfather. My grand father started and basically owned the Chicago steel lane so everyone would trip lease load coil and deliver here. They would come turn in their signs and paperwork and get their check. Some of you probably don't even know what trip lease is. That's way back before deregulation. Anyway if you don't know what to do it is probably best to not try out of the blue. Get a job with a company that has an open deck division. Start with flat bedding move to steps. Eventually RGN, then if you are still around try some big stuff.
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DAVE WHAT PART OF THE COUNTRY ARE U BASED OUT OF? I AM LOOKING TO WORK UNDER SOME ESTABLISHED PEOPLE IN HEAVY HAUL.

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