New to trucking: need some advice.

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  1. TheColey00

    TheColey00 Bobtail Member

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    Hello everyone,
    Just want to give a brief description of the company i work for and want I'm looking to do. Any help and advice would be greatly appreciated. I'm recently out of the military, and have started working for a building company. We're located out of North Carolina. The owner has 7 trucks, all flat 48's and picks up his own materials. I've recently been moved to the trucking side of things where only one other person works. They've been using a load boards to get us from here to Ohio where we pick up materials.

    Right now we've been using Dat and truckstop. I don't now a lot about trucking but already enough to know I don't like relying on load boards. Especially considering we pick up materials all the time so its a day to day on what I know what we'll do. Seems most of the decent loads are gone when I'm looking the day off. Anyways, I want to get away from the load boards but don't know how. I've researched carrying for the military/government but we haven't been in business long enough(little over a year). How do you go about carrying for stores or other businesses? Owner is willing to sacrifice 5 trucks a week just to carry for other companies.

    Sorry for the long post. Like I said, any help for really help and I'm hoping to get this moving in the right direction.
     
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  3. strollinruss

    strollinruss Road Train Member

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    Go out and find some local manufacturing companies or something and get some customers direct. I could come up there and find stuff no problem. PM me and I will give you some suggestions or my number. Got to be a hustler but make sure boss is gonna give you a little bit of the action. Know what I'm saying?
     
  4. Robert85006

    Robert85006 Medium Load Member

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    I'd gain more business and trucking experience before approaching other businesses. Just as Donald Trump was at the top of his business game, he's made several rookie Presidential mistakes. Experience means money in this business. Any monkey can drive the truck, not any monkey can find light good paying loads on a consistent basis.
     
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  5. CSDixon

    CSDixon Light Load Member

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    Craigslist / State / City /Jobs / Transpotatoin. Jackpot!
     
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  6. DDlighttruck

    DDlighttruck Road Train Member

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    Transpotatoin? You want him to be a tater hauler?
     
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  7. x1Heavy

    x1Heavy Road Train Member

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    I don't think drivers are allowed to hire loads, they don't have authority.

    What you can do is find a load, call your boss with the information, let him or his people run it down. If they get hired you might be the one to haul it or someone else.

    What I usually do is when running Beer Loads, I will check the one wall of the dock and see if there are enough Empty Kegs marked St Louis MO to be returned to fill my empty trailer. Then call my dispatcher with the load tip. I usually end up waiting a hour or two as the sales people run it down with the distributor. Chance of a reload going right back to St Louis is always good all around.
     
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