mercer transportation

Where have you guys been running?

 

You're welcome @The_Gambler There is also a $30 monthly service fee, but it is worth it in my opinion. We also chose to add the Drivewyze program to our unit (like scale Prepass) and it costa an additional $11 per month--we are very happy we added that onto ours.

 

What percentage of scales would you say give you the green light with that?

 

@HalpinUout We run all over. We have been to Vegas, Washington state, Florida, Texas, Kansas, ND, etc. We are going to try one full month on the east coast starting now and see how that goes.

 

@HalpinUout I would say probably 70% of the scales are Drivewyze scales and we probably get bypasses on at least 75% of those. Supposedly they are adding more each day. A lot of our bypasses happen when scales are closed anyway, but a lot of them are open and we get to roll on past.

 

If we only get 11 bypasses a month (and we get a lot more than that), it would be worth the $11 we pay each month.

 

It sounds like you are starting like I started. Run a bit of everywhere and see what works best? East is easy and very profitable. West is seasonable and when it's hot it is very hot. I dont want to sound negative (some of my best weeks (maybe all) are out west) but it is so much easier to stay consistent out east.

 

Ya but driving east blows

 

Only if you like to work. If you're lazy and only work a few hours a day, driving east is no big deal. Traffic can take it's time, I don't care, I'll get there when I get there. I don't think I've been West of 65 in a month, maybe once.

 

Side note, I will be West of 65 with this load, stupid me going to ND, but I got a reload back out of there in time to get me home for the 4th and my birthday.