Trying the Pre-Plan experiment

Why do you waste time with those nothing loads out of Florida? You're spinning your wheels for 3 & 4 days on nothing going to the northeast. You will tie your trucks up all day or overnight for $300? You can deadhead to a better area overnight or even in a half a day and equal or even better that revenue. I always wondered who the carriers were that would go from one low rate area like Florida to another low rate area like NJ and MD. How do you make money like this??? Before you start preplanning maybe you should focus more on how to better position your trucks. This is wrong in so many ways not profitable at all.

 

Hell yes it’s better. Then once you get there don’t take loads into other lousy areas. Those six loads you have for your two trucks. I wouldn’t have booked any of those loads.

 

That's what I hate about going to Miami unless the payoff is big. I normally don't go further south than Orlando. But yes your better reload options are in Atlanta. I go to TN but I live in TN. Right,now neither Atlanta nor TN have anything to offer that's off the charts awesome. But you can certainly do much better there than you can in Florida. And look, I'm not dead set against hauling a lower paying load but you can't be tying up your equipment for 3 and 4 days on garbage like that. If you're going to take a cheap one it needs to be as quick and painless as possible and for heavens sake ends up in a better area. If its going to eat a bunch of time skip it and move empty to a better area asap no hesitating.

 

I hope this continues. It will be an interesting read and good way to learn.

 

I saw a load from Jacksonville, FL to ID, thought this was good, till I read the notes re deadhead...Pays $3,800 ( for 2700 miles). Normal 90 day avg was $4500

Gotta deadhead to NC

 

Not to sound like a jerk, but you got hosed on each and every one of those loads. What type of equipment are you who using I'm assuming a van? But seriously you've got to learn it was some negotiating tactics or what Freight Lanes to stay out of.
Remember this game is not about the miles it's about the time. A trip that's going to take your driver 9 hours to complete oftentimes will be much more profitable the one that will take 3 days.
Get out of the company driver mindset that more miles equals more money. A truck that is running 3000 plus miles per week will burn much more fuel than a truck that only turns 2400 miles a week. With your average Freight rate showing, that 3000 mile week is only worth $4,200 to $4600. That is not even worth the time or the effort.
Part of our trip planning process is to stay out of dead areas like Miami. The willingness to take whatever is available for garbage rates is exactly why the rates their stay so low. There is no incentive for the price to change. Planning ahead for several days or even a week is a great tool. I typically stay planned for a week in advance. This current week I'm only running about 2400 miles total. The total gross however is $5,500.
Remember it's not just about what we earn it's also what we keep. Running those few miles I'm only burning about $800 worth of fuel.

 

I think the OP lives in Miami according to his profile so that’s probably why he started in Miami.