What are some rates for 5 ton Expedite trucks?

I've seen people bidding on gigs to run U.S. Mail in their trucks. Not sure how that might work in Canada.

For a while where I used to live in Northern Michigan, there was a specialty outfit that did linehaul for medical stuff like McKesson.

I worked for a similar outfit contracted with a company called Fast Lane trying to run both office supplies and also Pharmacy Drugs.

It might be a matter of finding a local niche outside of the longhaul Expediting. Not sure if anything like Medical Courier is worth looking into or is straight truck might be overkill.

 

I know the service manager of the local Mercedes dealer. He says those sprinters are the biggest pain in the rear he has. Constantly breaking down. He hates them lol.

 

If your interested in a 26' with lift gate look into the HINO 268A.
HINO MEDIUM DUTY MODEL 268A

They offer a 200k warranty compared to 140k from other truck outfits.

You can find them used with box and lift gate attached. Also look into temperature controlled box. That is also needed on loads.

Look into freight forwarding service companies. You maybe able to help on logistics. Do some Google searches find the place most these smaller local. Companies pull loads from.

Example : small pallet needing pickup from airport to delivery location.

Good luck

 

Would help to know what area of Canada you're in. Very different demands from west to east coast. At the end of the day I think it's really going to be about how much you want to get out there and make yourself known.

The days of companies hiring the most motivated and diligent o/o are kinda over, but you might just have some luck.

Sprinters (both the Dodge and Mercedes variant) are a complete waste of money. As mentioned above there's significant service/maintenance issues, and they don't hold value worth a darn. VW used to have a similar version here but I believe payload would be an issue.

 

Ok here are a few things.

First off van freight, cargo van freight is a big pia since the FedEx/express-1/panther wars.

$1.50 a mile is good, but that means you have to do 200 miles a day.

I don't know what you would expect, $1.50 is still what many owners of big trucks get but that's not really important, your expenses should be cheap. I haven't seen $3 a mile for a straight truck in 12 years.

And finally I suggest you go to www.expeditersonline.com go there and ask what can be done.

By the way, I know people with million mile sprinters. No lie, they are out there.