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Completed a $19,000 dryvan load. Highest paying dryvan load?

Discussion in 'Ask An Owner Operator' started by Pacific Islander, May 10, 2019.

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  1. May 10, 2019 #1
    Pacific Islander

    Pacific Islander Light Load Member

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    Well, after a week of careful consideration, I thought I would share a load I completed last week. A normal load around 900 miles with 2 days to deliver.

    I imagine I possibly just saved the broker from losing this account. It's also possible that it was a mistake, meaning to be $1900 instead. If so it was a very costly one. Nevertheless it was not caught thanks to everything being automated.

    Anybody ever do a dryvan load paying more than this? In the year I have been an owner operator the only loads I ever seen pay this much are oversized.

    Did I just hit the holy grail of dryvan loads?
     
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  3. May 10, 2019 #2
    86scotty

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    Dang, that's crazy and could actually happen with automated brokers, but they'd catch it eventually. My biggest was $5k, 2 drop load from Montana to NC, dry van, and it was about #2000 and only took up 15' of trailer though they sold it as a FTL.
     
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  4. May 10, 2019 #3
    starmac

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    I hope this doesn't get contested. lol

    I have actually hauled a couple of 19,000 dry van loads, actually power only, but in dry vans, but they were from florida to fairbanks, the great part was I also got to move them back and forth between fairbanks and anchorage several times over the next two years, then took them back to florida. Made bookoo bucks with the same two loads before it was said and done. lol
     
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  5. May 10, 2019 #4
    D.Tibbitt

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    most cr england lease purchase guys make more than that
     
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  7. May 10, 2019 #5
    Pacific Islander

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    I saw a load 6 months ago on the DAT board for $22,000 dryvan from Miami to Anchorage, but the catch was it was round-trip, almost 10,000 miles! So yeah, I can definitely see those rates to Alaska. Sadly, the show Ice Road Truckers ruined that lane for me.

    Other than that, the only other $20k+ loads I seen are heavy haul. I have been tinkering about jumping over to that but have no experience. Was even thinking of leasing on to ATS for some experience.
     
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  8. May 10, 2019 #6
    SteveScott

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    I imagine there are some specialized hazmat loads that pay that amount and more. My cousin is a terminal manager for a hazmat carrier in Ohio, and they frequently have some crazy high paying loads.
     
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  9. May 10, 2019 #7
    walkeriam

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    It could have been a mistake on brokers end but you excepted the load and they didn't catch it till you were in motion and they had to eat it. That's my guess, because I've ran that load for considerably less. Merry Christmas!
     
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  10. May 10, 2019 #8
    Gdog66223

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    Sounds great and all, BUT have you gotten paid yet? Uber pays in 7 days so did they actually pay you the $19,000
     
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  11. May 10, 2019 #9
    Loadassisen

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    I said factor that load asap and run for hills lol.
     
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  12. May 10, 2019 #10
    whoopNride

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    On that lane from that shipper it was more likely to be $900 on 884 miles.
     
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