I'm just curious for those of you that run short loads how you set them up. For example a lot of guys say they run short freight and they are home every night or almost every night.
So do you run something short like a hundred miles and just come back when you are empty? How many miles do you actually travel to be home every day or almost every day? Do you run a short load like 50 miles and then try to pick up another load that crosses Homebase on the way out of there? What is your mileage range and how do you figure getting home?
Also, since you are doing a minimum of one load per day, how much of your week do you pre-book? If you are booking I assume 5, 6, 7 or more loads per week that must be a lot of phone calls to try to find good rates.
If anyone cares to share, what is the difference between your local revenue and someone who tends to travel farther?
Running short loads
Discussion in 'Freight Broker Forum' started by Dino soar, Jun 19, 2019.
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That's good to know, but if he only charges you for half the day, what does he do with the rest of his day?
It would be okay if he charged you $500 and it was 4 hours, and he could go somewhere else for another 4 hours and get another $500...
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Stacking and running short loads takes a lot of work in planning and negotiating.
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Broker yesterday sent me an email about a local shipment 100 miles paying $400. I know the shipper and they were paying the broker $750. Broker trying to profit $350. I told the shipper about it.mp4694330, Rideandrepair and zmster2033 Thank this. -
I have been running local lately and has been working out decently. I have a few brokers that I work with regularly after establishing relationships and will try to fill in some runs via the load board. The tricky part is finding loads where everyone is on the ball and doesn't hold you up. There have been days where I have completed 3 loads in a day when all goes well. There are the rare times where I get screwed because a shipper will hold you up for 6 hours and this plan does not work out well. I typically am booking day of though and look for runs that are straight through deliveries.
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