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Is there freight for Drivers with their own authority hauling dry bulk?

Discussion in 'Tanker, Bulk and Dump Trucking Forum' started by Danbo, Oct 6, 2019.

  1. Oct 6, 2019 #1
    Danbo

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    Is there freight out there for drivers with own authority hauling dry bulk on loadboards? I've fiddled with DATs board looking for Hopper bottom, pneumatic, and end dump but there seems to be very, very little at all. granted its only there demo but still. Whats the best way to find these loads?

    I have my own truck, i have insurance figured out, im just waiting to pull the trigger on getting my authority once i figure out what im going to haul and what i want to haul is dry bulk, but what little research i can do on it seems as if there isn't a market for it in my area even though i see Oakley end dumps rolling through daily.
     
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  3. Oct 6, 2019 #2
    x1Heavy

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    Once you are your own trucking company of one truck, one driver etc and everything else in between including your own drug testor, safety, application management of yourself, ELD's logs, communciations and on and on and on.

    You will find the Cement Bulk tanking is run by the Ready Mix plants themselves to save on costs of hiring outside truckers (Thats you...)
     
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  4. Oct 6, 2019 #3
    Danbo

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    i can see the logic in that, but theres more to dry bulk than just cement and there is definitely outfits out there hiring outside drivers hence oakley and A&R types running so often.
     
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  5. Oct 7, 2019 #4
    x1Heavy

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    Where we are we have Coops. Agricultural. And fly ash from power plants etc. However cement rules. I would say half or more of all bulk is cement.
     
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  6. Oct 10, 2019 #6
    Daycabinit

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    Bulkloads.com they only deal in walking floors ends and hoppers lots of loads on there
     
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  7. Oct 10, 2019 #6
    25(2)+2

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    Locally, there is sand, and a friend used to haul that long distance on hoppers, also borax. Small company in Iowa. The sand was for fracking, so I was told.
     
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  8. Oct 11, 2019 #7
    Long FLD

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    Sign up for bulkloads.com and poke around in their load board. I’m not saying it can’t be done but running around where I do I’ve yet to see a guy with one truck and his own authority pulling a pneumatic.
     
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  9. Oct 12, 2019 #7
    snowwy

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    Finding local work. So to speak. Is pretty tough these days.

    Companies that have more then 1 truck are already established with their customers.
    Customers already have their needs fullfilled with carriers.

    Used to be all kinds of ads. Not anymore. So far I've only found 2 companies hauling oil. To lease on to. But I don't think either company is worth the pot to piss in. 1 of them has fairly new trucks. The other has trucks worn down worse then what I already drive.

    The rest of what little bit is out there. Is OTR.

    I'm not even seeing container companies these days.

    I've found a loadboard that might be interesting. Out and back power only. But like you. I have no active dot # to sign up.

    I don't really want to run ELD. But if I have to. I want local or I'd consider out and back.
    I have absolutely ZERO desire to OTR.
     
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