Another one down.
Discussion in 'Ask An Owner Operator' started by Mountaintrucker4302, Jan 1, 2020.
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Most of the carriers that have shut down have been dry van outfits. Dry van is the most cut throat of all the trailers when it comes to rates, and all these outfits have been in the race to the bottom on both rates and quality of drivers for a couple of decades. Hard to change course after this long, ya know?
Especially when your customers have zero respect for the service you provide, and only see the cost. Dry van carriers have been fighting to shave pennies for as long as I have been driving. All to keep customers who will break contracts (without repercussion, no less) over a two cent per mile savings.
Honestly, I cannot see how Owner Operators make it dragging a dry van. I'll keep my flat deck, thanks. -
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There ARE flatbed carriers that should have shut down (P&S, Western Express, any number of Chicago-based flatbed carriers), but they all seem to keep trucking on despite everything going on. -
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Flatbed, on the other hand, has been SCREAMING for COMPETENT drivers for the last few years. These darned rookies are creating chaos out there, and we need some good, solid, experienced hands to come in and do it right.PPDCT, mp4694330 and stayinback Thank this. -
Why? Well you know why.
Your right,Nobody wants to Fight the weather, Sweat Blood, and work hard.
NuCor Steel Will take Carriers directly (minimum 5 trucks) in a Heartbeat.jamespmack and brsims Thank this. -
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Nucor also has some of the worst crap rates I've ever seen, at least out on the north kentucky mill. I realize that is raw steel coils, but come the #### on! I cannot and will not pay for the "priviledge" of hauling Nucor's coil to the customer!
Nucor runs cheap carriers and novice o/o's cause anyone with more than six months experience knows to avoid them like a leper colony.jamespmack Thanks this. -
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