Admiral Merchants Motor Freight

Admiral currently only has about 5-600 trucks leased onto them, so you're not gonna see us like a mega carrier. But my wife and I are outta Indianapolis, and never have a hard time getting freight, it's the 4th best freight location in the county. And for $100 a month you can get the full DAT load board subscription, or for $40, you can subscribe to Internet Truck Stop through a deal Admiral has with them. So you are not restricted to just the Admiral board.

And you can bring your own trailer, or you can lease one from them for $250 a week. You can talk to them about what you prefer- flat, step, or double drop. If you're interested, just call Bonnie at PHONE NUMBER REMOVED, she'll be more than happy to help answer any questions you have. And if you do sign on, tell them we talked REFERRAL INFO REMOVED

 

I see them a lot around Chicago, IN & MI. Mostly in the scrap yards or steel mills. They're certainly around, just not as plentiful as some of the larger outfits.

 

How's things going at Admiral currently? Keeping you folks busy? I'd imagine with being able to book freight off of various load boards shouldn't be all too bad?

 

I was accepted by Admiral but chose Ace Doran instead....doing great.....as far as the freight situation...just fine thank you.....all you can haul at profitable rates......(at least in the Midwest).

 

Heard Ace tarps a lot and the payment on the basic trailer(bubba) was 254$ a week I guess that’s a good price for a well set up step... But a very good company Why didn’t you go with AMMF?

 

Honestly, I was a little put off by the fact of how few AMMF trucks I see in the Midwest .....also, I’m more into hauling steel, Ace agents have contract freight out of every mill I could think of.....just thought it was a better fit for the area and commodities I want to haul......

 

Yeah we have several agents that do strictly steel, but for the most part they stick to commodities other than steel and wood. But you gotta stick with what works for you.

 

The been around for a long time , they must be doing something right , best of luck at your new job.

 

Will be putting in an app with them in a couple weeks. Hope I'm making the right decision!

 

I have an application in with Admiral. Could someone give me the good, bad, ugly, do’s & dont’s with Admiral?

Do they have discounts on maintenance/repairs, fuel etc?

What would the monthly cost be to rent a step deck from them?