On a drop and hook delivery always ask the agent about empty availability at the rcvr. I'm stranded in South Carolina for 3 days due to there being no empties and the receiver won't give an ETA for unload on my drop. That's just insane. I had a great week pre-planned and lost it all due to lack of empties. Just something I wish I knew before I booked this load. Also book ahead because if you wait, especially at the end of the week, zero freight until Monday. I was all excited about things. This very first load was a wake up call.
Advice to new Landstar bco's booking loads
Discussion in 'Landstar' started by kanidana, Oct 20, 2023.
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If it was supposed to be a D&H I would have dropped the loaded trailer. No MT's??? Oh, ok, I'll just go somewhere else to get an MT. Why sit around for 3 days? Here's another tip. Just because someone says there AREN'T any empties doesn't mean there aren't any. I've had guards tell me that and I ask if I can go and look anyway and end up finding one.
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Sometimes a breakdown on someone else will allow you to do that load.
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