AG-XP pulling Amazon trailers

What area will you be running for Amazon's freight ?

 

I don’t talk after fuel or other expenses. Everybody’s numbers are different. Give me real no bs gross numbers. How much can you expect to gross driver???

 

I was going to haul for a broker setup with Amazon freight in northern California but chose not to because the sample loads sounds crappy.

Real sample loads goes like this.
$600 for 150 total miles all drop and hook. At first glance, it sounds great. But here were the details.

Stop#1, pickup trailer in Stockton, CA. Stop#2, drop and hook in Tracy, CA. Stop #3, drop and hook San Jose, CA. Stop #4, drop and hook Fremont, CA
Stop#5, final in Tracy, CA.

All these drop and hook for $600. Broker claims i can do them all in half day. Bull Sh i t t. California Bay area traffic is horrible.

 

Now, if it was one drop and hook for a set price, then it may sound attractive. But in California, they want you to do many many drop and hook for a price. In other words, each drop and hook might only pay $50 to $100 all inclusive with no detention. So what if you are getting $4/mile if it takes you many hours to earn than $50.

 

When I was dragging van trailers around I could drop and hook in 15min, providing I didn't have to search for my new trailer. So you've got, on the outside, 1.5hrs of cranking dolly handles.... I'd say that's not bad, if it's really $4/mi freight.
Heck, there was one d&h I did at Walmart in hurricane that only took 5min. I had a wager going with the guard shack on how quickly I could be back out of there. Half mile to trailer yard, half mile back up and the drop/hook in the middle. I was the only truck in the DC that morning.

 

Have you seen how busy Amazon Distributions centers are ? They are busy. You must first line up, check in at front gate, then go to dispatch. Then wait for load to be ready since most loads are just in time loads that may be ready early or late. I doubt you can get in and out in less than an hour at each stop. I am curious how much the pay is for the longer runs.

As to the run above, that 150 mile during morning hours will take minimum 6 to 8 hours of drive time not including drop and hook at customer. This is why they pay $4/mile. I doubt they will pay this rate on a one drop load with no traffic.