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Discussion in 'Ask An Owner Operator' started by 49players, Aug 9, 2019.

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johnnyman1099 said: ↑

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.
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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.
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$600 for 150mi round trip one stop.

$600 base price for 150 mi round trip, $100 per stop after the 1st and excluding the final (the return to the starting point)

Otherwise the run is a waste of time.

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I am grossing around $4800 a week now before any expenses leased to a good company I have ZERO complaints with. AG is saying low end drivers making 2500-2800 with ambitious drivers bringing home up to 4500 after fuel and they cover insurance. I have asked several times how many miles drivers are getting and they just answer with how much you will make. Its easy math at 1.50-1.60 a mile I would have to do better than 3000 miles to top what I have now.
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Sorry Bub, i wouldn’t work that hard for that little. 3,000mi/wk wears a truck out pretty quick. That’s a lot of work for you & your truck...the money needs to be better by a lot to do that. I would be looking at an absolute minimum of $2.50mi. Just saying.

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49players said: ↑

Most of these are 400 or 500 miles apart I am understanding and good light loads but just a little nervous
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I would stay where your at.

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I second that. Stay where you are. That Amazon is not paying enough when you add everything in. Sometimes the grass looks greener over there. Because that's where the sep tank is.

mover man, Aug 11, 2019

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99% of amazon trailers are being pulled by megas or foreigners.. what does that tell you? I have never dealt with amazon but driving past some of their d.c. look like complete zoo’s.. I’d imagine it to be about like a Walmart dc on steroids with a yard full of mega’s and foreigners lol

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win-some-loose-less said: ↑

99% of amazon trailers are being pulled by megas or foreigners.. what does that tell you? I have never dealt with amazon but driving past some of their d.c. look like complete zoo’s.. I’d imagine it to be about like a Walmart dc on steroids with a yard full of mega’s and foreigners lol
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I still say the op should stay where he is. But I have no idea where your seeing 99% Of Amazon being pulled by megas and foreigners. I see mostly older white guys, and younger black guys pulling them. For companies I cant remember thier name. But not megas ot Russian abdual ski

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I am staying where I am. The only mega I have seen pulling is JB Hunt and all the others seem to be a different company. Stelle is only name I have noticed to be same on 4 trucks.

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I pulld for them on a local route in Cincinnati for about 2 months i had a weakly minimum I would make but I wouldn't go there as a o/o to much trouble getting trailers that places don't want to give up and alot of waiting and calling to see what they want done to make sure I got paid if I needed to bobtail to next stop probably spent 4 or 5 hours driving a day and they rest waiting and calling

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johnnyman1099 said: ↑

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.
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I'm from stockton That's achievable in 1 day. Definitely not half a day. Also depends on time of day as well

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Op did you ever switch? I been talking to him also

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