Am I the only one? Cheap loads...

You're 100% correct in that statement. Problem is, too many expect the 1,500 mile loads to pay at the same per-mile rate as the 80 mile loads. Apples and oranges. But if the rate for the 80 mile load is too cheap, why are you wasting time complaining about that load and not out knocking on doors negotiating your own business if brokers are "so out of touch"?

America is still a capitalist country and the most desirous place in the world to live and work hard and fight for a more prosperous future, and as such you get what you pay for, and you're paid what you make yourself worth. If you have a problem with that, then I don't know else to tell you.

 

I read numbers like that you guys need 2 dollars per mile.

When you got your own truck and trailer, when you got all the worries of getting yourself a load and the worries when you will get paid for it, when you have to take care of your own licenses, insurance, fuel cards etc, I wouldn't want to do it for less then 3 bucks a mile...

 

How about a combo technique to keep the revenue rolling in?
Run short until you find and get your long load setup. When you are unable to get a return setup, run short until you can.

 

Yep, that's smart thinking..!!

Long haul gives you the revenue, short haul gives you the higher dollars per mile..!!

In the good old days I worked out of the port of Antwerp. Long haul into France was nice, but per mile it wasn't good enough. But doing loads in the Antwerp area for a couple of days made up for that...

 

You can stop RIGHT THERE. They, as well as Allan Lund are on my no-call list. Thanks for playing.

 

Exactly. My day would be better spent fixing those little naggy things on the truck that I've been putting off because I'd been to busy to deal with them.

 

That's how we did it. Once people in the areas you run get to know you they will keep you going short for as long as you need to if you do a good job for them. In the meantime you can be working on your next long load.

 

You can't be serious, can you..??

 

Ok, so which is better - a 900 mile run that pays $2000 to the truck, or a 200 mile run that pays $1200 to the truck?

 

Depends on where you are and where you wanna go but when I start home you can get me that 1200 dollar run for 200 miles for five days a week...

I'll be making 6000 bucks a week for 2000 miles and be home every night...