Breakdown under load?

Depends on the broker. I'm curious to see what responses you get but I can assume you're going to get a lot of different ones because it depends on the freight, location, broker, etc.

You're going to lose money, that I can assure you. I dread the day this happens to me.

 

Been there as a company driver, not an O/O.

Gotta do what ya gotta do. You made a commitment to that load, and you probably want to keep that customer happy. Customers really like reliability.

Rent a Ryder? Find a friend you trust (and pay them, of course)? If it came through a broker, communicate with the broker and provide options like cross-docking the load to someone else's trailer? Rescheduling the load (better under a non-perishable like toilet paper, "oh god save me" under produce)?

Fact is breakdowns suck. Breaking down under a load sucks even more. And is incredibly expensive one way or another.

 

Last time I broke down under load the delivery appt was rescheduled 48 Hrs later . It all depends on the load and who your pulling for .

 

Yea but fact is breakdowns happen. No carrier out there is immune to them. Sure customers want reliability but they HOPEFULLY are realistic that things happen.

I think the answer depends on who you are pulling for. I blew a tire carrying those huge rolls of paper for IP, my carrier called them and they said "Oh that's ok, just get it here whenever you can." If you're pulling a hot or high value load, I would say that a T call is most likely going to happen.

I was an hour late and they unloaded me the moment I bumped the dock. Not a thing was said.

 

It happens.
Unless it's reefer goods there is no real rush. Most things are scheduled with 1 week of give or take.
Or unless it's fuel or uazmat? Than you may want to re power.
It's the 4th of July tomorrow not many customers open. Except Walmart.

 

Tires are a small job. Couple of hours average if you are stuck on the road waiting.

I think the OP was talking a major BREAKDOWN, like the engine fell out of the truck or something like that. One of those breakdowns where repair time gets measured in days or weeks.

 

Well that would depend on the urgency of the load and the individual receiver. There is no one answer to that question.

 

If it's tires that went bad.
And your tires are not new just buy 2 virgin non patch or plug tires.
If that's what's going on.