CDN freight rates

If you had any reefer rates leaving AB to points south and what the going rates are for them. The only stuff coming out of there (potatoes or hay) pays very little ... I usually go empty into Washington to load. All I can find is potatoes from Vilna ab to WA for usually about 3.00 per cwt. There is hay (which I won't do again - damaged the chute) for anywhere from 1100 to 1300 depending who you get the load from - from east of Calgary .. can't remember city to WA. Sometimes loads of meat out of Red Deer, but even those are about 1.50 per mile. Not worth the hassle to me. On occasion I will do a cheap load of peat moss, but the only reason is it has almost no empty miles from where I deliver and goes right into where I get my good loads. The peat moss pays me about 1.35 per mile, every mile.

I am growing tired of the running all over the place. I have seen what I wanted to see and now moving into going to get the direct, repeat customer idea. Not quite there yet, but it is in my future.

 

How about buying the Peat Moss and selling it say in Phoenix in April. I recall a Canadian setting up at the Metro Shopping Centre and in less than 4 hours the load was sold out.

 

Friend of mine did that years ago after the receiver refused the load and he ended up with a lot more money in his pocket than he would have just trucking it.

 

Remember this, Cheap Rates are like Illegal Drugs, learn to say NO !!!!! If only more carriers did, the rates would go up.

 

Always going to be another trucker in line to haul the freight for even cheaper if one guy says no. Sad reality now....

 

So very true , been like that since the days of Horse drawn Freight wagons always someone doing it cheaper.