Central Dispatch Rates Seem A Bit Low ?

When haulers are busy and cars to move are many, you can bump the price by negotiating with the broker. The cars listed on Central is what is left after haulers with the cozy deals get the cream of the crop and what is left over is listed on Central. Add in all the haulers who heard there is big money in car hauling so they went out and bought a 6 or 7 car high mount trailer and others who had a dually and bought a 3 car wedge etc. With the trailer you have and can only haul one car, you are extremely limited. Look for dealers who need a vehicle moved on a dealer trade, bring one out, bring another back. Haulers who run 3 car trailers often fail, so the percentage for you is not very good. A one car enclosed at least can move high end vehicles that usually pay better. Good Luck.

 

First of all yes the prices on CD are what I like to call their "wishful thinking" price. They would love for you to haul that cheap but it's up to you (and all of us) not to.

Second do yourself a favor and sell that whole setup asap. You are doing nothing but putting miles on that truck and depreciating it faster than you can make money. I really hope that you did not buy that truck new because if you did you could have spent half the money on a pre emissions tractor and used 6 car and been way better off

 

How on earth are you making any money on a single car setup? Please do not tell me you watched "Shipping Wars" and thought those guys are making money. Run, don't walk from that setup. To answer your question, yes Central Dispatch is the left overs. It is a good way to get started because most of it is COD. However, ween yourself off that as soon as you can. I ran off of Central from CA to TX twice a month for three years with an eight car trailer. After a while it got too cheap and I got tired of competing with every Eastern European car hauler in the world. The rates were just on a race to the bottom. Maybe find a new-car carrier with a railhead or assembly plant near you and sub haul for them

 

I agree with the above comments. They are trying to bash you for what you decided to do simply trying to help you before you get upside down. If you don't want to run a Class 8 truck and like the 1 or 2 car deal, get a rollback. That would give you way more options as far as what you could do. You could still pick up vehicles for the auction. You would also be able to get inop's for them without any issue. You could also then pick up for places like Copart etc. The one car trailers are "toy haulers" meaning someone's garage queen etc.

 

You don't understand, it will not work out. The only way this ends with your current setup is you owning a worn out truck that is worth nothing that you have sunk thousands into and MAYBE you managed to make minimum wage after all expenses.

If you don't have the cash or credit to buy a proper setup(I recommend a 4 car at very least and a pre egr tractor) then bow out now and try again when you do. I realize that sounds mean but there is no happy ending here.

 

I am looking to do a 3 car haul. Wanted to do something small like yourself. I've read that even a 3 car haul is difficult to make money with. Central Dispatch was where I was going to start. I hope things change with them.

 

You have a better chance of moving in with Sofia Vergara as opposed to CD changing for the better.