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Might get lucky on the listing on here. Also might get lucky on Craigslist posting as well depending on if anyone looks at them anymore. You will need to do more posting on here as well to be able to send someone a PM. Also when you post that the broker offers pretty poor rates that is not a good thing to bring up for an owner operator that you might want to work with. He is not gonna work cheaper than the brokers are but will keep the middle man out.

If it was me I would try and find out whom in the area is an owner operator and contact them for the business.

 

Theres several trucking companies around the area that might help you out if you called them.

 

What is your definition of “poor rates”?

 

I did not figure you was trying to insult anyone, just pointing out the words don't go well with owner ops. Ha Ha Wish you luck as it can be done pretty easy if your rate is decent for someone to do it.

 

run a search for Owner Op’s or small trucking companies in your area and then solicit them for a bid.

you’ll need to be a little more specific than “from time to time”. Let them send you bids & go from there. If any aren’t interested, ask them if they know of anybody in the are who might be.

As an owner op, i have gained a lot of work from customers who approached me, either because they saw my truck around town or because they called another local owner op who told them he couldn’t help right now but to call me as i may have interest in the job.

 

You are in a desirable area for a flatbed to bring freight to. It should be easy to arrange for fright coming from Missouri and Texas, not sure about ID, one would need to be sure he has that load before even going there.