Container Hauling

Discussion in 'Ask An Owner Operator' started by Tessa, Apr 8, 2014.

  1. Tessa

    Tessa Bobtail Member

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    He ran steel driving someone else's truck for years. The last guy he drove for paid 30% of what the load paid to the truck. His checks always averaged $1000. It sounds like he won't make much more owning his own & will incur even more debt with cost of repair & maintenance, hauling containers that is. I vote steel but he won't listen to me. He knows the loads, knows the dispatchers, knows the pay, he knows everything with steel. With this container company, I feel like we are jumping in with feet first, knowing absolutely nothing.
     
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  3. freightrunner

    freightrunner Heavy Load Member

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    I never hauled steel. I doubt it's a local job. He could end up over state lines and LEO's love to get older trucks. Containers mostly nearby instate away from scales. I haul containers, It's mostly long term effects (besides tires) you got to know what to haul and where. It depends on maintenance and upkeep.
     
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  4. zinita17601

    zinita17601 Road Train Member

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    he's rolling the dice,no matter how good is the pay you dont have cash in hand in case anything happen.my advice is to do containers at least he wont drive far from home and if anything happens it will be easy to repower the load.is the steel hauling job is local(200 miles radius)?
     
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  5. Tessa

    Tessa Bobtail Member

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    Yes the steel is local, the furthest he went was La Verne (spelling?) TN. And we live 15 miles from where he loads.
     
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  6. zinita17601

    zinita17601 Road Train Member

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    if the steel is local thats the way i'll go and pray nothing happens till i can build an emergency fund.
     
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  7. zinita17601

    zinita17601 Road Train Member

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    hauling steel in the midwest he should at least take $2000 home after everything
     
  8. bullhaulerswife

    bullhaulerswife Forum Leader/Admin Staff Member Administrator

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    DOT love the container guys around here. They set up on the access roads to their facility. They get a double whammy there, the hoppers and the containers on that road. LOL
     
  9. zinita17601

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    poorly maintained chassis,owners skipping on maintenace.guaranteed income for the state.
     
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  10. kw550cat

    kw550cat Medium Load Member

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    Out of Ohio there are many options apart from containers depending on where you are. I know lots of loads of trash come out from Long Island on either flatbeds or walking floors and go out to west PA/Ohio. Then there are loads of steel that come out of Ohio and Indiana that you can haul. If you don't mind sleeping in the truck and working Monday to Friday, as well as keeping that door closed and hammer down, then you can make good money with steel. That's what I did out of Jersey.
     
  11. dude6710

    dude6710 Road Train Member

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    Yeah they did that for 4 months last summer in Mn. Was getting old but all he cared about was weight and if people slid the sliders or not. Easy tickets. I drove by them 6+ times a day during that and never inspected. Just don't haul around junk.
     
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