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Discussion in 'Ask An Owner Operator' started by VoidedNull, Sep 16, 2015.

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  1. Sep 16, 2015 #1
    VoidedNull

    VoidedNull Light Load Member

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    I am curious to know which of you would take this load or which of you wouldn't.

    Weight: 5,000lb
    Product: Styrofoam Cups
    Pay: $500
    Origin: Edison, NJ
    Destination: Raleigh, NC
    Carrier: Yes, 10% cut for them
     
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  3. Sep 16, 2015 #2
    Confused

    Confused Light Load Member

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    It is 480 miles so that's a $1.04 a mile.
    PASS.
     
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  4. Sep 16, 2015 #3
    White Dog

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    481 miles for $450.00...it would depend if it was a "go home" load (if I lived in/near Raleigh), or if there was a really good paying load in/near Raleigh for a re-load.

    But just moving the load to have a load...no.
     
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  5. Sep 16, 2015 #4
    truckon

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    Sounds like lease operator pay.
     
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  7. Sep 16, 2015 #5
    VoidedNull

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    It was a load I saw on my carrier's live feed (whatever you want to call their technology to see all posted loads gathered from DAT, Truck Stop, etc and gathered price by dispatch) and saw it taken quickly by someone else (not in the company though).
     
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  8. Sep 16, 2015 #6
    fortycalglock

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    Jersey is a tough market. I haven't ran vans out of there in a decade, but most of runs to Jersey and the Northeast were deadhead back due to little or cheap freight. My home base was Harrisburg PA then and I'd run 5-7 trips east per week. If you're going to run the Northeast, you have to have a cpm average strategy. Waiting for $2.50 per mile outbound will just waste your time when you can be hauling cheap or deadheading back to pick up another good load. You have to get your money going in, just like FL or Denver.
     
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  9. Sep 16, 2015 #7
    VoidedNull

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    Yeah going to Chicago was always slightly above $1 per mile. Though out of NC or SC I haven't seen anything good, FL has been dead for me, having to run empty out of there. Though going to NJ out of Chicago been $2.80 to $3 a mile.
     
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  10. Sep 16, 2015 #8
    Bakerman

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    How much space does it take up? Can you book something else with it?
     
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  11. Sep 16, 2015 #9
    VoidedNull

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    Apparently it was a full truck load just very light due to the material the cups were made out of. My curiosity is more specific how cheap can a load get due to the light weight before it becomes nonsensical to even run it as it would break even with just running empty.
     
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  12. Sep 16, 2015 #10
    fortycalglock

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    There are a lot of guys that run to the Northeast out of SC, NC and VA on a daily basis, so the rate and how fast it went is no surprise.
     
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