Drop Trailers both ends multiple cities

I don’t think you are understanding what I’m talking about.

I’ve been trucking for 11 yrs and have 9 trucks and 13 trailers. But no I have never worked for another company except my own. I understand how drop trailers work, what I wasn’t understanding is how it’s cost affective to put them all into place when you start a new relationship.

I appreciate you trying to help though, I really do.

 

Thanks, so maybe due to the massive volume, and good rates, combined with having trucks and trailers all over the country anyway, tha it’s cost affective to just get it done.

I figured these types of runs are very competitive but maybe not since it requires such huge resources.

 

Kind of got me thinking... if a mega is losing an account and they have 30+ trailers places somewhere. I wonder if they call other companies near that location and try to undercut the other Meg’s this way they can just shuttle all the units over to the new location. Sort of like a race to the bottom happens on the spot market.

Man that’s wild on the truck to trailer ratio. I thought having maybe 20% more trailers was good but then I don’t hardly ever do drop trailers either. Can’t even fathom having 300% more. I’m surprised this potential customer sent over all of these lanes with drops on both ends if they are under contract. Maybe it’s to gauge the next go around in negotiations. I think I’ll only be quoting the live/live ones which is maybe 10% of what they sent over but probably aren’t locked into contracts.

Thanks.

 

I wonder what they do when there is a downturn of freight and all of a sudden they don’t need 20% of them? How in the heck could you find parking for say 5 or 10,000 trailers?

Maybe that’s another race to the bottom scenario where they undercut just to have them at customers vs finding parking?

Edit: Makes sense on the ELD and why trailer orders have been through the roof. Little guys plus megas buying.