I should post some offers on the I-5 corridor going south from WA/OR to Los Angeles. The rates are the same, if not less, as they have been for years. Why? Because trucking companies are trying to get their trucks back down to the L.A. market on the round trip, where I've seen rates out of L.A. to Seattle going for up to 4k to 5k on a dry van. Most of the trucks I see hauling lumber loads out of here to L.A. are not White Volvos either
ELD Mandate....Any O/O's left the business because of it?
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I'm sure part of it has to do with the regulatory effect on the market, however, I'm sure part of it is the learning curve you've gone through, learning how to work smarter as an owner operator.spyder7723 and TallJoe Thank this. -
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Also, it does not take a big change in capacity to drive rates up. As little as 2 or 3 % can have an immediate large impact on rates. -
I don't like being tracked any more than anyone else. Nor do I like the control, the chain around the ankle. But the fact is that drivers were, and likely STILL ARE, running 2000 miles in 2 days and keep rates artificially low.
If I were King, I would do some things with the trucking industry that would make heads explode. And rates would also explode for owner ops.Western flyer and spyder7723 Thank this. -
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