FEMA in Texas

I did Katrina with Landstar. We got $650 to our trucks a day. I sat for two weeks with them blue roof tarps. The guys with the water had to run miles and deliver those. It was really messed up deal because the trucks with water we're told to drive to New Orleans and meet The national guards. The messed up part was the national guard people would not be at the meeting point. Then sometime the national guard guys would be leading the truck with water into new Orleans and they would just take off and leave the trucks with the water just stranded. That's when people were shooting.

FEMA told us if you had water and the national guard leave and you decided to start giving out the water and the people riot. Remember they thought people were shooting at that time. FEMA said your on your own at that point.

I did good on the FEMA because I only drive like 600 miles in 2 weeks. One military base we got free food and at another we had to pay I think. Because it was local volunteers making food for the drivers.

The amount of water people need is crazy you really can't store that much bottle water. FEMA has big wearhouses in Fort Worth Texas. That supply was gone in like 1 week. You could end up sitting in the staging area for days or like I did 14 days with them blue tarps. I took them blue tarps to State Police headquarters. FEMA said to deliver them at 1am. The State Police headquarters needed them. I show up the place was locked up nobody was around. I drove around 30 minutes around the building and was going to leave. Then some guy comes out and ask what I was doing. I said, I got your FEMA load. He did not know anything about it but let me in and park till morning. They did take the load but did not want it.

 

Then hop a plane to Dallas or San Antonio, rent a car and drive down to Houston. They need more help than trailers full of stuff. They need manpower to clean up, distribute, and rebuild.
If you really wanted to help you could. Otherwise you are just being hypocritical in saying others should do it, but you can't.

 

What a fleet or driver should expect running FEMA loads
"What a fleet or driver should expect running FEMA loads"

 

I have yet to be offered the rates I was getting 10 years ago for hurricane relief loads. Most want me to drop my trailer now, for only $300 a day, for up to 30 days. Apparently, like usual, there is no shortage of cheap trucks.

 

I'm Assuming Your Calling a Broker for these Fema Loads?
#pl's in the Middle of disaster relief,Whom are most likely stripping that money AND Wont even Lend a Helping Hand.
IF,And Only IF I were interested Theres No Way A brokers Gonna take 15% in disaster relief Funding.

They outta Be Shot to Death for that.

 

Judging by the 90 day average, every load going to Houston from here is already for free.

 

BS. Talk is cheap. Put up or shut up

 

Im not an owner operator but been a driver for 12 years. Are only owner operators doing FEMA runs or are some big companies also helping out?

 

I just came out of pheonix yesterday, dropped a load in and was looking around for a load out, called on a couple 3-4 loads and they were only paying 350-400 from Pheonix to San Diego HEAVY and paid in 30 days. Barely enough to cover my fuel... I dedheaded back home thanks but no thanks.....
And yeah the broker asked if was interested in running FEMA out and I told her "no" its just waaay to sketchy out there right now maybe after the waters go down but I think its still to dangerous out there.

 

lol I had a broker email me about a load going from Louisiana to Laredo for 1100. that was the normal rate. i responded back no way to even get through taking I10 west I would have to go up 49 to Dallas then hit 35 s. I told her instead of 600 miles it would be more like 1000 miles and I would not be able to get a load out and I could be sitting a long time. she responded back what would I need I told her at least 4,000 she responded back. HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA. I swear wither there completely stupid or trying to scam drivers probably a little of both.