Finding Freight

Discussion in 'Ask An Owner Operator' started by truckingmechanic, Jan 26, 2016.

  1. truckingmechanic

    truckingmechanic Light Load Member

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    As an owner operator with your own authority, how do you find freight?
     
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  3. DUNE-T

    DUNE-T Road Train Member

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    Shippers just bang on my door
     
  4. TaylorMade407

    TaylorMade407 Road Train Member

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    image.jpeg Fresh out the microwave if anybody wants some
     
  5. pigeon river trucking

    pigeon river trucking Light Load Member

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    U make hundreds of call weekly and just keep doin it
     
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  6. passingthru69

    passingthru69 Road Train Member

    Extra butter please
     
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  7. Bakerman

    Bakerman Road Train Member

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    Most new customers I get these days are all referrals from previous or existing customers.
    I'm in a niche market, so not a lot of people to choose from.
     
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  8. Flipflops

    Flipflops Heavy Load Member

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    I thought it was just me. Every 8:00 AM I get a bang on the truck door, telling me there is a good load and a lot of money, just have to follow them to the docks! Few times two company fought over my truck, this was today in Miami, FL.
     
  9. gokiddogo

    gokiddogo Road Train Member

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    You start as many new threads as you can before the moderators catch on and ask in as many ways possible, "what are the rates for going here to here" followed by "who do you call to get those loads from?"
     
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  10. Dave_in_AZ

    Dave_in_AZ Road Train Member

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    I deal directly with the brokers my company dispatches me on, several know me by name, when the time comes those will be some of the first calls I make.
     
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