Freight slow down?

Perhaps there are other places besides Cincinnati?

 

Yea Rogers MN Kc Memphis Atlanta Omaha Detroit Toledo Cleveland Nashville Columbus and more . Look at the boards lucky to see 140loads in 100mi radius. Typically 500 or more. Brokers are dumb founded as well with economy doing so well even they wounder where is the beef. Did have 1 broker tell me their booking loads with trusted carriers first to cover volumn. What left they post for clean up. Little guy fights for crumbs

 

Don't be that "Clean up" guy then.
Won't make it many years if you just look at loadboards to justify your operation.

Loadboards are just that- Overflow volume- Lanes nobody wants-Last Minute Loads etc.

That freight you see on loadboards has already been gone over by regular carriers...........Do you really want to operate like that?

get yourself at least your own outbound freight- Use the Boards to get back.

 

Winter came in early this year, this is flatbed's normal slow down. @stayinback has it right, you need to find directs. I've got them both ways I actually brokered my first load on Tuesday in two years. Couldn't bring myself to deadhead 322 miles back to the yard, after my reload fell through. It has been up and down in flatbed since July, but I'm not to worried yet.

 

It is true about the crumbs ! I still rather eat crumbs than work for someone else unless money is much much better.I feel better working load boards than when I was leased on. What else can a man do...? Saying "find a direct" or " befriend three or four honest and loyal brokers" is a cliche, might as well say "go out there and make good money". Ability to do that testifies to the character of a man.

 

If you are working the spot market freight, it could get tough going into 2019. At least that is what I read in an article the other day on one of the load boards.

 

My other truck is roaming around there now. I shouldn't say roaming, cause he's been booked for two weeks on some very good stuff.

We're both booked until December 31st.

I'll let you know when I slow down. I will take my truck down for a week or two the first and second weeks of January though for some needed PM. That should free you up a few loads.

 

Lol thanks. You must be doing contract load im running spot market. Im leased on so loadboards are my only source.Or maybe i should lease to you . I got 28yrs under my belt . Ive only done lease to never had my authority

 

Even if you're working the board don't you make contacts and ask if it's regular freight? Then the next time you are aligning near that load again call and ask the same guy if he wants to do a repeat load? Do that enough and you end up working the same lanes over and over. Or does the same load price really change week to week, day to day?

 

Yea thats where im at. Im avg 4.18 loaded miles 3.08 all in miles. Fuel cost are .41mi im currently avg. 2.68gal in fuel . But the revenue is down for me currently avg. 5500 week im on % of that