Government loads

I have no idea what largesse the federal government is showering on brokers. We all know they have deep pockets at our expense. But rest assured the brokers can sell a lot of that #### the same as any other "light load", "easy run", etc, etc. All of the usual "cheap" catch phrases. Give the truck $2 a mile and most think it's gold. Some ignoramus will put up with all of that bull #### for practically nothing lol. Let em knock themselves out.

 

I don't see the complaining you are putting up.

Clean 30 pluse years? Done, English? Sure even several bits of language including that of the deaf. And the BS you speak of loading and unloading is just routine to trucking depending on what you have on your 5th wheel. I like flatbed BS better than I do Van BS. I get bored in vans. close door go. .. right. I need something to detail. Truck and person searches? Bring it. I keep a clean truck, wanna see? Have at it. Want a ride too? Glad to do it. And the rates? Run it like a business.

2000 dollars for a 700 mile overnight run? Sure. 150 gallons fuel times 3 dollars = 450 that's 1500 remaining. One day maybe two at most. No problem.

Your post in short sir, is a list of whining. I would have no problem hauling uncle sam's stuff and have before. I don't go looking for it though. My tastes run towards McKesson and one plus million dollar loads of narcotics in unmarked trailers in Memphis crawling with parasites, predators and addicts. I like a challenge.

Finally I think you worry too much. 90000000 other truckers in the USA, half of them are not very smart but they do it. Other half are immigrants and everything in between. (And there is me..., just be happy there isnt two of me.) don't worry about them. Worry about yourself and your family.

 

Most of that gov freight is bid freight. So, lowest bidder wins. This type stuff has been beat down like everything else. Only up side is that it says clearly on the bol's what the actual freight rate is. The true high value gov freight is not given to brokers to post on the interweb. You're not gonna get a load of rockets off of them. Mre's aren't worth much to haul.

 

I did a military load today that i couldn't believe what it paid. I got $1,900.00 for 236 miles with a legal RGN load.

A month ago the same move through a different broker was offered to me for $600.00 which i politely declined.

It's a big game.