Heavy-Haul Rates For Owner Operators

It will vary greatly depending on the lane I imagine. I am not going to be much help here because I only have a tandem RGN and don't do anything heavy but I generally get $5/mile for no pilots. $7.50 and up for one pilot. $10 and up if two pilots are required somewhere along the route. This is from the north east running into ON.

EDIT: I didn't want to mislead anyone into thinking I run a dozen RGN's full time so here is some more detail. I went back to Jan 1 2013 and I've done only six DD loads. Let's say they all originate near Baltimore, MD and are 500 - 600 loaded miles into ON or QC. Rates are all in.

Legal: $4.49/mile
Legal: $3.85/mile
9'-10" wide: $4.31/mile
11'-10" wide: $8/mile (530 mile bounce to PU)
11'-10" wide: $11.50/mile (530 mile bounce to PU)
Legal: $4.16

 

Just so you know. If you get a large sleeper, it's gona have a long wheel base over 280". This will keep you out of Canada and that is where the decent heavy haul loads are.
Not saying there isn't other loads, but most are locked into dedicated carriers.
The true heavy haul guys run trucks with wheel base under 280" normally.
Yes Canada will give special permits, but not if the truck has a large sleeper on it.

 

And can you pull a 53' trailer ? Or would he need a permit even when mt....

 

That would depend on wheelbase and kingpin setting. Alot of states you are limited to 75' overall if your trailer excedes 48'. With my truck (132" sleeper) I'm 81.5 long with a 48' trailer.
This is the reason most big sleeper trucks pull a 48' stepdeck or RGN. Part of the problem with rgn, is you get into over weight with alot of loads over 32K. and lot of customers don't want to pay the extra for permits when they can get most other rgn to run legal up to approx. 38k.

 

Hey Flightline. I just ordered a new 389 from Pete of Joplin last week. It will be 324" wb with a 120" sleeper actually built by truck rods. Its made to look like a streched 70". Im guessing im gonna be around 25k tractor weight in full battle rattle. Is that about right? Im gonna hook it to my cozad rgn tri axle. Im thinking legal payloads of 35k and permit up to 65k

 

I look forward to seeing some pictures of that truck, especially the strecthed sleeper. I'm not familiar with truck rods. Who are they? Is it fiberglass sleeper, similiar to ARI??
Hard to say on the weight, depends on a few different things like how much does the rgn weigh? There's quite a difference on rgn weights.
Also will the truck have a double frame? And what kind of engine and transmission.
On average your probably close on weight numbers but you could easy go 3-5K lbs in either direction depending on these other questions.
I don't mean to make it sound complicated but did you ask the weight of the 389 and how much does your 3 axle rgn weigh?

 

Truck Rods is the custom shop at Pete of Joplin. The sleeper is fiberglass. My trailer weighs 19,500 I already own it. Its heavy beause is a hydraulic neck. Truck does have the bigger frame rails with a cummins ISX 600 and the 2050 18 spd

 

With that setup, I'd be surpised if you get a payload of 35K.
Thinking more like 33K

 

Im guestamating ill be 45K empty but we will see