High paying flatbed loads

Im at tsh. They went under Daske umbrella. No real changes so far but maybe better fuel discounts. They still function as a seperate entity as all companies do under Daske as far as i know

 

Try 30’x30’- 30oz machinery tarps. Those 8’ drop freight tarps seem like a joke after that.

 

I've owned 14, 16, and 18 oz tarps. The weight difference is extreme between them. I can't imagine a what a 30 oz weighs but i can guarantee you i won't ever have personal experience with one.

 

We lift them with the forklift or an overhead crane. They have a liner that is part of the tarp. You can spread one over a multi-axis milling machine that looks like a steel porcupine without tearing it up. Manufacturing machinery can be a lot of rigging. Sometimes a whole crew to prep the load for transport. Its all good. Some of those loads pay $7.00/mi. or more. You can cover a lot of shenanigans out of that.

 

I understand what's involved in hauling machinery, I've done my fair share of it. But i ain't ever owning a 30 oz tarp. Like you said, getting it on is easy. Getting it off at the other end not so much.

 

Most times it’s the Millwrights that are installing the machine that unload it. They have forklifts, or even a manlift takes most of the pain out of it. Otherwise it’s at least 2 guys on ladders and a lot of bad words. The overkill on the tarps was the engineers at the manufacturer in Germany. The tarps were made here to their spec. Apparently handling them wasn’t an issue on AutoCad. We’ve had a few dealing with them in the real world.

 

how many 4 foot drop tarps do you need? How many 8 foot drop tarps do you need? Where did you get your tarps? Thanks.

 

You'll have to prove that statement with a statement

 

The tarps I bought have 18 on the tops and 14 down the sides. The best compromise I found for weight and durability. Still heavy as a mo fo.

Other than coils and a few select loads (Steel sheets),.. I havent done a whole lot of tarping this year. And what I do tarp is pretty gravy and quick.

Hurst

 

Nothing I pull is less than $1000 gross to the truck. 150mi,.. 400mi,.. my min is $1000. I havent done much in the small short mi recently,.. way too many R/C's to weed thru to find one to show you. You'll just have to take my word for it. No reason to lie to you.

Many 500 - 650 mi legal loads out here still paying in the $1500 - $2000 range.

I can show you my last week before I headed home to Fla. This is a typical week for me.

I dropped off at a customer in Ottawa, KS. Then reloaded from the same customer to a customer of theirs in Pascagoula, MS.
Dead Head - 0 mi. Loaded miles - Approx 850 mi.
Rate - $2300.00

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From there I went over to Axis, AL for a load to Muscatine, IA.
Dead Head - 52mi. Loaded miles - Approx 880 mi.
Rate - $2450.00

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From there I took a brokered load from Creve Coeur, IL to Charlotte, NC with a stop in Bowling Green, KY.
Dead Head - 120 mi. Loaded miles - Approx 804 mi.
Rate - $2600.00


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From Charlotte I booked a cheap load to Tampa to get me home.

3 loads in 7 days.
Gross for the week - $7350.00
Loaded miles - 2534
Dead head miles - 172
RPM for the week - $2.90
Fuel - $1325 for the week. Approx 6.1 mpg.

Have a few nay sayers and doubters here who claim you have to run 3500 - 4000 mi a week to make that money. No sir,.. I stopped chasing miles a long time ago. 2000 - 2500mi a week is average for me. I have built a network of lanes and good paying brokers and shippers. Anyone with half a brain can put something like this together week in and week out.

I have a driver who I dispatch within the same lanes and he grosses pretty much the same. Yes there will be a slow week here or there. But for the most part,.. the money is still there.

Hurst