Hopper, Dump O/O's & Drivers

thanks john!!!

 

Okay, I wasn't interested but I thought it was funny that they were looking for 15 O/O's right away.

 

Anyone heard from "Kansas" or 5M2F and how they are getting along?

 

Not to bad, but I watch where I go and make sure I end up in places where I don't have to deadhead far to reload, most all my loads are good leaving and I get some pretty good return loads most of the time. I just run Kansas, Okla, Texas and occasionally hit Arkansas, Missouri and sometimes venture to Denver. I ran 2062 hub miles this week leaving Sunday night and returning home Thursday night with a load straight to the house and even lost a day in Kansas City due to a breakdown and couldn't reload until the next day. I ran a $1.51 hub mile to the truck pulling company trailer and I can live with that. I will unload in OKC Monday morning and reload 40 miles away with a preloaded trailer and unload it Tuesday morning in Houston and reload in Houston and deliver about 45 miles south of OKC, this is what I have have worked out so far.

Talked to a Friend of mine (local grain hauler) and he is getting .11 to haul wheat that is 30 miles away from here. Hauling heavy 1,000 bushel to make it pay. $1.83 cpm and dumps 4 lds one day and 5 the next. Problem is all the hopper trucks working here and waiting in lines to dump.

Seen a Sun Valley truck unloading here at ADM Friday morning.

 

Does Sun Valley run any owner operators or does he own all the equipment? I think you told me he brokers a lot of loads.

 

I think their was a pretty good size owner operator hopper fleet that just shut down from Larnered, KS or their abouts recently. Can't remember their name but talked to one of their O/O's and he was filing for his own authority.