How often do you move a $200-$300 load?

I've hauled loads less than 1/4 mile, and others that are 5 bundles of lumber and go 4 miles. Easy money when they are available, considering it's all right up the road from my usual customer.

 

I haul 200-300 loads Every day. I'm local, I can clear 3000 a week. Not bad, I don't have junk just mange money, but I don't burn the fuel you OTR guys burn. My oil changes last longer etc. That being said when I am old enough to run out of state I probably will. Same stuff everyday gets old quick!

 

And before every one starts saying 3000 a week isn't enough, all my equipment is paid for, I live a good life and home every night. That means as much as money to me at this point in my life!

 

Hey, if you're happy, more power to you. I'm looking at those loads from a brokerage perspective. For me, loads paying that aren't worth my time, because the margin on something like that is incredibly slim. It's way less than what I'd make if my wages were converted to an hourly rate, and my cut of that is also not worth the time spent on rejected contacts. At a minimum, I don't post a load for less than 400, and that as a small partial within a four hundred mile radius, coming out of an area with a bunch of other partials for a carrier to choose from as well.

 

Everyday and I do five of them.

 

I would never haul a $300 load, BUT sometimes it works out. I'm leased on with a company that hauls for the oil field. If it's slow I might get offered a local load that pays $300 for the first two hours, then $75 per hour after that.

Last summer I did such a run. It turned out to bill at $850 with a total of 24 miles including deadhead. Four loads of lumber with no tarp. Throw straps, place edge protectors, cinch straps, and go two miles to receiver.

Rinse and repeat four times.

The paying customer was really happy when I brought in the fourth and last load before their 5 pm closing time. Minimal fuel for maximum gain.

 

We have CH Glencore those people. 300 for 15 miles is fine with me. But I do want to spread my wings when I turn 21!

 

Deep dow, don't you just know that $250, 20 mile load will tie you up 8 hours unloading???!

 

Hell, few years back I was hauling $50 loads. Went 6.5 miles, dump it off, and bounce back for another. Never more than 20 miles from the house. Turn 14-15 of them, drop $100 in the fuel tank, and call it a day 8 hours after leaving the house.

 

I did 1 $300 13 mile load this year and the same day raised my min to $400, with a tarp it's $700 min. Only that one $300 and the next lowest was a couple of $500 runs. I did make my living on $900 loads this year on average.