How's Everyone Doing in LTL Right Now?

Discussion in 'LTL and Local Delivery Trucking Forum' started by Mike2633, Aug 23, 2022.

  1. KaoMinerva

    KaoMinerva Transcendent God

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    Sounds like some good money to me
     
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  3. hotrod1653

    hotrod1653 Road Train Member

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    It really wasn’t. I did another 260 miles yesterday, total of 10 bills.
    Most of my drops and picks are 30-40 miles apart.
     
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  4. MACK E-6

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    Sounds like that could be a bit if a problem if somebody expects to you to pick up an oversize skid somewhere in the middle of that run.

    I run about 120 or so miles of stem distance, but typically running the route only amounts to another 20 miles. With a 6 AM start it’s hard to ask for easier than that, IMHO.
     
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  5. hotrod1653

    hotrod1653 Road Train Member

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    They’ve tried that a few times. One place that I frequent usually has 9 to 11 that go out.

    I usually have to cancel my other pu’s because he’s always loading big shovels and other ag parts on me.
    This is what my trailer looks like when he’s done with me.
     

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  6. MACK E-6

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    No, you’re definitely not working around that crap.
     
  7. plynnjr92

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    [Insert Prof. Farnsworth Impression Here] Good news everyone!

    Two days ago my barn's linehaul manager called me to select my new bid for next year. Amazingly, the Tulsa team bid I had my eye on was still available so I snagged it!! Starting January 16th, I'll have a Wednesday 12:30pm start time through Sunday night, making 15% more than I do now!!

    Happy days! There's no kind of relief quite like knowing your bills are now paid through the end of next year!
     
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  8. hotrod1653

    hotrod1653 Road Train Member

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    December 23rd we’re closing up shop until Tuesday morning. There will be a few of us taking a linehaul run down to Minneapolis.

    I’ll be one of them, may as well get holiday pay and an extra $500 or so on the paycheck for the week.

    In case I don’t pop back on here, I hope everyone has a very merry Christmas or holiday.
     
  9. hotrod1653

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    I sure didn’t work around that, got back to the barn and the boss man was wondering why I didnt try working around it. Lol
     
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    I'm also considering probably running Sunday or super early Monday and super early Tuesday. I've been far too lazy this year. I barely made the 100k club after making it easily the last two years SMH.
     
  11. hotrod1653

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    Riding along on the return trip from Minneapolis. We went to pickup a new truck, and they were locked up in the shop.

    Tried to find the other loaded trailer that was supposed to come back, but we couldn’t. XPO has it together today.

    So we’re coming back with one loaded and one of the empties we took to Minneapolis.



     

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