I made a Choice to come to Schneider

So these Laredo to Laredo loads....are these loads on the yard shuttling over to the broker? And do you guys ever run a couple a day when freight is light and you may be stuck in Laredo a day or two waiting for a decent load to confirm?

 

99% of the time city to same city loads are loads at an OC or drop lot which are basically relay loads.
They usually pay $50-$60 which ain't worth the time involved.

 

Laredo will be the quickest.

The only hold up will be if there's a line.

They fix trailers quick here because so many cross the border.

 

I never do them sometime dropping at a freight forwarder is easy breezy sometimes it turns into a couple hours wait.

There's Mexican drivers that take them back when they bring a trailer in.

 

No line this morning. Got in at 7 was out by 9. Make my drop. Went down the road to grab an empty now sitting in a door loading for Dallas.

 

Well I was thinking doing just one wouldn't be worth it. More like doing 4 or 5 on a day where freight was light and I was laying over for a day.

For example freight has been pretty light this week. I jumped on a load to Dallas that pays less than I like but I figure with no truck payment and I could back it up with 2 loads that do pay good then why the hell not and I can get home by Friday to boot.

But....normally I don't mind waiting a day for a good load so if that happens then filling the time and making $250 doesn't seem like a bad plan.

But it's probably more hassle than it's worth. My problem is I live by the slogan curiosity killed the cat.

 

If it was a drop and hook load I'd go 10 miles for $50 if there wasn't much else to do.
But those loads are usually live unload which means sitting in a dock for however long.

I never went into Texas so I don't know that market well. There's still endless loads here in the midwest.

 

That's why I was curious if anybody has done them. If they were simply hooking to a load at the OC and taking it in town to drop I will do it. I wont do anything live on either end.

 

It's probably at the OC and if there's no trailer next to the Delivery site it's live unload.

 

Problem is you never know some forwarders here are quick some take forever