It's already slowing down for winter!!!

Discussion in 'Flatbed Trucking Forum' started by BAYOU, Oct 8, 2013.

  1. BAYOU

    BAYOU Road Train Member

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    Even LTL has gone to the dumps down south last time I spent two days loading four. I have a load for me in middlesex,pa I need to get but I'm not loading LTLs at $850 to try and make it work.....I can't stand being parked if you see me on the road you won't see me long.....
     
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  3. Cluck Cluck

    Cluck Cluck LTL Wizard

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    I don't even consider what I do LTL, LTL is what YELLOW does. At least you'll be in a area where there's enough freight it can't be cheap. I believe if we can ride the wave long enough. Some of these guys will start quitting. Too much work ya know. Stick s and Bricks will always be cheap
     
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  4. WildHog

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    Exactly the same thing.

    Bad and getting worse.

    Fuel still cost a lot though.

    Finding it hard to get 2 dollars a mile.

    Won't run for less than that so I'll sit.
     
  5. TripleSix

    TripleSix God of Roads

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    Hotshot...

    have any brokers or any load boards said anything about utility vans coming out of Laredo? A contact of mine at Swift mentioned them to me first, then a LandStar driver, then an Admiral. Everyone's pulling 2 vans on a flat...supposed to pay $2.81 (what one driver told me he was getting).

    I don't know where they were going. 2 white vans (look like Sprinter vans, but a different make), and all of them have new tire lassos (shipper supplies them?), load can't be 11000lbs...they're supposed to go 200 loads a week for the next couple years.
     
  6. BAYOU

    BAYOU Road Train Member

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    No I been staying out of there flats always paid good going in but outbound freight has always sucked..
     
  7. LSAgentOZR

    LSAgentOZR Road Train Member

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    I'm slammed with platform project cargo. Over-dimensional is on fire right now.
     
  8. BAYOU

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    Over-dimensional what's that!!!! I think I remember moving some years back....LOL!!
     
  9. Boardhauler

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    Noon last Monday til noon today = 3,728 miles. I think that's a record for me. We are crazy busy on the west coast.
     
  10. WildHog

    WildHog Light Load Member

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    Exactly correct
     
  11. WildHog

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    containers?
     
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