Hummmm. I have only hauled lumber a few times here. Once into then right back out of WV (lots of lumber loads there). But mostly I haul machinery and the like. I've got my second load of sand ATM but that's only cause I want the weight to break in this motor. Do a lot of rolling (military vehicles) stuff too.
I'm assuming you're saying that I need to break away from the coordinator as soon as possible? Or did I misunderstand you?
Yes in general. Coordinators are a great tool. But if you want to do better then average (and not sit for 3 days) you need to learn to use them not depend on them. They don't see all the freight just what you match to. This has been covered extensively in the main thread.