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Coords will put the weight that you tell them. Ie I can load 48600 but my coordinator will not call me or see a load over 45k. If I see a heavy load that pays well I'll call him and tell him to put me on it. Otherwise I'm not haulin 48k for $2

 

I can scale 46000 but don't wanna pull over 44000. I'm get super singles when I get tirEs.

 

Can you see matched loads be for your empty?

 

I don't think they book off load boards, but we do work with brokers. Along with every other single trucking company. Instead of watching a public load board, it's a mass email every morning from select brokers with loads in the area. this is standard industry practice. hell, I still get email list from brokers and I haven't had my authority in five years.

At a 1.50 I wouldn't put that on either, but I also wouldn't sit for two weeks, unless I was home and wanted to stay home. Id bounce to a better area.

The fact is, some areas are bad rates. you get your money going in, cause you are leaving cheap, or empty. I live in south Florida, that's almost as bad as it gets, and I somehow manage to make it, do you mind me asking where you live? I'm curious to see what the board looks like for you.

 

You can see all loads before empty. Matched just means your coordinator sees the load. Use the advanced search function to see what else is there.
Compare these, to the matched one's, (they both show up if with in your set radius) and use it to adjust what preferences your coordinator has set for you.

 

Pete, I'm sure you have heard many of us talking about booking 2-3 load out. In my opinion this one factor probably makes one of the biggest differences between those that really make it here or not. As soon as you are "dispatched" on a load you have to start working the advanced feature for where you are delivering. Find a load that meets your needs and commit to it. As soon as your dispatched on that load search for your next load. Good loads do not stay on the board long. You need to be very pro active.

 

i would still like to know why everyone who leases on wants a step deck? any certain reason, and for being a flat company why the heck do they keep getting so many step decks.

 

I'm pretty sure people see the rates in certain markets. There has been a few moments when I thought about getting a step. But then I hit some of our better markets and realize there are no step loads in those areas. Everyone thinks that higher rates mean more profit. But from what I'm seeing, it just means a furth bounce after unloading.

 

Honestly I think it's because they let emotions over ride facts. they believe all the truck stop counter bs about how great od pays.

 

Not to change the subject that you folks have going on here, but I would like to thank all the guys who contributed to this thread since the beginning. Started reading it a couple weeks ago after thinking about Merecer and really appreciate all the honesty and advice you've put out there. I will be there for orientation Monday morning, maybe get a chance to meet y'all eventually.