Mercer

Hey Redd keep up the post I like seeing O/O make and it seems your doing good for yourself. I do have a question how long do you stay out before going home?

 

I believe the rates could be better. But then I have to remember that we are in a slumped economy... When we pull out of this economy I am hoping that the avg cpm will increase. But I am including all my empty miles... Not sure if others factor those or not.

I go home when I want to go home. I wasn't home for the whole month of August. But I was home 4 days over labor day, the weekend following, then 2 days last week. It all depends on the freight market at the time.

 

he is right and also it depends on where you live I think REDD is in a better location than I am.....as NO TARPS has found out.....not freight capitol of the world is what our coordinator said....my truck was out 7 weeks......

 

Well I talk to Mercer and have the info on its way. I live in N. Alabama and flatbed freight seems to be doing good around here to. I did tell Shelby I cant make any moves until the first of the year probably around the end of Febuary. I would'nt want to do anything this close to the winter season.

 

that would be a better time....freight starts picking up around then last Jan it was dead.....Shelby is a sweet person...best of luck.....we have another guy he pulls a van and he goes by Bama.....when I first saw you thought it was him till I saw the age...lol....Bama has a couple a years up on ya....

 

What part on North Alabama?

 

Birmingham to Decatur. A lot of steel. Now that I think about it as soon as they catch up from that cash for clunkers deal it will probably slow back down. I hope it doesnt.

 

keep em comming some of us may be quietly reading but were still here !!!

 

looking at their website and seeing the avilable loads is this the only lis tof loads out there for them... seems kinda short. or is there an insider website yall go to to find loads? also how mcuh step deck freight do they run on average?

 

NO those are loads that have already been passed up by the lease drivers at Mercer.....you have to be signed up at Mercer to have access to our load board.