Need freight broker

They suck. Want to load produce out of Cali to NC for 2900 when everybody else including TQL is paying upwards of 6 grand for the same lane & commodities.

 

Dang. I figured rates had come up. I was hauling strawberries & other produce to Boston for $6k 20 years ago. Maybe I'll stick to van freight as my rates are almost that good.

 

I just took a load of melons from Mendota, CA to Pageland, SC for 6K.

 

How fast can you make that trip?

 

I run team and do it in about 44 hours. I've done it solo in 4 days.

 

Loads out of IN are paying really really well right now. I know we're paying 2900 for 830 loaded miles today going to Orlando area... And there are a bunch of brokers out there trying to convince the customer to pay more than that.

 

Not sure if they are yours or not, but I see those Orlando area loads for 2900. I think that's a solid rate for anyone wanting to head south. Probably your big challenge is guys getting a few hundred less to head east on less miles. It's tough right now finding reefer haz heading to NJ.

 

What's the Orlando to IN rate now?

 

Practically zero. Does it matter? They need to make 400 bucks coming back to be at 2.00 a mile all miles for the round trip. If they go to FL a lot or better yet live there they have freight coming back at 1.00-1.25 a mile making the whole trip extremely profitable.

 

2.00 a mile is a joke for a reefer. My average is between 3 and 4 depending on distance.