Picking my own freight baby! My journey to & of being on Schneider choice, the Adventure & Numbers!

I expected to MAYBE get a little flak from @TennMan and maybe a couple others because "I should know better" but that's about it. Didn't think I'd restart world war 3 again.

 

I for one, thank you. I come to this thread for the entertainment value. Frankly it was getting a little stale.

 

@freightwipper how's your new deal you have going on? Off to a good start?

 

I read this thread in the early days, but heck if it hasn't turned into a freaking communist revolution!

 

When you can lease on to other companies, and haul Schneider freight that ICs can't for a #### good rate, then I don't think that program should be giving claim as "best for dry van"... Just My Opinion tho

 

Will say this, I despise lease programs but Schneider's would probably be the only one I'll consider

 

Why?
You have to do 3000+ miles a week to bearly make a company driver wage.
Current average to the truck is 1.30 for the majority of IC ' S

 

I'm new to dealing with brokers, but from an early perspective, this is a piece of cake.

Finally got everything done with my authority and picked up my trailer on Monday.

Monday night, posted my truck on the DAT as available for Tuesday on the DAT loadboard. Started looking at loads for about 5 minutes Tuesday morning and the phone rings. Broker called me with a load to Lebanon, TN from the Northwest Arkansas area. 30 seconds of negotiating and I was signing a Rate Con for $1250.00. (2.36/mile). Delivered it today, posted my truck this morning, and got a load within minutes right back to my hometown, for the same $1250.00. I've yet to call a broker, and yet to spend more than just a few seconds. That second load, I didn't even get a phone call. I had my email listed instead, he emailed me, I emailed a counter, and he emailed me a rate con and carrier packet.

If anything, I'm kicking myself for being leased to a carrier for as long as I was. The security you get (or think you get) simply isn't worth the money that you are leaving on the table.