Rates are crashing and fuel to the moon!

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  1. Kenworth6969

    Kenworth6969 Road Train Member

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    And meanwhile fuel prices have skyrocketed.
    Looking scary out there.
     
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  3. KrumpledTed

    KrumpledTed Medium Load Member

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    Yep. Question now is how fast or slow will it be? Operating costs are much much higher than they were on the last downturn.
     
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  4. san00

    san00 Medium Load Member

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    I’ve been in the opinion it will be quick. People are running for fuel money in hopes the rates will increase or fuel will go down. They will run out of time.
     
  5. Kenworth6969

    Kenworth6969 Road Train Member

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    I'm getting lots of brokers contacting me offering $2-$3 a mile for heavy tarped loads coming out of Midwest and South.

    They can keep em.
     
  6. OhNoTerry

    OhNoTerry Medium Load Member

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    What seems appropriate for you flat bed guys in this economy? Tarped vs no tarp, near max gross?
     
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  7. Kenworth6969

    Kenworth6969 Road Train Member

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    Depends where it's picking up, going and how difficult/time consuming load would be.

    I charge a lot for tarping. Tarping/untarping is time lost I could be going down the road.
     
  8. san00

    san00 Medium Load Member

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    Again today brokers/shippers aren’t paying up. At 4PM there are over 700 loads in McAllen (over 800 posted but have to assume duplicate loads).
     
  9. TallJoe

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    Bloodbath. Sky is falling. Armageddon. Carnage. Slaughter. Butchery. Apocalypse.
     
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