saying NO to cheap freight

I go for $700 from my house to NY (100 ish miles depending on where)

 

Stereo types Why is it automatically assumed by some individuals that older trucks are fuel guzzlers? Its the shippers problem if that old POS truck is the only one available to move HIS freight at the time.

Upgrade it to what? One of these new trucks that gets 10 miles to the gallon and never sees the inside of a shop?

But why? So to save the shipper a $1 a mile, you are willing to take a $1 a mile haircut? How does that make any sense?

If he's smart he'll pick whichever one has a history of quality service, if he's just shopping for the lowest price, he'll get what he deserves.

Let me get this straight, you are in this for you and your family, but make a case to haul cheaper than someone else to save the shipper money? What!?

 

I don't get the snarky attitude with "I'll run circles around you on $2 a mile freight" which is probably true. The thing is when everyone I've worked with in the past that has the $3+ stuff they willingly toss as much of it my way as I can handle at times when they have it. When it ain't there nobody has it. You pick off what you can. At year's end somebody worked really hard on some cheap freight to net similar to someone who didn't. Who is the joke on in that picture?

 

Isnt that a funny outlook?? "I'll work way harder for less" I'd be embarrassed to make claims like that; not proud of my (significant lack of) business acumen.

you can lead a horse to water, but you cannot make him drink -_-

 

I'd rather run consistently for a lower price than have to sit 2 or 3 days waiting for that $3/mile load. I like consistent pay checks.

 

I don't sit around waiting on anything when it's there. When it's not i sit around the house and pick off some desperado broker now and then. Might have a week where you do $1,000 or $1,500 in revenue. Then you might do $3,500 or $4,000+ several weeks in a row. Once in a while you might even do an $8,000 or $9,000 week. The checks come in consistently and it all evens out. What do you do when you can't find $2 a mile? When you're in a $1.50 reload market do you sit and wait for $2 or do you just suck it up as a bad choice, book a $1.50 and go? How can you ever win going to a $1.50 or $1.00 reload market if the only rates you ever pull are $2?

 

Some people are have never done the math evidently,plug in your avg miles per year. Then look at the numbers 100k at $2 or $2.50 $3 so on. Why not try to make as much as possible?

 

It would probably average over time I'm not debating that. But to find consistent freight day in and day out day after day month after month year after year for $3 a mile is gonna be a lot harder than $2. Yes the guy running $2 will have to run more miles to equal the same gross but he will run more consistently.

 

The whole idea is to up your game and get paid well for the service you provide. To make excuses why working more for the same money really makes no sense. Why would you when you don't have to? The point of any business is to make as much profit as possible. It's baffling that you brag on how low your costs are (which is great BTW) and then not even try to up your game and try to achieve better rates. To just stagnate and say, well at least I am busy.

 

I would rather work less for the same gross. Remember those extra miles are still wear and tear on the truck.