Short hop BIG MONEY

I believe you. I own four trucks and we don't go farther than 500 miles much often and I see better profit.

 

I was just awarded a contract for very short hauls. Shipper to Receiver of 18 miles roundtrip, priority loading and unloading. $250 per trip. Now before the big money big riggers chime in an say that is cheap. This is 3 trips a day, From the hours of 8-5, 5 days a week for 1 year to start. Now do the math...

 

You are right on the money. I do this every chance I get. By the way, I always throw in a FSC too, either mileage or percentage and one hour free loading/unloading and then quote a large detention rate. The FSC seems nitpicky because it's not much money but I'm always paranoid about the Middle East blowing up or some other bizarre event blasting prices through the roof.

 

Are you asking for more competition?

 

I believe you L/S, have no reason not too, but to say that ALL long haul is dead would be a stretch, it really comes down to WHAT you are hauling.

 

There is $ to be made in all aspects of trucking , and shorthaul pays very well and not every trip needs to be 1500 + miles .

Heck my 16 year old grandson is making average of $2.50 / mile hauling stuff to from cottage lots around the lake this summer in an old Ford F350 flatbed because theres no 1 else around doing it.

 

What about to Denver or Dallas? Anything there?