Slowest time of the year pulling a van?

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  1. drvrtech77

    drvrtech77 Road Train Member

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    Mostly daytime drops for me
     
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  3. Siinman

    Siinman Road Train Member

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    Depends on what loads you pull. I always have good luck during this time because of the stuff I normally pull. My best months are always summer and fall.
     
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  4. D.Tibbitt

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    Same .. got 120k on my truck odometer. Put it on the road around thanksgiving last year... Been a bit slower than last year but still working my dick off
     
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  5. drvrtech77

    drvrtech77 Road Train Member

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    I picked my truck up last November with 1244 miles on it. I got 103,000 on it now and that’s what taking off nearly 40 days so far since then
     
  6. 77fib77

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    You a reefer?
     
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  7. Siinman

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    Dry Van.
     
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  8. Rideandrepair

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    Typically Dry Van picks up in springtime when produce starts running and lasts almost to Christmas. I suspected a rush to stock up before Tariffs took effect. Like during Covid. According to this months Landline Magazine, that’s exactly what’s happened. According to them Dry Van rates are down .11 cpm from last year at this time.
     
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  9. Concorde

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    $5.00 per mile $4,000 or place a bid..probably get $4,500. one short day on the trailer :)

    This is one of the reasons I just giggle when the van hater’s look down on us, lol.

    PM’d you the load details.. big money in these loads so I’m doing a little thinking about switching it up a bit.
     
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  10. Siinman

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    Heck yeah, Some never know how it works.
     
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