Small and local haulers

You're not wrong and neither is he.
Opportunity is where you find it.
It's like me seeing 2 guys and an S-10 pulling a junk car into junkyard with a rope? WTF??
What overhead did he have? Borrow a rope?10 bucks gas?

Find a niche market that won't fly in the face of the bigger guys with invested seat time.
I did, many years ago, and they still give me a wave on passing in the opposite lane.

 

Hey im new to car hauling and i was considering buying something similair to ur set up, how do you get most of ur shipments?

 

Harley Davidsons and Cowboy hats, they sell 'em to anybody.

See Kozakvod and my previous posts.

I've been doing this since 1983, and the market is saturated.
Just because you can afford it, doesn't mean it's a good idea.
I'm in the 100 mile radius of both filthydelphia and Zoo York.
I can't drive 10 miles without passing a shiny new rig.

I'm the guy in the right lane doing speed limit, crawling up hills,
and after all is said and done, just barely making a profit.
I would advise against it.
(you did not disclose your location?)

 

im out of boston, do most haulers use load boards?

 

My clientele has been built from years of reliable, dependable service.
One client recommends me to another, they recommend me to a third.

I had a guy once, who was going to print me some business cards,
after I moved him, and helped re-set up his print shop. Took 2 days.
He calls me to pick them up in a week, I was expecting like 500 cards.
He gave me a shoe-box full of 10,000 color cards!
They are all out on the street, in dads wallet, in moms glove-box, etc.

Word of mouth for a job well done is your best advertisement.
Seems to me load boards are for those with few options.
I'm busier right now than I really want to be.

 

Is the issue with load boards trying to get profitable loads because a lot of people will bid low and take cars for too cheap, kinda screwing everyone else by driving down prices?