So what are you hauling today, Driver? where you going? An whats the pay??

I'll never say exactly what I'm hauling, or where and where it's going. Other than state-to-state. I have a dry load out of NJ to Louisiana paying $2.001/mi. Best load I've gotten out of Jersey that wasn't a shorty load.

 

I do not like the OP's post and reply to point out the stupidity of it. You come on here and post an example of a very limited localized niche market, manure haulers, and try to compare that to open market spot freight.... That is an apples to oranges comparison. In the open market for general flatbed, dry van and even specialized needs of those segments there are people who will see what you are hauling for and go do it for $50 less, or a $100 less or whatever.... The open market is cutthroat and that is how it works, very foolish to tell anyone rates and locations. Your pipedream of everyone singing kum-bah-yah and standing firm on rate, it AINT gonna happen..

It's funny though cause some of us will put our money where our mouth is... Late lastnight I could have cut the rate on an expedited power only load... Last minute had to roll straight thru over 500 miles, for $50 or $100 below other carrier's rate, I could have taken it away from another carrier and still made a great profit... I told the agent to call me if the other carrier dropped off of it for whatever reason.. Been over a week since I've hauled anything. The agent never called back... That is what you are hoping for from this but that just does NOT happen very often in the real world... Have you ever been in a situation like that and done the same? I've done it many times but again it doesn;t happen in the real world on most loads....

 

I think small business truckers need to have some level of respect for one another. I do not want my small business compeitors to "shrivel up and die". I do however want the large carriers and the ATA too fall. They not only cut throats financially, they do it through unrealistic rules by lobbying the FMCDA and Congress. Im not saying we all need to be best friends and share notes, but we do need to take care of each other on some level, or we will all "shrivel up and die"

 

I suppose I shouldn't share then that I just booked another 2 days worth of work then with $1300 revenue and under 250 miles of driving.


That's PER day.

 

This thread to me sounds like someone does not know how to price their service's, and is rate hunting to see what the "going rate" is in different markets and segments of the industry.

 

Go back through my thousands of posts and look for one where I cry about cheap rates. Until I see a majority of trucks who are willing and able to park for weeks or even a month or more at a time like I am when markets are down, then I'm just not inclined to believe it. You may want to believe it, and I do too driver, but I'm sorry man - I don't believe in the tooth fairy or Santa Clause either. I'm not part of the problem with rates, but I'm not the solution either, I only control what/where I go and get based on my own sense and luck... Truth is there's just too many trucks out here period.. And too many people with credit card payments, mortgages, boats, fourwheelers and other stuff they can't afford that they bought on credit and have to make payments on. Trucks like that will roll 330+ days a year and even when rates are down because they have no choice. You can sit back and criticize me for not giving away my lanes that I learned the hard way, or you can step up to the plate and name your own, what rates you got, and who the brokers are. But don't get mad when I still refuse to do the same.