SO .. Where is the money - most OO going UNDER

I do run 75 a lot and not worry about fuel some of the time. Depending on how good the next load pays and time frame to get to it. Everything is a variable in this game.

 

I see you are new here ...welcome !

 

Does your carrier drop and hook trailers at that food manufacturer? If so they're probably getting paid twice your rate and doing a high volume for that shipper. If they aren't doing drop and hook, they aren't making much.

 

Yes its drop and hook .
I wasn't looking for the rate contest .
I was wondering why in contraction with every body wining about rates everybody is hammer down ?

 

I just got done doing 18 months otr. I lucked out being my first company I worked for was Awesome, milk hauling in a tanker out of Michigan

It's a Lifestyle and a challenge along with a learning process.
I've done it all , mostly on my own, this was my first job in 30 sum thin years

I enjoyed the lack of responsibility for the business end. The driving was challenging some days during winter but that's what makes it fun. Just know when to Call It.

All and All try it.

 

They may be running 75+ mph because of ELDs. Company drivers especially. I would too.

 

It has been a while, but when I left down there, there wasn't a whole lot of company trucks that would run 75mph.

 

For sure not the megas trucks. Still, quite many Chicago outfits don't have governed trucks, though. They still try to manage to get to West Coast and back to Midwest in 70 hour cycle. They run close to 80 mph in NE, WY and UT 75 in IL, IA.
A couple of daring PCs between drops and pick ups and they can actually pull it off. 4300-4500 miles done in 7 days and they still can cram it all in the 70 hours with ELDs!
They have to stop for 10 every night, so that's at least one assurance they don't run while drowsy as it used to be but they do hammer down.

The point is that fuel mileage does not need to be prioritized over time for some who run long distance.

 

A trend I've noticed over the last few months on loads I book on the spot market is that the better paying loads have a narrow window for pickup and delivery. The times are almost exactly how long it takes to get from point A to point B, so drivers on those loads run hammer down to make it on time.

I regularly run from Northern California area to Portland and Seattle which takes about 22-24 hours if everything goes perfect including a 10 hour break. If the shipper drags their feet and takes an extra hour or 2 getting me loaded, the delivery will be late by however long the delay is. So I'm pushing it to get there on time and running as fast as I can without getting a ticket in the process. Any kind of road delays pushes the delivery back even further.

 

That has been my issue as well.