Starting out, first truck

Could be worse than that.

Charter C130 owned by Lynden. I do a lot of air cargo, mostly full plane charters.

 

I heard Flexpedite is doing so good they only haul back n forth from airports, and have the plane take the truck trailer and cargo to the airport nearest the delivery point
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You hit a chute and they want you to load 85 head that have a Total weight of 56,750. How you gonna load em?


I’m not being a dick but asking a serious question. When I started 25 years ago 45k was considered a pot load. Now 50 is and you’re past that more than not. Less room you have more trouble you have…more trouble you have more you have to buy. I wish you luck but this ain’t a deal where buyer just throw 200k worth of cattle on an unknown truck pulling a 30 year old wagon
They are also milk routes where you keep lots of smaller cuts separate cause they either go to different places or are for other people,

You might get by with showing up to load and no one asking you equipment however if it’s on a farm and they see that hide hanging out like it’s gonna you won’t show up twice, it only takes 1 good burn. It’s not like general freight with lots of different brokers. You start out closest to home. Or run that junk if the fella outta falls Nebraska……

 

Since you’re concerned about how you’re coming across, no offense taken. I don’t mind anyone being critical and I’m no, “know it all”. I’ve been very content with your past advise and appreciate it very much. I’ve got some contacts in my area that are willing to give me and my FIL work. They’re down to earth folk, that realize my, and my equipments capabilities. I’ve been easy on equipment, easy to deal with, honest, and have never been called out on lack of hustle. That’s a couple reasons I’ve come this far. I’m not trying to get in so I can get on YouTube on any ######### like that. Matter of fact I’m a pretty #### antisocial. None of that means squat to me. There not alot of big pot loads in my area and I’ve got some advice from others in my area, so that’s part of the reason I’ve got two. One pot is a 47’ and the other is a 48’. I appreciate all the help and advice. Good character goes a long way.

 

All that equals lower rates…..know your worth. That almost sounds like using 2 to pull 1 load. Who pays that 2nd one. Your right character goes a long ways I didn’t get where I’m at by luck. There’s a good point in my advice but you don’t want to hear it. Cutting rates is the only way to work that equipment and the fastest way to loose advise from everyone friends or strangers

 

So basicaly what your saying is your a rate cutter and your trying to camouflage. Your actions by saying your catering to a nitch market because your equipment is out dated by todays standards..
Your no different than the guy that will take a 1.00 per mile off the load board jand justify your actions by saying it will get me to a better spot
Face it your a rate cutter and you hustle at doing it
I gots zero use for rate cutters of any kinds Thanks

 

I’ll get paid in the ballpark of what most will get paid. As a matter of fact some local haulers( long time friends that we’ve shoed horses for) told me there’s room. I didn’t buy these pots to, “exclusively” get in that line of work but rather be a little more diversified. I work mostly in the agricultural area. Raised on a cattle/row crop operation and my in laws are solely cattle folks. I’ve never been the best at anything and I’m probably not the best truck driver, Bullhauler, mechanic, farmer,…… . I’m good with it. I bought 2 pots mainly cause my FIL was planning on buying the Wilson and some unexpected issues came up, so I bought it for him. We’ll do what we can do and that’s all we’ll do.

 

Yeah, ok brah. I don’t undercut nobody, whether it’s hauling rock, fertilizer, grain, lime, chicken poo,……. . They’ve came to be because they decided to have us haul for. You’re working in a world where you’re bent over, not me.

 

My equipment is outdated by your standards. Do you find it offensive, that I’m running with, working on and making money with it? Keep diggin.

 

Not by my standards .. ....by the industry's standards .. I don't set the standards
Can you load 54k on either wagon with out having hide & hair hang'n out every vent & crack ? Or have'n em drop through the boards ?