Stepdeck or Flatbed?

I agree there have been more weeks then not that i have had hrs left and no place to go because the shipper or the reciever was closed at 330.

 

im looking for a flatbed now!! there are 4.1 flatbed loads over a step and i can only haul 46,500 with my combo 48ft stepdeck, with a 48ft combo flatbed i can scale 50,000lbs i do make more money on a few stepdeck loads but not every i have both now and my flatbed truck is making more money and has way less dead head miles than i do

 

AND HE SEE'S THE LIGHT FINALLY !!!!

Now if we can get you to quit looking at them heavy loads ...... LOL

 

I couldn't agree more!!!
running team is the ONLY time that I can justify pulling a van. The rates for team runs are just as good as platform rates most the time, and lots more of them. Just have to get into the niche and find some brokers that will keep ya running steady.

 

To throw in another curveball. If you decide to run a team open-deck operation and dabble in o/d freight, you also need to closely examine allowable hours of operation. I hate winter not only for the snow, cold, ect, but mainly because o/d freight can only move during daylight hours (in most cases). Another huge negative for a team operation.

 

I always try and get the lightest load I can find did a 14,700lb load today!!!

 

My wife and I run a team stepdeck with Landstar and do pretty good. While there isn't always "TEAM" loads out there we can pick up a load that goes 1000 miles and deliver the next day instead of taking 2 days to do it solo. We also have the advantage of running AA&E freight as well as regular team freight. We don't do any o/d loads as wife isn't comfortable with doing that and we still make out pretty good.