Superior Carriers & Henniff

Yes, i am getting a compressor...just debating the pump

 

For the record, I don't work for these folks. However, I have both a pump and compressor and I wouldn't have it any other way. You want to be known as a "go to" individual, able to take any and all loads. It may take a little while to pay off the equipment depending upon your circumstances but I think it will be worth it in the long run. Having a P&C should also provide the opportunity for additional accessirial pay, such as laying out hose (in my case this depends upon quantity used).

 

I think its where and how you want to run. If you want to run system bouncing between different terminals then I would probably have the pump just to avoid sitting. If you are running dedicated and don't need it then its a waste of money and the 1% extra wont be worth it. Just remember 1% is $10 for every $1000 of linehaul. So if that pump costs you $3,000 installed its going to take A LOT of loads to pay for itself. My second truck had the hydrachem pump+air combo and it was 10k installed.

 

Might not be a bad idea to call their terminal you plan on running out of and see what types of products they haul. If they haul a lot of flammables there’s a good chance a pump will open you up for more loads than if they haul a lot of corrosives or non haz.

 

How is everyone's transition going?

 

From Heniff

Major News Alert! Heniff Transportation Systems, LLC acquires Premier: a Canadian bulk transportation company. “Kevin and I started as competitors and then we began working together on ways to serve our customers better. Today, we come together as true partners.” - Bob Heniff, CEO of Heniff. Premier gives Heniff an integrated network of over 100 terminals which creates a bulk logistics network in North America that is second to none in being able to provide service solutions and asset-based capacity to its customers and drivers. We look forward to expending our operation and providing the best value to our customers and drivers.

 

Wow!!! Crazy the big get bigger. How much of this transaction is investor money?

 

And Trimac, a Canadian company, sits on the sidelines and watches.

 

Another stone for the infinity gauntlet.

 

I thought they already owned them. Use to see them pull premier trailers out of Laredo a few years back.