Swift running 100k, that's a scary thought. I'm assuming they don't put they're typical rookies in the drivers seat of those.
Yeah im not sure about that. System transport runs those setups on flatbed up there as well. Wilson trans, twt, central oregon flatbed all run that setup. Similar to the steel haulers u see in michgan with axles all down their trailer .
I could go 105k in most NW states except I bridged out in Oregon at 102k. I was good for 101k in Canada on 6 axles with my lifts in the air.
I worked at a John Deere dealer in the early 2000's, and I swear remember seeing a Swift hauling a new combine once. Or was this an illusion?
Back in the 90s they hauled cars in van trailers. They had these extra tall van trailers that they put pickup truck sized tires on the rig to keep it legal height. Then they bought those accordion style trucks that behind in the middle. When they quit hauling cars, they sold out all of those accordion looking trucks to Wagoneers.
Thats a lotta extra money to move 20k more pounds when they could probably run two trucks on the job just as profitably.
The initial cost of the equipment plus the permits for Idaho, Utah, and Oregon, combined with the tax in OR tend to keep the rates decent. I can’t speak to van rates but Swift isn’t the only one running that setup. When I was doing flatbed a lot of our lumber paid by the board foot, stuff like particle board and MDF paid a flat rate based on 65k payload. Our Home Depot contract was a flat rate per load because weights were all over the place depending on what we had on coming back to the stores.
Wow, it's like they found out that car hauling isn't a monkey's job after all! Never thought a mega's management was capable of learning, but I guess miracles do happen.
That’s exactly what their referring too. How do you know you’re in the northwest? When Swift has more axles than you.
