Truck's gone. Money's gone. Spot market fiasco.

PPNLE · Mar 12, 2025

FloridaRetired said: ↑

450 miles Chicago - Atlanta, GA lane.
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Had it been me, I'd have pro-rated him on miles driven. That's typically what I do/have done in repower situations where there isn't rigging etc involved.

Big Road Skateboard · Mar 12, 2025

FloridaRetired said: ↑

You are running flatbed, I presume.
That's more than 2 dol a mile or whatever dry van freight pays. That's a different segment where a broker carrier relationship has potential to become more intimate. Easier to find own customers too. From that perspective, it is easier to judge. You could say he should have jumped on the open deck or reefer. He did not. That's on him.

I did not - necessarily - start the thread to feel sorry for him but rather to show that spot market and dry van don't mix too well. To make an assertion.
I'd rather have someone with a similar dry van experience to have an opinion on this.
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I am running flat, but I keep an eye on DV loads too. I've got a DV and could run it if needed. The #'s I've seen aren't that much different, and I've often thought I could do OK running it.

No desire to, but still. I'm just waiting for the market to turn to sell it.

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