Trying the Pre-Plan experiment

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  1. Oct 16, 2017 #1
    trucking.shine

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    Hay all! After hearing some interesting advice about load planning in a few threads in the forum thought that it was better to test it myself. Talk to a couple of my drivers and who was up for the experiment of trying to book a few loads in advance and test if that helps (company & drivers) have less trouble down the road and find better overall average rates for the Trip.
    I'll be posting the loads I find and trouble (or not!) that I come across during the experiment.
    Hope also to hear your feedback and comments on the decisions or findings that I come across.
     
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  3. Oct 16, 2017 #2
    trucking.shine

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    I'm starting out of Miami, FL so I don't have a lot of good options. But I manage to book a couple of loads for the 2 trucks:
    • Truck#1:
      • Load#1: from Hialeah, FL to Rockledge, FL (199 mi @ $300 & P: 10-17 | D: 10-18)
      • Load#2: from Holly Hill, FL to Freehold, NJ (1060 mi @ $1,500 & P:10-18 | D:10-20)
    • Truck #2:
      • Load#1: from Hialeah, FL to South Bay, FL (72 mi @ $275 & P: 10-17 | D: 10-17)
      • Load#2: from South Bay, FL to Jessup, MD (1080 mi @ $1,188 & P:10-17 | D:10-19)
    I'll keep adding to the plan as I find the loads. Let's see how we do in a few weeks from now.
     
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  4. Oct 16, 2017 #3
    PPLC

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    ...Holy crap you got ganked all the way around.
     
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  5. Oct 16, 2017 #4
    trucking.shine

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    It's outbound of Miami... Would love to hear where to get better rates @PPDCT
     
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  7. Oct 16, 2017 #5
    Steel Dragon

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    $1.00 per mile out of Florida is better than dead heading,but can't you deadhead to Atlanta and get decent rates from there?
     
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  8. Oct 16, 2017 #6
    Steel Dragon

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    Find a load to Atlanta,then find secondary load ... preferably west.:D
     
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  9. Oct 16, 2017 #7
    PPLC

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    If I were making suggestions, I wouldn't take a buck a mile to run to MD, or $1.50/mi to run to Jersey. Neither are exactly hot markets for outbound freight. If you're looking for decent paying areas, I'd be looking to stay around the midwest. Plenty of freight means more competitive rates, to boot. What's your strategy for getting booked?
     
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  10. Oct 16, 2017 #8
    stayinback

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    the only one that looks ok is the Fl to Freehold,Nj for $1500- then what Are ya gonna do? Go to Fuquay,Nc for a $1.27 per mile?
     
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  11. Oct 17, 2017 #9
    driverdriver

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    I don't understand coming out of a bad rate area with loads going to another???
     
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  12. Oct 17, 2017 #10
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    The rates are not the issue, the time would be if there are delays, I tried to do that a while back to see if we could keep the drivers moving and ran into some delays like traffic between the first and second load that delayed the pick up. A further bit of a problem was running into the HOS 11 hour limit, it really wasn't easy to deal with when the agents/brokers were committing themselves to tight time schedules to keep the customer or not passing it along to the posting broker who just saw the load get covered by a 3PL.
     
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