Yeah the price a load covers at is determined by a few factors, but generally they start out low and slowly rise as they approach the moment it has to ship. Booking way out in advance is for relocating trucks to repairs/hometime/other freight commitments that really pay the bills. You definitely don't want to be booking faster than the day before under any circumstances, and the less you care where next is the longer you should wait.
There are few things better than having a driver willing to go anywhere in Chicago at 4pm in the afternoon on a Friday. That dude is getting PAID.
EDIT: Obviously the longer you wait the more you risk all the good freight just drying up for the day. I'm not advocating booking at 4pm every day, particularly in unfamiliar markets, but if you're genuinely flexible look to get paid for being flexible.
Trying the Pre-Plan experiment
Discussion in 'Freight Broker Forum' started by trucking.shine, Oct 16, 2017.
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This is the schedule for this week. Even though I didn't follow your advice and went ahead and booked loads in Bad Markets, I think I found some decent rates for them.
- Truck#1:
- Load#1: from Missouri City, TX to Robert, LA (377 mi @ $720 & P:10-23 | D:10-24)
- Load#2: from Plaquemine, LA to Painted Post, NY (1,435 mi @ $2,550 & P:10-24 | D:10-27)
- Load#3: from Towanda, PA to Kissimmee, FL (1,175 mi @ $3,200 & P:10-27 | D:10-29)
- Truck #2:
- Load#1: from Spoke Valley, WA to Harahan, LA (2,397 mi @ $4,200 & P:10-23 | D:10-26)
- Load#2: from St. Francisville, LA to York, PA (1,309 mi @ $2,200 & P:10-26 | D:10-28)
izifaddag Thanks this. - Truck#1:
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Good clear communication is the key to success. At the first hint of a problem, CALL everyone that may be impacted. A phone call can solve a myriad of trouble.trucking.shine Thanks this. -
@jaba23 Would you shoot me an email please?
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I don't hate the NJ load, not a fan of the Jessup. I think it's probably better to just deadhead to Atlanta and get something to the midwest or the northeast from there. Probably make more total money weirdly. I bet Atlanta-Jessup pays 1500 at least.
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