What Rate is considered Cheap Freight?

He doesn't haul $400.00 loads or waste time talking with brokers about $400.00 loads.

 

LOL....I don't think I've ever hauled $400 broker loads. Let me tell you something the longer the run the cheaper it is!

 

A few decent paying Broker loads that were sent to me from two large nationwide Brokers

I have a flatbed or stepdeck loading picking today 4/16 out of Greenville, SC going to Farmington, CT. This load does NOT require tarps. Will weigh 43,000 lbs. Totes of dye that are NON-haz. Pays $2,700 for 857 miles. Let me know if you are interested.


I have a flatbed/stepdeck load picking tomorrow 4/16 in Greenville, SC going to Middletown, NJ. This load will weigh 44,800 lbs and is 17 totes of colorant/dye material that is NOT hazardous. Tarps are not required. Pays $2,100 for 708 miles. Let me know if you are interested.

I have a flatbed load tomorrow from Atlanta, GA going to Lansing, NY.
All legal load, need 6’ or 8’ drop tarps.
Metal toolboxes is the commodity, weight is 25,000 lbs.
920 miles paying $3000

 

Long haul trucking is dead. We just haven't set the time for the service but the morning process has begun for many.

How is an industry going to react that promotes "Better Miles" with ever increasing sign-on bonuses?

 

yeah, but you know a joker wont run to ct, nj or ny state

 

Long haul were the loads I loved the most. Got to sit in the seat and drive a while. I checked with the company I used to work for, they are starting out with less CPM that when I started with them in '89. I don't know how they are getting drivers with that kind of pay. They have the freight though. Quantity of freight on shorter runs will keep your head above water, but sooner or later it will bite you if you aren't careful.

 

Nevermind......

 

If you are a mileage based driver then sure, but when it comes to revenue and profit per mile then the shorter runs will pay you better. FAR better.

It is a new world order.

 

My average length on the load I like the most is 30 miles...... Do 3-4 rounds, go home nice.....

 

I think I could get used to something like that pretty quickly. I am the versital type. It is nice to get out west or south now and then though.