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The US is out to ####ing lunch on their shop rates too by the sounds of it.

 

I think it’s more of all you’re a Canadian well then let me gouge you on pricing then. i was shocked at some of the prices these guys were given me . $14k for a turbo that’s insane and couldn’t believe a tow was 5-7k back to canada. Like i said it’s money in money out with o/o

 

$14k is $3500/week so if that's all Amazon is paying here in Canada I won't leave my current situation. However, that must be just Ontario's rates right?

My lanes are either Kitchener, ON or Cambridge, ON. to various upper state OH, KY at times or MI and our O/o's are averaging $4500/week or $18k dry van only, no touch freight. Dedicated calls and they even cover parking with reimburses if you're late parking & having to pay at a Pilot/Flying J, fuel surcharge only contract freight (I asked dispatch about the load board however, they don't want us to get stuck on the road so they no longer bother with it). In these times, some kinda guarantee for consistency is needed so negotiating some type of reasonable agreement only shows the carrier's integrity.

Trucks new or old always have some kind of issues whether it's a breakdown or quarter panel flap bends (DIY fix), Leveller issues (again DIY fix) parts cost though. Too much Carriers in Ontario, Canada try to rip, gyp, swindle or scam O/o with strange wordings on Lease on Job ads like, 'Get paid Up too $150k annually'. You need to pay attention to their tricky wording of 'Up too' because if the base of $90k. It's not worth the effort responding.

 

That’s really too bad because 10-12k a month for a company man is pretty good and I probably wouldn’t go o/o if i was making that .

 

!0 to 12 K a month?

Where did all the money go?



Pete

 

It's not the best anywhere right now. As good as the carrier I'm on with just lost a couple decade contract they have for over 2 decades and letting a few of us go. It is what it is. I don't think any company is safe in this trucking recession really. Most O/o's are hanging on by a thread whether they're Leased on or running the spot market.

 

Ironically, I wrote back in June that I wouldn't leave my current Lease on as a O/o if thats all that Amazon is paying up here in Ontario. However, I hadn't a choice becauae things slowed down at the company. I'm still in the process of finishing my application as a carrier for them. However, hearing to many bad things about Amazon not haven't a lot of lowds for 53' trailers.?