What would you quote? multistop nursery load

What did it pay and do you feel it was worth it? No sense in being all secretive about nursury stock. People either haul it or they want no part of it. Would like to know what are going rates for it with most so I at least know I'm not underpricing. Last year this time of year I came out of Hulbert, OK and finaled an 8 stopper in Owensboro, KY which took 3 days total for $2,250 gross, left me feeling cheap. Don't want to make the same mistake. Looking at $2,000-$2,200 on a little more than half as many miles than that load, with the same 3 days, that feels cheap also. Especially with the mess they leave in the trailer. Just want to know how much they can be pushed up.. Longshot here, anyone want to pass on some nursury contacts who load dry vans pm.

 

I don't mind doing them. I even tailgated that KY 8 stopper last year which delivered at Farm and Fleet stores, with an ankle sprain. They had 2 to 4 helpers at each stop but I felt if I was there hustling,thru gritted teeth lol, it would speed delivery up and it did. I don't mind the work but I hate to do it cheap,nursury stock are work from a dry van..

 

I know people are reluctant to share rates, understand that sort of thing. Like I said though people either haul nursury or they don't cause they know it's work.. Someone not knowing who books one,well they figure out pretty quick if they got taken advantage of. Having a general feel for where/how others price and rates they push for helps us all push for a premium. Jay, maybe I am wrong here, do guys really cut throat on these loads? With the hassle and work involved? If you learned others were making $500 more than you on average, would you continue working for less cause it was fun? In the world of one pick, one drop "lazy man's trucking" guys will cut a rate by 50% and stick a knife in your back so fast.. I find it hard to believe that happens with nursury knowing what it entails

 

Honestly how realistic is it to have 24 hour receivers for it? Wal Mart is 24 hrs at every store? Farm and Fleets close around 6 pm... I can't see mom and pop garden centers being 24hrs. That's 2.5 to 3 days minimum on an 8-10 stops load without 24 hrs rec'ing. Maybe i just need to learn this the hard way. I intend to push aggressive on rate.