Where are the loads?

That time of year....
Too many trucks chasing too few loads....

 

Checking the few boards I am still active with, there ain't much freight out there, period. Sitting is going to be a pretty routine thing out there from what I am looking at. Just thank your lucky stars you are not pulling a flat bed.

Mike

 

I'm a flatbedder...thanks for the vote of confidence.....

 

Sorry to hear that Ron. I miss mine! Hell, I still have it, sitting rotting in the yard. Been watching traffic out there, I would say 98% of flats I have seen are empty going down the road or in the truck stops. I checked the freight available in Illinois the other day for a buddy of mine. There were roughly 300 loads posted for an entire week in the state, and that includes the Chicagoland area. Never seen it this bad out here. Van loads were not much better.

Mike

 

My nephew's father-in-law pulled a flat and now he's traded it for a van.....

 

yes i am a pam driver sitting in bowling green ky at international waiting on parts for my prostar, all the loads i have had since xmas have been bad broker loads, pams looking for cheap freight

 

Wintertime from what I've learned in my 7 months and from my old trainer, are the dog days of freight. You're not the only one doing the sitting. People don't know that there are some drivers that do nothing but automotive runs. When the plants shut down during the winter, those people go out on general frieight, which takes a lot of food out of our mouths. I learned this when I was training and GM/American Axle were on strike.

 

I used to work for Pam so I can tell you I feel for you and mean it. Though back when I was a driver for them loads were not a hard thing to come by, if you stayed on your DM every second of every day to get preplanned.

Hate to say it but truckload carriers might be starting to decline and eventually disappear. If you work for PAM and are looking for a good alternative, go with Central Transport, their sister LTL company. You will be doing a lot of dock work to start but hey, it's steady work and I keep seeing terminals surrounding the Central Transport ones closing down and going dark while the CT one just keeps on looking busier and busier. Take that as you will.