Who is hauling so cheap?

I think that's a lot of it right there.

 

Last I heard there were thousands of units waiting to ship for overflow rates at multiple GM locations. That may be changing soon as GM is idling the Ft Wayne assembly for 2 weeks. That location had thousands of units waiting to be shipped and they have offsite yards specifically for non union people to haul them on the spot market. I don’t know what your idea of good money is, but $9,000-10,000 a week after the company cut to the truck hauling long term contract freight is doable with several carriers. That definitely isn’t load and drive 2,000 miles, it’s load 6-10 short loads a week. The work is there for those who don’t mind loading and unloading daily or more than once a day sometimes. The locations I am familiar with have plenty of freight for their trucks to haul.

 

Also my experience is the further north, the better the rates. Down south freight rates sometimes suck! I don’t work in snowstorms, but do routinely work with ice sickles hanging off my Stache. What else am I going to do, sit at home by the fireplace?

 

Yes, I thoroughly recommend sitting by the fireplace.

 

30 cpm. I'll just haul ice.

 

Don't take it to So. CAL - they don't need any there right now.

 

i read GM is going to dry up their inventory on dealer lots.
That is why the shut down of the Ft Wayne plant...

 

That’s either an old picture or you became a hard working carhauler again with the high rail. I will stick to being a lazy carhauler with my quickloader.

 

How about sitting by the pool in a couple more months? I was in shorts on the front porch Thursday at 72 and then 20 windchill the next morning in Indiana. He seemed to enjoy the brief nice weather in late February.