Who's Taking All This Cheap Freight?

It's the same way here in the middle of the country. Called on one the other day they were running it as a full load 6,000lbs for $1.10/mile. I just laugh at these brokers that are offering these ridiculous rates.

 

Simple supply and demand, too many trucks chasing too little freight. Combined that with people who do not understand they are running a business, that will run themselves to the bankruptcy line.

 

One things for sure these brokers aren't taking any less of a percentage to move it.

 

20% of $1.00 is 20 cents... 20% of $2 is 40cents... so yes the brokers have taken a pay cut also.

 

If fuel continues to drop like they say it will things could get real interesting.

 

Stupid arse truck drivers are taking the cheap freight and making it hard for the rest of us out here....Haul cheap freight and run yourself under

 

Guys on here say they take cheap freight because it makes sense to use it as a way to pay their fuel cost to move them to another area were they can get a better paying load. They also use this cheap freight to take them home, to help the get to a dealer, to help them reposition, to help them get to the gf.

 

Yes, that's true. But perhaps some of the o/o's were groomed by Mega carrier's to always be running. They can't sit still and wait for a good load like other o/o's do. It's like there are two different breeds of O/o's; the kind that needs to keep rolling to be profitable and the kind thats comfortable with less work that pays more. I'm gonna be the second option. Not gonna pretend I'm a boss when I'm rushing around for pennies. And if that don't pay off in the long run, I'm not gonna be no 10+ year trucker jumping around from company to owner to small fleet to broker to just end up a company guy again. If it don't pay, it wasn't for me. Finito.