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Message:: [QUOTE="vangtransport, post: 2532183, member: 28177"]The problem I see is allot people talking but few people actually doing what they are talking about. Lets take Texas for example, people are moving stuff out of Texas for $1.25/mile on a flatbed. It's like they don't know there is a truck shortage in Texas. I have a trailer, truck, & insurance payment, & the way I see it is I'll give up before I take something to "cover fuel". Same thing in the Northeast, there is plenty of freight, usually we get people from the south or southern companies delivering here and they will grab a load of lumber back south. Well I know that these loads don't pay enough so why do they take it, because they say it's better than driving empty. You can't fault brokers either, if someone is willing to put the stuff on their truck to "cover fuel" then I don't blame a broker for taking advantage. Even a company like CHR has on occasion posted loads out of the Northeast paying over $2, that's what happens when they need stuff moved. Now all of our costs are different, but I don't know how anyone can take stuff to "cover fuel", would they go to work for someone to cover their gas money for the trip in & home?[/QUOTE]