For you heavy haulers!

[glockboyz]

NOW THIS IS WHAT I WON'T TO DO, BUT IT SO HARD TO FIND A COMPANY THAT WILL TRAIN YOU!


Additional Information:

Length: 51'
Height: 13' 6"
Width: 13' 6"
Weight: 138,500 lbs

Contact Information:

Phone: 888-881-7696
Name: Troy Fox
Email: troy@abtransportation.com

Comments: I have 6 loads out of Manitowoc, Wi going to Britt, Ia. They load on Tuesday’s and Thursday’s in Manitowoc, Wi and unload in Britt, Ia after that. They are moving 6 lower mid sections of wind towers. They require 13 axel lowboy trailers with extensions. Dimensions are as follows: Length: 51’ Diameter: 13’ 6” (Height & Width) Weight: 138,500 lbs Rate $15,000.00 a load



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Pickup Location: OLATHE, KS
Drop-off Location: EAGLE PASS, TX
Mileage: 969
Pickup Date: 10/17/2008 (Friday October 17th) Any Time
Equipment Types: Removable Gooseneck
Load Quantity: 1
Load Size: Full
Load Weight: 131000 lbs.
Oversized: No
Overweight: No
Team Preferred: No
Payment Amount: $16000.00
Company Name: STEIN TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS, INC.
Company Location: MANCHACA, TX
FMCSA Lookup: MC 319971
Contact Name: Larry
Contact Phone Number: 800-803-5439
Extra Information: we have four 777a cat dump trucks
Date Posted: Thu Oct 16, 2008 9:21am EDT

[Walking Eagle]

Very confusing !!!!! Are the loading in Manitowoc going to Iowa or loading in Olathe Ks. going to Eagle Pass ????

[Walking Eagle]

If you are really trying to get into these types of loads nobody just trains you, you work up to them. I started with a regular spread axle flat and over the years, about 40, have a 3+3+3 trailer.You need to find a co. that will start you in Heavy Haul then work up, either Lone Star or Anderson.

[Walking Eagle]

Oh, BTW, that is a pretty ****1ey rate on them. Probably should be around $25 to Iowa and $30 if they went to Tx.

[GMAN]

No one starts out with heavy haul or over sized freight. You have to work your way up. Most of us started out with flats then moved up from there. I do over sized loads but won't allow a new driver to do over sized without knowing how they drive and do their job. Most carriers are that way. If this is something you want to get into expect it to take several years. You first need to learn about securement. You can learn that from pulling flats. You can then move up to steps or perhaps double drop or RGN freight. As your experience grows your axles can increase. It is much different pulling 5 axles and 13. There are some carriers who will train you as your experience grows. I know ATS (Anderson) will start new drivers with a flat or step deck and move them up as they become more experienced. I believe Daily will do the same thing. I am not sure that Lone Star will train you but they do a wide variety of over sized freight. You first need to learn how to pull a flat or step deck.

[Heavy Duty]

Oh, BTW, that is a pretty ****1ey rate on them. Probably should be around $25 to Iowa and $30 if they went to Tx.

Remember you need a $375,000 trailer and a truck capable of pulling it, you have $20,000 worth of tires on the ground and will get about 1.5 to 2 miles per gallon. It is a Sh..... rate.

[heavyhaulerss]

For you heavy haulers! Name: Troy Fox
Email: troy@abtransportation.com




this kinda caught my eye. twice! at first glance. I thought I was looking at heavyhaulerss. & 2nd.. Troy is my real first name. lol.

[rgordon212]

I pulled blades all summer out of Houston and Grand Prarie up to NW Indiana and averaged $16-$19 depending on if it was over a weekend or not, but the loads only weighed 48K lbs and I pulled the manufacturers trailer.

[allan5oh]

Are they not two seperate loads?

The first one goes 394 "mapquest miles" but probably 600-700 actual, looking at the map.

15k / 600 miles = $25 per mile

[Jumbo]

We just put a bid in on a 50 mile haul. $19,000.00. That equals $380 a mile.

[rgordon212]

We just put a bid in on a 50 mile haul. $19,000.00. That equals $380 a mile.

Thats the way you do it!!!

And living in N. Wisconsin, I'm sure you know where Manitowic crane is..... I have pulled quite a few gussies in my days

[Walking Eagle]

$25 PM would be bare minimum on that, if I wanted to get outa the state and not break down the trailer or deadhead because I had a good paying load I was going to.
Last year I averaged $58 PM on all miles run (Loaded and empty) and would sometimes come home to Fl. from the left coast empty.
Like Heavy Duty said there is a big investment riding back there behind the big investment in the tractor, I'm very lucky in that they are both all paid off , and I don't put it all back together for nothing. A load across town, or local, has to pay at least $450 PM or it's not worth the hassle.
Last year I pulled two loads from Ft. Myers Fl. to the Tampa docks that paid $425 PM and was happy as he11 to get them both off. By the time you mess with permits (If I remember right, without digging in paperwork, were about $$5000) Pilot cars, FHP escorts, Florida Power and Light etc. they were hardly worth it.

[rgordon212]

$25 PM would be bare minimum on that, if I wanted to get outa the state and not break down the trailer or deadhead because I had a good paying load I was going to.
Last year I averaged $58 PM on all miles run (Loaded and empty) and would sometimes come home to Fl. from the left coast empty.
Like Heavy Duty said there is a big investment riding back there behind the big investment in the tractor, I'm very lucky in that they are both all paid off , and I don't put it all back together for nothing. A load across town, or local, has to pay at least $450 PM or it's not worth the hassle.
Last year I pulled two loads from Ft. Myers Fl. to the Tampa docks that paid $425 PM and was happy as he11 to get them both off. By the time you mess with permits (If I remember right, without digging in paperwork, were about $$5000) Pilot cars, FHP escorts, Florida Power and Light etc. they were hardly worth it.

YES SIR!!!!!!!! What a pain in the ass, espically in Florida since even though you have permits and escots (no FHP on smaller dimension lds) it's still a bitch getting that 100KLB + load moving again at each stop.scale/ect ect.... and I'm sure you have enjoyed the common snapped u-joints and twisted driveshafts along the run which wind up costing you over $1000 each as well?by the way, i'm sitting on my load right now in Ft. Myers as we speak... err type

[Walking Eagle]

Where did you load in Ft. Myers ? You at the Pilot ?? if so my truck is just down the street from you at Pete In there getting everything changed, fluids, something that happens twice a year.
I have often wondered how many zillion gallons of fuel the state of Florida wastes with making us stop at all the scales and bug checks to get outa here, 9 from Miami to Al. line on 75 & 10.
Been lucky (touching wood) that havn't dropped a driveline, when I got the truck took it to a place in Tampa and they built double wall drivelines with 2400 sieries U joints. Replaced the joints last year even though they wern't showing much wear.

[brian]

i`d take the load from iowa to wisconsin because its less then 400 miles, i`d stand to clear 8grand in two days and an easy run back north once I broke my trailer down sop I could probably get at least 2 loads if not 3 of the 6 their offering., that one to texas sucks though


wonder why they want a 9 axle trailer though, i`d had stands and a blade loaded on mine and its only a 7.

[Walking Eagle]

wonder why they want a 9 axle trailer though, i`d had stands and a blade loaded on mine and its only a 7.

Probably because the agent has no idea what he is talking about when it comes to weights, most of them don't Some will list them as trailer axles and some total axles.
If I recall, don't have my book here to check, both Ia and Wi are the standard 20,000 lbs per axle. Wi depending on bridge

[rgordon212]

Where did you load in Ft. Myers ? You at the Pilot ?? if so my truck is just down the street from you at Pete In there getting everything changed, fluids, something that happens twice a year.
I have often wondered how many zillion gallons of fuel the state of Florida wastes with making us stop at all the scales and bug checks to get outa here, 9 from Miami to Al. line on 75 & 10.
Been lucky (touching wood) that havn't dropped a driveline, when I got the truck took it to a place in Tampa and they built double wall drivelines with 2400 sieries U joints. Replaced the joints last year even though they wern't showing much wear.

I'm actually pulling van in the winter months, and I unloaded at the Wal-Mart DC in Arcadia and picked up a pre-loaded there and took my break in Punta Gorda before heading back up to Chicago and got home last night.

I only do HH in the summer time (April-Sept) and run wind blades and the occasional generator from Houston Harbor to NW Indiana.

[Walking Eagle]

You took a break in Punta Gorda ???????? Man you are hard core, lobals don't go there !!!! :-) :-) :-)

[rgordon212]

You took a break in Punta Gorda ???????? Man you are hard core, lobals don't go there !!!! :-) :-) :-)

HAHA.... dropped the truck/trailer at the Pee-Lot and went to Ft. Meyers with my cousin chasing some skirt

[Walking Eagle]

You make it as far as Ft Myers beach ???? That is where all the action is