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Old 10-02-2006, 01:08 AM
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Default How are you guys finding your loads?

Do you deal with a few brokers, shippers directly, dedicated lanes, or what?
Do you guys try to book 2 or 3 loads at a time or what? Currently with our trucking company we just find what we can through Getloaded and have a few CH robinson loads. We are tired of those and want to venture out and take advantage of more resources. We are out of Tulsa, OK. After I finish school I'll be running a team for about 4 weeks and at the same time getting my on the road training.
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One thing that is important is usually some kind of advance and quick pay option. I'm guessing that will limit who we can work with, but just want to get some feedback from you guys.
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Old 10-02-2006, 01:57 AM
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I use brokers
Get loaded and Internet truckstop
I had 1 direct shipper but they took too long to pay
I also do power only work for a trucking company
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Old 10-02-2006, 09:20 PM
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I use brokers
Get loaded and Internet truckstop
How are the rates you are getting on getloaded and Internet truck stop?
The reason I ask is, with you're schedule that you posted on another thread, you seem to like being home on the weekends, I'm in Maryland (about 45 min north of Baltimore), Was wondering if that kind of operation would work here. I haven't put a plan together yet, but with a small truck and trailer payment, I wonder if I could make money running a 300 radius of Baltimore. Which is what I'd be limited too.
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Old 10-02-2006, 09:49 PM
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I wonder if I could make money running a 300 radius of Baltimore. Which is what I'd be limited too.
Buy a dump truck why are you limited to a 300 mile radius. :?:
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Old 10-02-2006, 10:08 PM
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Buy a dump truck why are you limited to a 300 mile radius
Are guys making any money with dump trucks in this area? From the limited conversations I've had some say it's terrible some say it's good.

300 mile radius restriction from the insurance company since I have'nt driven since 98 and even then it was brief.
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Old 10-02-2006, 10:12 PM
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well i don't know about MD am not that far away from you. I hauled salt out of the port of Baltimore 2 years ago talking to guys there and they where working cheap. We where getting paid by the hr. If your any where close to PA check out Alan a Meyers i think they hire O/O for there night time paving. they all so have some O/O hauling out of the quarry's on 41 in PA. Check out H&K group.
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There is usually a lot of short runs for steel out of Baltimore. I have met several who pull covered wagons hauling up to New Jersey, etc.,
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Old 10-03-2006, 06:07 AM
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I use getloaded etc but I really only will book loads with brokers Im am already signed with (about 15 or so) I seldom call out of that core. If you run a 300 mi radius of Balto you need a load every day and thats a lot of calling and you really need 6 loads in 5 days to make money or one really whopper paying load that will represent 2 days pay in 1 day.and the rest of the week 1 days pay.
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Old 10-03-2006, 06:09 AM
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There is plenty of freight between Balto and Harrisburg
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