I spent 2 winters in Frazer Colorado at Winter Park. From what I understand it's the coldest place in the U.S. Spent 1 year in Lake Tahoe where it would snow 10 feet in one day. I had a Mustang GT with 4 studded snow tires and I swear it was meaner than an 4 wheel drive. It use to throw up a rooster tail 10 feet in the air. The cops use to wave me on going up Mt. Rose. The GT is one heavy car and it was a convertible to boot.

I crack up every time I see your Avitar TF.

 

Lake Tahoe where it would snow 10 feet in one day

BS

 

I can't believe those clowns said you were "not even close" with a bid of $1.80/mile on a flatbed load. And into NY no less. I mean it's not exactly sunny Tucson. Was that $1.80 + FSC?

I honestly don't understand flatbed rates at less than $2/mile. I hate to beat this rate thing to death nor am I trying to be a know it all but........

Not a slam. Just can't figure it out is all.

 

I gotta give it to ya there Steve, taking a Mustang GT out in that kinda weather. I traded in my lifted z71 on my new silverado and it's two wheel drive and I HATE taking that thing out in bad weather. I took my foxbody Mustang GT (92 5.0) out in the snow one day, and let's say a car with the potential to run 9's and drag radials was enough to make me cry like a little girl as I limped him idling lol.


30 minutes to go 5 miles!!!!! :lol:

 

Same as me driving my Stealth in the Winter up here :P

 

well time for my 2 cents

if the customer made no notations on the BOL you dodged a bullet

but if he did you are he still may file a claim against you.

once its on your truck and you signed for it you pretty much your responsibilty to get it there damage free or else.

if the shipper makes good...........fine

at some point the claim could be too big for the shipper to say "don't worry about it"

and you will get burnt especially if the customer gets to keep the "damaged" product........there are plenty of scammers out there

ok

the next thing is a bit hard to explain but let me just say that you want to experience a challenge and then the felling of accomplishment when its over.
You have to ask yourself is it really a wise decision to take a load into the belly of the beast? for any price? Are you heading to a snow stormed Denver for the big bucks or "the challenge?" Why risk your truck and life for a challenge? There are 52 weeks in a year to make money. So many things can go wrong with an 18 in winter especially at night. You may be a good driver in the snow but there are white outs, abandoned cars in the middle of the road and cars going the wrong way on the hwy and sharing the road with bad snow drivers.
as soon as the road is snow covered
there is big trouble and not to be taken lightly
sunrise should tell you
not all the trucks make it through a snowstorm

 

Please start a thread titled "not all the trucks make it through a snowstorm." The stories should be good.

 

I will add that freight sucks coming out of Colorado.

 

I will add that freight sucks coming out of Colorado

If you can find it and pays for more than fuel costs.

 

At that point, I think I would have sent him a note back and apologized for sending the wrong quote. You really meant $2.80. :wink:

By the way, Steve. Victorville is one or two exits north on I-15. If you get tired of eating at the restaurant at the Pilot, there are other restaurants only a couple of miles from you. You may check to see if you can drop the trailer, though. It would be difficult to get the truck and trailer in some of the lots. If you get off and go West at Victorville there is an Applebee's, I believe and some other restaurants where you could probably get the truck and trailer near the restaurants. There is also a shopping center at that exit. If you go East, there is a WalMart if you need to pick up some supplies. If you go to that WalMart, you may want to go around back to the truck entrance and park. As long as you don't stay too long, they should not bother you.

By the way, are you bidding for most of your loads or picking them up off the boards?