That's right. I had forgotten about that. Same here in Washington. If I had not closed on a house in December and bought a ton of crap for it, my total sales tax bill for the year would have been about $400... :shock:

 

You leaving with your shipper load or do i need to load you on Friday?

 

LOL, my phone bill is $300/month trying to keep 3 trucks loaded with >$2/mile freight and I have to add another to the stable? Not enough hours in the day.

Can you run into Canada?
What can you scale?
What's the spread on the trailer?
What's the tractor wheelbase?
Can you pull for Landstar?
How high is the deck on your trailer?

I'll need your company name and MC number...oh, and what's my cut?

 

THIS could get interesting! :shock:

 

That is true! He normally does a lot better with that set-up, but there are about 30+ loads that he hauls everytime that job moves, and about half of them are pulling equipment that is self contained; ie: portable concrete plants and office trailers. All of them pay atleast that and they are all legal loads. From what I have seen most of the RGN freight that pays really well is mostly oversize or overweight and has to be permitted. With that being said.... this time of year you dont gross near as much with those loads cause you have to sit with most of them at night.

 

Nah my bet is he just keeps doing it himself.

 

Here's two. You might be able to take both. If they don't work out stay at home and wait for a good rate. Use that time to make phone calls and learn the lanes. Concentrate on Phil, Balt, Newark, Pitt, and North Ohio. The other guys have already mentioned other good areas that I'm not familiar with. In my experience, rates out of OH are usually good but you can't get there....so wait on a load into OH and you should be able to get $2.50+ back out. You can think I'm full of BS...whatever. It just takes a million phone calls is all (and maybe a step deck).

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This one is LTL, 236 loaded miles, picks up 36 miles from Merrimack and puts you in Butler NJ. On Getloaded alone, there are currently 79 skateboard loads available within a 75 mile radius of Butler. If you think I'm calling all 79 to get you a good rate you're crazier than I thought.

1/23/2007 MA WOBURN NJ BUTLER L FSDHL Transport Sylvain Chateauneuf (819) 878-3364 Mike Seguin 613-632-9648 1/23/2007 2:07:30 PM
Comments: bucket 60x60x115 2250 pds

#2
This is a truckload, puts you near Philly but it's 136 miles from Merrimack.

1/25/2007 MA OTIS PA NORRISTOWN T F Arlan Sales Inc (416) 636-6290 Ilan 1/23/2007 9:24:48 AM



CAVEAT: I"VE NEVER DEALT WITH EITHER BROKER.

 

I realize there are many loads on the boards and I have called them. Most only pay $1.10. The loads that I've gotten in the past have come from calls brokers made to me and were not posted.

Most of those loads on Getloaded from Lynn are trash and pay $1.00 per mile. I mean, real trash like garbage going to recycle.

The LTL loads are fine but you need a few or your getting yet again, $1.00 per mile.

I mean, I'm going fine at my $1.80 average. Some loads I got over $3.00 per mile but they were short runs and sitting for days when your 170 miles from home doesn't make much sense.

I just think everyone touting $2.50 per mile all the time is BS and I challenge someone. I knew the type of responses I would get. Oh well, you have to do this and you have to do that.

Maybe what your talking about doesn't fit into my scheme of things. I know I can get good paying loads that are 150 to 300 miles but I would rather the long hauls and I think $1.80 is pretty darn good for 2,000+ trips.

I don't know what's required to run in Canada. I haven't researched it yet. I can haul 46,000. My wheel base is 264. I'm not setup with Landstar but that would only take less than an hour. Don't know what my spread is on the trailer, nobody has ever cared. Don't know the height of my trailer, I would have to measure it.

I pick up my truck this morning. I called yesterday and it's all set. Not sure what the bill is yet. I had them do what they call a level B PM which had over 30 or so items in the checklist. I had them flush the radiator and look for a leak. I had to put about 2 gallons of water in the other day before I brought it over which didn't seem right. I had an oil leak in the pan I wanted fixed and tighten the 5th wheel.

My kitchen is pretty much filled with tons of provisions to be loaded into the truck before heading out. Most of it is laundry like the comforter, blankets, sheets, jump suits for work, privacy curtain and anything else I could wash. 8 million cans of fruit and granola bars and 10 pounds of coffee.

Oh yea, got my 8 crossfire thingies in the mail yesterday so I need to put those on. I may just do that while I'm on the road when I get to a warmer climate. It's 11 degrees here and suppose to get colder. I need a load to Florida or someplace warmer.

So, how about just one load out either this Friday to Monday greater than 1,500 miles and $2.50 per mile....ANYONE????

 

You big sissy! :lol:

You know Steve, I think if done properly, not just a whim over the internet, this could be a good opportunity for you if they're sincere about helping.

Here's why I think this, and I'm sure you already do this to. I always watch what other people are doing that are in the same business because even if I don't like what their doing or if their way just ain't for me, it might spawn a new idea for me.

Even if you don't make anymore money you might find something you like and that makes it all worth
while.
Just a thought.

 

HA HA HA HA.....Ya ya ya. It's suppose to get in the high 30's today so I may do a few. Hey! I put my snow tires on all by myself yesterday and it was like 55 degrees in my garage. Granted, I only did one wheel at a time, had coffee and watched TV before doing the next one but I was like a real rugged type guy.