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Originally Posted by DD60
What kind of rate did you get going into FL? It is very unrealistic to expect 2.00 a mile when there are more trucks available than loads. Especially in Fl. NC and Sc have some freight but not at a rate worth deadheading for. Neither does Ga. You will still come out to 1.35 a mile or less getting out of Fl UNLESS a broker or shipper calls and needs a load moved at the last minute. 1.11 from FL to Ca. is rediculous,but for some strange reason all loads going into Ca. from anywhere seem to be real cheap. :? There may be some loads from Ga. to Ok for 1.60 or so and than you will end up closer to a better area,like KS. That is why I don't take anything into FL. for under 2.00 a mile depending on the length of haul. The shorter the run the more I charge,otherwise I won't run FL.
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I got just under $2.00 a mile and it was under cause I was thinking about something and like a dummy I got on the highway going North instead of South. I caught it right away but that cost me.
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Originally Posted by Red Clay Rambler
About anytime you have an "air pressure sound continue", you have a leak somewhere. Just trace/follow the sound and you will find it. Sometimes it's just a gladhand not seated properly. If you hear it inside the cab, like you did, it's probably behind the dash like it was.
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It turned out to be a $5 switch with a bill close to $200. I didn't have to pay but warranty is ending soon so I better start learning things fast.
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Originally Posted by GMAN
It is amazing that people will take loads to California for $1.11/mile. They could very likely come out with the same rate, if that. Some carriers and owner operators are running scared right now. They are making a mistake of taking these cheap loads which are unprofitable thinking they can outrun the bill collectors. That is one reason there will be so many who fail. You can't run for free forever. Carriers need to value their service. Unless you place a value on your services then you cannot expect anyone else to do so.
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Ch called me on a load from Claxton, Ga to California for LESS then $1 a mile. I told him my truck doesn't take those loads. He asked what would it take and I told him we aren't close so I won't waste his time. Actually I would have quoted him what I wanted but I got a load anyway. I'm going to Detroit, MI for about $1.40 a mile and in my limited experience here I think I will have a much better chance of coming out of there for better money.
The company I am taking this load from has a 100 rating on GetLoaded but I called D&S factors to see anyway and they said they would not factor them. I then called RTS and they said they would, I mean they have a 100 rating so I will go with them.
I want to get back to Florida though; I want to start working on those customers I am getting down there. Some guy called today on a load to Deerfield Beach which is my neck of the woods, but I told him $2.20 a mile and he said no. I was waiting to see if he would offer something close but he didn't. I was going to say "what can you do"? but that smacks of desperation.
Believe me, I have 6 months into this, and only a few on my own and sometimes I say "what did I get myself into?" but nothing goes as planned at first. I have the truck, I am in a brutal environment right now (we all are) and I am surviving and learning so I am still hopefull.
I'm not going to lie, sometimes I long for the days when as a company driver they sent me the load and I just drove, but I could never do that again. This is a very very good feeling being on my own. As a company driver or working for somebody you are only going to go as high as they allow you too. I set my own boundries now and I like that feeling.
