What's the deal with LTL freight on a 53 ft dry van?

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02-23-2008, 02:04 PM

Orange Andy

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BTW, be happy you're even getting a load out of Edmonton.

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02-23-2008, 02:06 PM

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Who do you work for?

MacKinnon Transport, Guelph ONT.

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02-23-2008, 02:10 PM

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Originally Posted by whoopNride

Talk about a SCAM... I would NEVER. I mean NEVER pull a load on % without knowing what the gross pay is. I can't believe your company has guys leased on that are pulling loads, and dont even know what they are being paid until they get their statement????

Yep.... that's why owner-operators that start in our flatbed division quit fairly quickly. I did it for a couple of months and then switched back to dry van. A lot of guys went to Scottlyn (reefers); one guy went to Mercer ... I'm still at MacKinnon because I don't have my own trailer. Once I get it, I'll quit too. Of course first I have to decide what trailer to get: flatbed, stepdeck or maybe RGN. I'm leaning towards a 53 ft stepdeck with ramps...

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02-23-2008, 06:26 PM

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02-24-2008, 01:07 PM

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I never know what my pay is until I get my settlement,sure I have an idea,our loads are usually in the $3 a mile range,but I am never sure until I get my check.......really makes no difference in the end.[/quote

Well I suppose your case is a little diffrent.

You dont have to worry about your company booking $1.00 per mile broker loads and you getting
70% (No No) The only time I have ever worked on percentage was pulling a flatbed. The company I was leased to was good at this,therefore I refused to pull any load unless I knew what I was being paid.

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