[Sonny Pruitt]

hey wait a minute,
what about the reefer question?

[Rev.Vassago]

Originally Posted by Sonny Pruitt

hey wait a minute,
what about the reefer question?

I already answered it on page 3. :wink:

[mike3fan]

Originally Posted by Rev.Vassago

Total miles = 667 (should have been right around 600, but I missed my exit)
Total days involved = 1 1/2 (stupid waiting time)
Total deadhead = 0
Revenue = $1309.00
Fuel = $777.87

If Mandilon sees this post,that you have $777 in fuel and only 667 miles he will have you arrested for treason(supporting the terrosist).

[marylandkw]

Hey Rev maybe you could explain why you went with Landstar instead of running under your own authority. I was just kinda wondering.

[allan5oh]

Originally Posted by Rev.Vassago

Some of the Canadian loads I've looked at paid decent. I just did a quick search for loads heading to Alberta, and they were ranging anywhere from $1.95 to $3.40 per mile, pre-percentage (so at 65% that would be $1.26 to $2.21 per mile for dry van loads. Whether or not those include the FSC is unknown) Flatbed loads were in the $3.25 range (flatbed gets 73%, so that $3.25 is really $2.37) with some going as high as $7.32 per mile for 1100 mile trips from Tacoma, WA to Ft McMurray, AB.

Wow, cool! Thanks for the info, I really appreciate it. Maybe there's hope yet. I was talking about Canada in general, not Canadian landstar loads.

There is one problem with those loads you posted, and that is getting out of the Edmonton area. I've heard of guys deadheading all the way to Fargo, nd! That's about 1100 miles.

[Rev.Vassago]

Originally Posted by mike3fan

If Mandilon sees this post,that you have $777 in fuel and only 667 miles he will have you arrested for treason(supporting the terrosist).

If I would have used $777 in fuel for those 667 miles, I would have myself arrested. Luckily, I still have over half a tank.

Originally Posted by marylandkw

Hey Rev maybe you could explain why you went with Landstar instead of running under your own authority. I was just kinda wondering.

I never really contemplated getting my own authority.

[Rev.Vassago]

Originally Posted by allan5oh

There is one problem with those loads you posted, and that is getting out of the Edmonton area. I've heard of guys deadheading all the way to Fargo, nd! That's about 1100 miles.

Yeah, every once in a while there is a load heading to Alaska. The nearest reload is about 1300 miles away. They only pay about $2.30 per mile to the truck to go there too. :lol:

Your suspicions are correct, however. I did a search of a 500 air mile radius of Ft McMurray, AB, and there were no loads available.

[allan5oh]

Yeah there won't be much coming out of fort mac. Best bet is to try Edmonton or Calgary. Even then it wont pay well.

Bison runs "two for one" specials. They stole one of our customers in Calgary, and ran two trailers for what we charged one.

They put it on a daycab turnpike all the way down to Fargo, ND(with a couple switches on the way).

Then they hire a two-bit American bottom-feeding company to take it the rest of the way.

Even their O/O's are bitching, the long hauls are disappearing for them.

[Rev.Vassago]

Originally Posted by allan5oh

Yeah there won't be much coming out of fort mac. Best bet is to try Edmonton or Calgary. Even then it wont pay well.

Bison runs "two for one" specials. They stole one of our customers in Calgary, and ran two trailers for what we charged one.

They put it on a daycab turnpike all the way down to Fargo, ND(with a couple switches on the way).

Then they hire a two-bit American bottom-feeding company to take it the rest of the way.

Even their O/O's are bitching, the long hauls are disappearing for them.

Frankly, I can't figure out why anyone would want to do long haul. Short haul (1000 miles or less) pays much better, for the most part. Plus, you can turn loads around quicker and put less miles on your truck. This past week, I ran 2299 miles total. I hope to keep that as pretty much the maximum that I'll run.

[allan5oh]

Sure, but 99% of o/o's up here are paid mileage, not percentage.