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Originally Posted by SteveBooth
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Originally Posted by Cam
I like that about plenty of freight, though. I could never get Gman to simply say, 'yeah, flats generally is better.' :P I need to change something.
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I can't say about anything other than flatbed but I've only been stuck 2 times for 2 days without a load. There were loads but I didn't take them because they were like $1.10 to $1.25. I've since changed my mind realizing that good freight is just 1/2 day away and I will gladly take fuel and truck expense money to get there.
This morning I was in Tulsa Oklahoma and shut my phone off at 8:30 to stop it from ringing. There were over 900 flatbed loads available on just one load board within a 100 mile radius.
That happens in PA also and plenty of flatbed stuff going to OK from there so you could just go back and forth.
I'm in it for the adventure, fun and to make some money. I want to see the U.S.. I like being out in the middle of nowhere where it's not safe to leave the truck at night for fear of being eaten by a bear. Yes, I was already in a small rest area with a sign to that effect.
I'm doing just fine and it's really not that much work except when you have to tarp an odd load.
Cam, I think if you do switch to flatbed you will have to crap in the cab or a bear will bite your ass off. Flatbed loads in my experience has led me to the most out of the way places that there just aren't any services. I've learned to keep my truck stocked with everything and fueled up.
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Thanks Steve, and I hear you on the adventure, too. The wide open American West is like Heaven on Earth compared to a lot of places. Seriously, I've been to places like Hong Kong where the people practically live on top of each other. Nice to visit, but... I met a young woman from South Africa who was living in Hong Kong. Evidently South Africa can be a bad place to live and she was really an expatriate looking for a home, something we can just take for granted. Hong Kong was an improvement. Heaven on Earth, the American West.
Let me give you a contrasting situation. I delivered in Tobyhanna, PA this morning. I get calls about loads from time to time and some of them are even ok. Problem is, if it's 'ok' it's gone by the time I call and I'm calling back right away. Not crying (not at this particular moment), just contrasting. I think I need to put a stop to this. The information you're sharing just screams it doesn't have to be like this. Need to pray about it. Ponder...but, I do need to fix this.
I got my truck paid off the first year. The concept is to be flexible and to do what it takes to make money with your truck. Staying with the same company or the same kind of system or the same kind of freight...I say all these things have got to flex as well. Enough of jumping through hoops to get a load.
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