What do all of you think is a good freight to haul in the Northwest? Flatbed, Van, reefer? I live in Idaho and I have looked on here throughout the last year and would like to get some feedback. I know some have said flatbed is good but slows down during the winter and then issues with claims on reefer loads, that kind of stuff.

This is the load density for your neck of the woods from The Internet Truckstop. The formatting was lost so line up the columns


# of Loads Picking Up # of Loads Dropping Off
State Flatbed Van Reefer Specialized Flatbed Van Reefer Specialized
AZ 101 174 181 44 378 253 249 98
CA 377 2046 1329 266 1129 613 516 525
ID 530 220 848 343 246 131 120 175
NV 72 222 198 53 141 90 51 86
OR 831 770 916 219 166 168 121 160
UT 233 164 156 156 313 326 347 275
WA 477 473 600 261 228 257 142 213

Might want to check with Cargill in Seattle for Grain hauls coming from Sask. and Montana to the Seattle facility.

Thanks for the replies. I'll keep looking into it.

Reefer freight tends to be less seasonal than other types of freight. While it is true that flats tend to slow down in the winter months, there are still loads to be hauled. Freight coming out of the NW tends to be cheap for most types of freight. Rates will depend on the type of freight and time of year.

Not for me!!! 8)

I am glad you are getting good rates, tfmotors. I used to get some decent paying loads out of the Northwest, but from what I have seen on most of the load boards, rates tend to be lower than some other areas. If you want to run I-5 and stay on the West Coast, rates tend to be higher. If you want to stay out there and run North and South in the West, you could consistentantly get decent rates. The problem is that many who go to the Northwest want to run East and West.

Anything east of the Mississippi with the exception of Floriduh is a foreign country to me. 8) I do run the Sunshine corridor alot.