[ATeam]

Originally Posted by sweetbillebob

So, if you could, a little advice in load selection for a fully equipped truck would be greatly appreciated.

It is not easy to give specific load-selection advice because people's circumstances and needs differ. And depending on the week or month they are having, may change as circumstances change.

Our strategy is similar to the Caffee's. We track our costs per mile, adjust it as fuel prices change, and accept loads at a profit margin that keeps us in business.

As time builds between loads, decision making becomes clouded as the cost of sitting becomes part of the mix. The longer you sit, the more likely emotional restlessness is to creep into the mix and prompt thoughts and doubts you would not have if you were running strong. If you have a lot of bills to pay, sitting is more difficult still.

It is easy to turn down loads that would require you to run at a loss. It is less easy to turn down loads that are below your target price but not much below.

How low can you go and still run profitably? How low should you go to keep running at all? When the freight is slow, these questions haunt us all.

[davekc]

sweetbillebob

I wouldn't recommend taking loads that are unprofitable just for the sake of moving the truck unless its to a more profitable area. I think the answers you get are going to be very generalized because everyone operates at different levels.
I think you wold be better served to distinguish what you do accept and don't.
Obviously 1.04 per mile loads aren't very doable for a WG truck.
I would scratch my head as well as to why they would send you something at that rate.
One maybe shouldn't feel "entitled", but one should be able to have certain expectations. If the carrier can't any longer provide them, then its time to move on.
But...nevertheless,
I would also add what you need as a rate per mile whether loaded or ALL miles. That makes it easier for your peers to figure whether your evaluation of loads is realistic.

[ATeam]

Originally Posted by davekc

I would also add what you need as a rate per mile whether loaded or ALL miles. That makes it easier for your peers to figure whether your evaluation of loads is realistic.

We do not have all the information to go on here so anything we offer is speculative at best. But it sounds like the limits are coming from the fleet owner, not the team. It may be the fleet owner's expectations that are the issue. The team sounds ready, willing and eager to work.