Has anyone ever givin' a thought why thursdays and fridays are so busy?Bet,if your home and they give you a thursday afternoon pick up and friday afternoon delivery,your reluctant to take the load.Well thats the reason expedite is busy on thursdays.Mr Everyday Joe trucker wants a 2000 mile load...
after a conversation i had with this team,it was a driver helper pro,no truck needed,load needed two men to load it and only a man and wife showed up,so Gary was asked to help load,they did get more than the 17 dollars,long story involved,he will tell the rest of the story
i sure hope you didnt turn your loads down because you sid you were on strke,good way to loose your lease,and why would an expediter strike?you want another company to get that customer that just got neglected.there is to much competition,to give someone else,or another company to get your...
look the surcharge is out there,if your not getting enough surcharge then you need to talk to your company.if your companies rates are to low,then change companies.if you dont know what it takes to operate your truck,then your going to behind the eight ball no matter what happens.the sinking...
i dont know if you know this,but mexicans have been running u s loads for years,they work for u s companies.as far as freight being slow,only if your not with a good company.my revenue is much higher this year for the same time as last year,and not just because the fsc is higher this year.my run...
I cant say what other companies are doing,but im getting as a tractor,.458 cpm thats all dispatched miles,loaded and empty.Its based 6 mpg and fuel cost of 1.20 per gallon.and thats whether customer pays or night
mstephensr,
it sounds to me you are about to jump into the unknown with both your two feet.If this is the first your dealing as an owner opperator,before signing anything,including the note on a truck,id advise,driving someone elses truck,and use their money as a learning experience.In...
if he gets 30% who cares what the fsc is as long as he doesnt pay for the fuel.if your not getting enough fsc and you worry about the 4.00 per gallon,better take that up with your company.If fuel were back to a buck a gallon amd there was no fsc,would you then be making anymore?
dont get cought in canada with U.S. Reservation non taxed fuel,if coughtit wont be pretty
as far as being taxed or not,if you buy reservation non taxed fuel,when the company your leased to dos their tax filing,you will get charged for the ny taxes,as you didnt pay at the pump
are you counting saturday and sunday as time there,when im in charlotte,i visit all the race shops,in mooresville,great seafood resturant just west of the shops,forget the name of it,but if your into seafood,its well worth the visit.
This is my answer to why to accept or turn down your loads,and is the way i do it.you will still get a turn down,but at least you wont feel bad when they tell you your the only truck.Lets say the load goes 500 miles.and will deliver 100 miles from the closest express center.and from your...