Oh yeah......also known as a dock high load. Meaning- the shortest dock high straight trucks have an 18 foot box ( at least from what I have seen) and as a result, that is the least paying for straight trucks. Unfortunately, there are more of those loads than others. I did alot of local work in Detroit, and 80% of the loads were for dock high rates (18 foot) even though I have a truck with a 28 foot box. So, you can either pass on 80% of what is offered, or take what they can set you up with. Thats why it is so hard to make a living working locally. With NLM, if you are dispatched on a dock high local load, you are getting paid a set rate (which most often is around %60.00 to the truck ) and that means the freight you are moving is within 60 miles of the shipper and consignee. It is not so hard to swallow when you are running the freight and being paid by the mileage. I do have to admit though; there have been tons of loads that I have gotten, where they call for a 24 foot truck, the load is one rack or a couple baskets.
Scott
