It's a Team's Life How long do you wait for a load?

chillout

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Don’t take cheap freight as you are driving rates down. Sitting waiting for the perfect load can send a person to the poor house. When I hear that someone has waited a week turning down loads I cringe at their frustration and how much money they have lost. Than the other story makes me cringe of trolling for a load, not finding anything as they travel thousands of miles.

The expediting game is not for the feint hearted and this is one example of playing the waiting game. Take the first load offered, wait for a better one, or do not get any offers. Some companies will pick what they consider a better area and pay a truck a small amount per mile to move to that location and with others it is up to the owner operator to make the decision to move.

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