how to find car carrier driver

[pavrom]

good morning to everyone , i am newbie here . decided to register to gain some usefull info . just wondering what is the best way to look for driver , i am looking for ca carrier and it seems to me next to impossible to find one ..maybe i am looking at the wrong places , i tried to go through local forum , craiglist , newspaper ads...
if someone can recommend or advise will be glad to listen
thank you

 

[paullud]

Has anyone contacted you from your previous ads?

 

[pavrom]

some guys called asking questions , some showed up to see equipment , 2 mexican guys were working for 2 month ...suddenly blablabla story never showed up again
i dont have new equipment , but it is good and serviced
so far i have one driver working since july on the 9 car hauler , 7 car - driver did not give a sh$t about equipment , was fired after 2 month , did not have success with mexican guys also...

 

[zorry]

Car hauling is hard work. Also, most experienced guys are used to good money.
If you offer decent equipment,decent money you'll find your guys.
The auctions and rail yards would be where you'll find working car haulers.
Also talk to people where you buy your equipment.
Car haulers are a tight knit bunch.

 

[paullud]

How old is the equipment? Most experienced guys seem to buy their own truck or work for a company with newer trucks and benefits. You can still find dependable hard working drivers for older equipment. I have 4-5 years of experience driving a truck and I am driving an older truck now and would do so for anyone as long as it is maintained well. How much do you pay? Is it better than the industry average? Are you leased on to a bigger company or have your own authority? FYI the other guy that replied (zorry) used to be a car hauler so if you provide a lot of information he might be able to guide you in a better direction.

 

[pavrom]

here is my ad
looking for the driver (preferably experienced) for 7 car hauler , weekly miles 2000-2200 , salary 1500-1700/week cash will train qualified person please call at 7732947000 or email at [email protected]
i have 2005 freightliner (detroit 12.7 , 10 speed eaton , all suspension done) , 2004 wally mo 7 car easy loader (sandblasted in may 2012 , new tires october..) , i am very strict with my equipment and dont let my drivers drive even with the light bulb out of order , no appointments , no pushing , reasonable timing to do the work
i have now KW in the process of building headrack behind sleeper with c15 and 13 eaton
car hauler is paid 25% of the gross (he has all papers in hands with pricing , so no lieing here) , the driver i have that driver pete 9 cars getting 27% (almost no english)
i have my own authority , i used to drive under dispatching co , but now i am slowly going out step by step with my own dispatch .

 

[pavrom]

to me it seems like nice schedule , conditions and pay
9 car carrier works 18-20 days , stay home the rest of the days per month
works 7 days , 2 days home , works 2 days , 3 days home , makes about 11000 miles a month , getting paid close to $8k per 4 weeks , he runs detroit-LA-detroit
7 car carrier goes east coast from chicago and back , 5 days of work per week , can do in 4 days if you want to bust your a$$ , but i am not pushing anyone
every driver is getting orders and schedule how to pick them up during working hours (so no strict appointments)

 

[zorry]

I'll call someone tomorrow. Detroit should be easy to cover. Don't know where I'd go other than word of mouth.
Unless you can advertise on a car locator web site like Centraldispatch.com
Experienced car haulers don't have trouble finding work.