any suggestions?

pantherii · Aug 20, 2006

Im kinda fuming at my father, we dropped off our load in yorkville,ill friday morning then was offered a load from new berlin,wi to clayton,id ( 1600 miles) but i knew we wouldnt get anything out of there but my dad still wanted to take it so we did, and now we sit, we decided to get a hotel for today and book on out tomorrow , anybody have any suggestions on where to dh dispatch wasnt any help , in fact they said they dont have any loads coming out of idaho, ( so why send us there? ) if you cant get us out, i told my dad were not going out west anymore he agreed.
I'm thinking of going to denver,co or jeez wichita,ks.
thx for any suggestions

are12 · Aug 20, 2006

Sorry guys, no suggestions here. To us both places stink as far as getting freight out, never had any luck in Denver or Wichita! Did you try Back Haul to see if they have anything heading East? I know the pay sucks but even if you can get something that delivers near St Paul, MN, we have always had luck there.
Sorry we couldn't have been more helpful!

Tennesseahawk · Aug 20, 2006

I agree. They sometimes count on ignorance to get you to go to the boonies. I don't know about Denver, as far as Panther goes. Witchita seems just as far as Lincoln, NE for dh, and you'd be closer to the zone. Otherwise, you could head to Portland and start praying. Good luck!

are12 · Aug 20, 2006

Portland is no good either, we were just there last week and had to DH back to LA!

pantherii · Aug 20, 2006

appreciate the advise guys thx

NoProblem · Aug 20, 2006

From memory - last week:

2 loads out of WA
2 loads out of ID
2+ loads out of MT
3 loads out of OR
2 loads out of UT
0 loads out of WY
2 loads out of NV
2 loads out of CO
10+ loads out of CA

Can't remember what cities they all came out of, or where they all were going, but at this point it might not matter. Pretty sure these were all straight truck loads.

Maybe ther'll be none this coming week - who knows?

Take your pick and best of luck!

davekc · Aug 20, 2006

For NLM, those numbers look about right. Most of the CA if not all were from LA to San Diego with one close to the AZ/CA border.
If you go to some of the western areas, it is advisible to know how to obtain your own frieght. If not, you either DH back or spend considerable time waiting.

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NoProblem · Aug 20, 2006

Hi Dave!

Actually, none of the loads I mentioned were NLM loads - as they never, with very, very few exceptions, ship out of the north west as far as I know.

The loads I am speaking of were either offers or phoned in. Most were runs past the Mississippi, some went to Los Angeles, all would have been considered at least a nice run.

GPS411 occasionally offers freight out of that area - but that's as rare as a properly cooked filet mignon from Denny's.

IMHO, if they offer a load out to the NW, the best bet is to refuse it unless they considerably sweeten the deal to include a whole lot of dead head.

OTOH, if you are in sight seeing mode, go ahead and take the load and enjoy the scenery - but you'll probably do it at your own expense.

Just my .02

davekc · Aug 20, 2006

You are correct. There is some expedite out there, but it isn't consistent. We usually will pick up two ltl's and then come back unless it is LA or San diego. We seem to do pretty well out of those areas.

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NoProblem · Aug 20, 2006

in fact they said they dont have any loads coming out of idaho, ( so why send us there? ) if you cant get us out,

Simply put, they sent you there because they make big money at it.

Please, do not take this as me being a smart arse because honestly, I am only asking...............As an owner/operator, why is it their responsibility to "get you out of there?" Remember, I am talking strictly business here - ethics are not involved.

The way I understand it, the offer to take the load out there was yours to accept or refuse. Since you accepted the load that they offered to you, both parties rightfully upheld the commitment to each other.

That is all.

Best of luck to you!

ATeam · Aug 20, 2006

We are in Denver now. If you head this way, Diane and I would love to meet you. Slow here this Sunday. We expect to be dispatched out sometime Monday but as you well know, nothing is for sure.

tec1959 · Aug 20, 2006

Hi If It was me a team In Id,I'd DH to Portland It will be monday and I've always had good luck out of Portland,But I was with Roberts Express...Frieghtliner Is there and you may get a load going to Ga,or somewhere east....Good Luck....

pantherii · Aug 20, 2006

how do you obtain your own freight? the only other method i know is too call b/h, i've heard of getloaded.com and other sites is that where you go to find your own freight? and if so how do you set it up with panther?

x06col · Aug 20, 2006

What's the big deal. You loaded Friday, delivered Sat/earlySun, today is Sunday, relax. Rome was not built in a few hours. It won't be the end of the world, if, you have to wait till tomorrow. Also, i'm assuming you have already deadheaded a lot to a TRUCKSTOP somewhere. Enjoy it!!

pantherii · Aug 20, 2006

RIGHT ON BROTHA!!!

kwexpress · Aug 20, 2006

KW Express
o/o till i die

Well Id say the chances are its not exactly a panther hot spot but the run out was great for a weekend thing. id call panther and have them give a mt move to portland,OR

then in the morning I would call 800-547-2053 and see how much money I could get for the load out of Mcminville,OR going back to Bensenville,IL and see if I couldnt find one or 2 more around the portland area going east.

I would try to get $200.00 bucks for the empty move out of panther just for sending me to ID to begin with.

if you worked for me I could pay you $2700.00 to run back to chicago from portland 50% when loaded and 50% within 4 hours faxed pod but Im just a carrier not broker so you will have to give them 15% of whatever you find.
if this one works out for you send me an email [email protected]
I can give you some more numbers to call maybe make a rate. weight is 10k but may be able to give you a couple of short runs to put with it on the way.

davekc · Aug 20, 2006

KWExpress is right on the money. There are several places to obtain loads and a few were mentioned. Freightliner is one, and numerous times we have went up towards Seattle to the Boeing plant.
Boeing loads are between 1.80 and 2.10 per mile.
Even running out there for several dollars a mile means nothing if you wind up sitting for days on end. Better off staying east of the Mississippi if your looking at just profit.
If you go out there, utilize the tools you need to get back in a timely fashion.
Find your load, negotiate your rate and delivery and then call Panther. They will do the rest. And as mentioned, they take 15 percent of whatever you book it at.
When it is completed, it comes across the QC like a regular load.

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jeffman164 · Aug 21, 2006

So,hypothetically, you would use a service like GPS 411, find a load, negotiate a price then call Panther with info. Seems way too easy to only give up 15%.