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goexpedite59

Rookie Expediter
Sitting for over 4 days....Yes I know it was Easter weekend but we are talking about a team on with the FED fully equipped straight truck with lift gate/tag axle/pallet jack/reefer the whole nine yards.

Over 100 hours of dwell time and in Illinois of all places. Yesterday several low ball offers and 1 fair offer that in hindsight wish had taken.

What gives??

Thought FDCC was the leader in expedite industry and Illinois the busiest area in country for expedite freight...Not even 1 single surface or WG load opportunity today as of 1:30 pm eastern, this is pathetic.
 
Dynamite 1

Dynamite 1

Moderator
Staff member
Fleet Owner
all that means nothing !!!!!!!!!! these things happen. thats the nature of our business, feast or famine.
 
layoutshooter

layoutshooter

Veteran Expediter
Retired Expediter
Been there, done that. Done it in the past, will do it again in the future. Same carrier and type of truck. Sucks when it happens but it's nothing new. Next week you will run out of hours.
 
GrassHopperr

GrassHopperr

Expert Expediter
Owner/Operator
goexpedite59 said:
Sitting for over 4 days....Yes I know it was Easter weekend but we are talking about a team on with the FED fully equipped straight truck with lift gate/tag axle/pallet jack/reefer the whole nine yards.

Over 100 hours of dwell time and in Illinois of all places. Yesterday several low ball offers and 1 fair offer that in hindsight wish had taken.

What gives??

Thought FDCC was the leader in expedite industry and Illinois the busiest area in country for expedite freight...Not even 1 single surface or WG load opportunity today as of 1:30 pm eastern, this is pathetic.
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IL to new Orleans, waiting on the call back for past 2 hours LOL...probably won't happen for me either...
 
GrassHopperr

GrassHopperr

Expert Expediter
Owner/Operator
but then again there are those times, where you just can't keep up with how much freight there is..and you end up turning down some, which later during famine times, you regret turning that last one down...
 
zorry

zorry

Veteran Expediter
Several lowball offers and one fair one.

A day some of our competitors hope for..... :)
 
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nydriver3

Rookie Expediter
That's why on Friday morning we accepted a Monday load. We really wanted a load for the weekend but knew it would be hard to come by with Good Friday & Easter.

"Character is doing the right thing, even when no one is looking"
 
runrunner

runrunner

Veteran Expediter
goexpedite59 said:
Sitting for over 4 days....Yes I know it was Easter weekend but we are talking about a team on with the FED fully equipped straight truck with lift gate/tag axle/pallet jack/reefer the whole nine yards.

Over 100 hours of dwell time and in Illinois of all places. Yesterday several low ball offers and 1 fair offer that in hindsight wish had taken.

What gives??

Thought FDCC was the leader in expedite industry and Illinois the busiest area in country for expedite freight...Not even 1 single surface or WG load opportunity today as of 1:30 pm eastern, this is pathetic.
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Sometimes it gets to ya,don't let it,when you least expect it,bam,you will be on a good run. That's the fun in expediting. Shoot you may be gone already.
 
Murraycroexp

Murraycroexp

Veteran Expediter
Calm down, everyone. Your carrier isn't avoiding you. We're certainly in a lull in the market right now but it seems to be across the board. From what I've heard there's not many out there not playing a bunch of Solitaire.
Or XBox.
Or watching movies.
Or sleeping 20 hours a day.
Me? You wouldn't believe how many honey dos I've gotten done in the last several days.
Bob Vila would be proud!!
 
zorry

zorry

Veteran Expediter
KickStarter ought to think about moving to Chgo.
More freight.
2 baseball teams.

Aw ok, one baseball team and the Cubs.
 
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