I had an IAC run in Dallas for 2 skids. Arriving I found 2 skids alright, 45x45x80. They only went about 12 miles from the airport. I called dispatch and told them the situation. I suggested we unwrap them and load the boxes into the van, each box being about 12x12x15 maybe and less than 20 pounds. I'd make one trip with half then return for the other half and they'd add 24 miles extra to my pay. The customer would get their delivery sooner and cheaper than calling in a truck. Fedex would pay out less than paying truck rate. I'd make a little more money and definitely more than dry run pay. This was on the Fedex Express dock at the airport, IAC, to go to the consignee so it was all Fedex not some third party involved. Nope. After keeping me waiting a half hour or more the geniuses in dispatch decided to call in a truck to delay a couple of hours and cost a lot more than I would have cost. It was a lose/lose all around, well, except for the truck operator.
If you can figure out how to do it profitably, run the load. It makes points with the customer, well, unless the customer is your own company in which case you're dealing with clueless dispatchers who wouldn't know a point if it stuck them.
