Dodge Sprinter Freight

white011 · May 14, 2011

Hi I am new here, I have Dodge Sprinter 3500 and I am looking for some freight brokers that work with expedite loads only.
Can anyone recommend me some good brokers in Midwest area?
Thank you

danthewolf00 · May 14, 2011

have you done the h/w/l of the in side and your gross vin weight after all your gear and fuel? so you know what to tell said brokers?

westmicher · May 15, 2011

Unless you change the floor so you can take 48"+ wide skids, you aren't going to get enough action to make it worthwhile.

Turtle · May 15, 2011

westmicher said:
Unless you change the floor so you can take 48"+ wide skids, you aren't going to get enough action to make it worthwhile.

If he doesn't already know where he's going to get freight from, it isn't going to be worthwhile, anyway. Not really enough information to go on, but it would seem that he's put the cart before the horse.

tbcabs · May 16, 2011

Gotta put the sub floor in like I did...... Of course after 6 yrs I still wish i woulda bought a 2500.

bbrs2000 · May 19, 2011

I can't log in with old user name.

I have sub floor
163'' long / 53'' wide

I have some customers in midwest area but would like to set up with few brokers who can help me backhaul to Illinois or keep me on the road.

-If you are Broker or know some Freight Brokers ,please leave contact info here.

Thank you

Professional · Jul 26, 2013

Hi I am new here, I have Dodge Sprinter 2500 and I am looking for some freight brokers that work with expedite loads only.
Can anyone recommend me some good brokers???
Thank you

highway star · Apr 11, 2014

Otvetiki said:
I think that this information is the best.

Could you give an example of what other information you're using to compare?

Jim Baugh · Apr 28, 2014

tbcabs said:
Gotta put the sub floor in like I did...... Of course after 6 yrs I still wish i woulda bought a 2500.

Was looking to buy a 3500 and add sub floor. Tell me why you prefer a 2500.

Thanks. Be Safe.

xiggi · Apr 28, 2014

First make sure its under 10000lbs gvw or your logging. A lot of them are not.

More than likely you'll see more freight from added height than weight so a 3500 may not be your best choice since a raised floor lowers the available space.

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Moot · Apr 28, 2014

Also with a 3500 you will lose some weight carrying capacity and take a hit on fuel mileage with the addition of two extra tires and rims. The raised floor increases the center of gravity of the vehicle and adds some more additional weight, but insulating it would be a plus.

Mailer · Apr 29, 2014

xiggi said:
First make sure its under 1000lbs gvw or your logging. A lot of them are not.

More than likely you'll see more freight from added height than weight so a 3500 may not be your best choice since a raised floor lowers the available space.

Sent from my - Fisher Price ABC - 123

I think xiggi meant to say under 10,001 lbs gvw.

mjmsprt40 · Apr 29, 2014

A 2500 is the better bet here. Those wheel wells gobble up an awful lot of space, and while you can get around that by raising the floor that comes at the cost of giving up ceiling clearance, which is one of the reasons for having a Sprinter in the first place.

It's really simple: The 2500 Sprinter will fit a 48" skid between the wheel wells with a little clearance to spare. The 3500 will NOT clear between the wells, so that means you either have to raise the floor or do without larger loads.