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Murraycroexp

Murraycroexp

Veteran Expediter
Booked on a OH to IN shorty for in the morning.
$X.xx sounds great until you hear ALL the math.
$Y.yy all miles, back to the house.
Great for my all miles $.
Even better for my loaded mile $.
HORRIBLE for my deadhead %.
Ask if I care. LOL!!
 
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paullud

paullud

Veteran Expediter
Murraycroexp said:
Hey! Bolt is good peeps! At least Dave & Dave are.
And at least until I drop this current load!
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I guess all the Bolt vans must have headed south so they had to use an outside carrier. That will teach those drivers, wait for the emergency freight during a storm.

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Murraycroexp

Murraycroexp

Veteran Expediter
paullud said:
I guess all the Bolt vans must have headed south so they had to use an outside carrier. That will teach those drivers, wait for the emergency freight during a storm.

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It was also a "Sprinter load" at 120"x45"x49". And the 2 pieces were on wheels. It was tight but we got it in safely.
So I imagine none of the Bolt vans were even a consideration.
 
tenntrucker

tenntrucker

Expert Expediter
paullud said:
I guess all the Bolt vans must have headed south so they had to use an outside carrier. That will teach those drivers, wait for the emergency freight during a storm.

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I did pass several heading south on my way out of Texas today.

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ntimevan

ntimevan

Veteran Expediter
Owner/Operator
Murraycroexp said:
It was also a "Sprinter load" at 120"x45"x49". And the 2 pieces were on wheels. It was tight but we got it in safely.
So I imagine none of the Bolt vans were even a consideration.
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Just me..... but they would rather farm it out than pay my rate ... but thats ok ... after dropping this one soon....preplanned for Mi. to Florence , Ky..... pu at 3 am.....:D

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ntimevan

ntimevan

Veteran Expediter
Owner/Operator
fifaref2 said:
Ntimevan.....what's your rate?
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Sorry ....but thats only discussed it private now....other known bolt drivers or other EO friends .....I posted on here before about what I accept and don't accept. ..no more....but I don t haul cheap

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zorry

zorry

Veteran Expediter
ntimevan said:
Sorry ....but thats only discussed it private now....other known bolt drivers or other EO friends .....I posted on here before about what I accept and don't accept. ..no more....but I don t haul cheap

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Aw come on. Post it..we won't tell anyone. ;)
 
Murraycroexp

Murraycroexp

Veteran Expediter
ntimevan said:
Just me..... but they would rather farm it out than pay my rate ... but thats ok ... after dropping this one soon....preplanned for Mi. to Florence , Ky..... pu at 3 am.....:D
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No one should get offended. By most driver's standards, it was a crap run dumping you in a crap area. Pretty low miles and, per contract, it wasn't going to pay much.
I don't operate on standard driver contracts. Sometimes IMO dispatchers DO cover these with their own drivers after posting the load first. I've lost many bids after getting emails back like....
I found my driver.
My driver finally called back.
My coworker covered it with one of ours.
Stuff happens. I also think, sometimes, loads are posted to see what the "market rate" is for that load. Then the dispatcher decides whether to lose his own driver to the load or broker it out based on covering it at that market rate.

Supply & Demand, my friends. It's not a rock band. It's the determining factor in what we do and how much we do it for.
 
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