Fifteen minutes of fame.

theoldprof · Apr 19, 2005

I read in a posting a couple day ago about the Qualcomm and the buzzing, and "FIFTEEN MINUTES". The writer said you had fifteen minutes, and use every one of them. Exactly what does the fifteen minutes refer to? Do you have fifteen minutes to accept or decline a load?

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LDB · Apr 19, 2005

Probably was referring to Panther. You have 15 minutes from the load offer to accept it or it gets offered to the next guy in line. Once you accept you then have 15 minutes to be rolling or it could go to the next guy.

Leo
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Tennesseahawk · Apr 19, 2005

That was me who said it. As Leo said, it is about accepting a load from Panther. I said to use the 15 min to research the load and make sure you know what you're getting into. One example is that I jumped on a load before I knew there was no surcharge. I ran almost 200 miles trying to find this place due to shoddy directions and was only paid 411 miles of an 870 mile run before I had to swap it. If I waited, I would've turned it down for the surcharge, or lack thereof.

T-hawk

davekc · Apr 19, 2005

Most of the larger carriers only give you 10 to 15 minutes depending on the carrier, whether FedEX,Panther,TriState and I believe Conway.
Seems to be ones with QC's
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theoldprof · Apr 20, 2005

Thanks everybody.

T-hawk mentioned "research the load". Isn't all the info given up front? If a fuel surcharge is involved, isn't it disclosed? Is the trip miles given, or is it pick up at XXXX, Indiana and deliver to XXXX , Ohio? Is the weight and number of skids disclosed?

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LDB · Apr 20, 2005

We always get the p/u and del company name and address as well as times for both. We always get the number of paid miles for the run. We usually get the number of pieces and weight but not always. We get the number of d/h miles to the p/u point however that is based on the location of the truck when the load offer is sent over the QC so it may not always be accurate based on what you are doing when it comes across, where you are going to overnight if it's a p/u for the next day and other factors. The fsc amount is in a separate message that arrives within a minute or less.

I think at least part of what Thawk was suggesting is figure out the total pay based on paid miles plus fsc pay. Then figure out true miles for the run to see what it actually pays per mile taking into consideration is it all interstate so you get better mpg or is it mostly U.S. and state highways with lots of towns to slow down in and poorer mileage. Then figure out where you'll need to position after the delivery to get another run and factor that into the cost of the run and the true pay per mile along with any other costs such as tolls etc. that may enter in. There may be other factors I'm missing and if so someone will point them out to us. Good luck.

Leo
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Tennesseahawk · Apr 20, 2005

When I say research, I mean find out the info they don't give you. For example, when we got a load going to Lawrence, NY, I checked the atlas to make sure it wasn't on Long Island. Sure enough it was.
Check out all the info to know what you're getting into. If not, you may be taking a mini from Hackensack, NJ to Lawrence, NY for normal rate. They count on you being naive and ignorant in this business. Do your homework!!!

Leo, everything else you said about routing, layover, etc. is right on! I'll leave it at that.

T-hawk

redytrk · Apr 20, 2005

>Thanks everybody.
>
>T-hawk mentioned "research the load". Isn't all the info
>given up front? If a fuel surcharge is involved, isn't it
>disclosed? Is the trip miles given, or is it pick up at
>XXXX, Indiana and deliver to XXXX , Ohio? Is the weight and
>number of skids disclosed?
>
>Thanks. :+ :+

Our carrier never tells the amount of FSC on the Qualcom.But whenever its turned off and the contact is by phone,I ask if customer is paying FSC.