High and Low Season
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panther_art
Expert Expediter
This time of year used to be the best, but any more who knows.
When its suppose to be bad I do really good, when its suppose to be really good I do just avg.
And the beginning of the year can be good if we have a bad winter, because a lot of driver do there vacation time then, but like last year the beginning of 2006 the winter was mild so a lot of driver stayed out.
This business has been changing from what it used to be.
And I guess it really depends what you are driving.
Panther Art
When its suppose to be bad I do really good, when its suppose to be really good I do just avg.
And the beginning of the year can be good if we have a bad winter, because a lot of driver do there vacation time then, but like last year the beginning of 2006 the winter was mild so a lot of driver stayed out.
This business has been changing from what it used to be.
And I guess it really depends what you are driving.
Panther Art
If you are serious about this business, start now. It makes little difference when the high and low seasons are. If it is slow you will have a time to break in. If it stays as busy as we have been the last 6 weeks or so you will get broke in!!!!
January was our best month last year. The only slow months were Feb and Mar and we made our minimum that we had set for ourselves when we started.
Try not to take the really high quotes on what you can make and, also, don't put too much stock in the really negitive remarks. There is money to be made, IF YOU WORK HARD AT IT!!!! There is no secret to this. STAY IN SERVICE and ALWAYS BE ON TIME!!!
There will be good weeks and bad ones, it will work out over the year. You are the biggest variable. There is a bit of luck but you can force that luck by staying in service as much as your situation allows you to. Good Luck. Layoutshooter
January was our best month last year. The only slow months were Feb and Mar and we made our minimum that we had set for ourselves when we started.
Try not to take the really high quotes on what you can make and, also, don't put too much stock in the really negitive remarks. There is money to be made, IF YOU WORK HARD AT IT!!!! There is no secret to this. STAY IN SERVICE and ALWAYS BE ON TIME!!!
There will be good weeks and bad ones, it will work out over the year. You are the biggest variable. There is a bit of luck but you can force that luck by staying in service as much as your situation allows you to. Good Luck. Layoutshooter
Can anyone really define slow or busy?
I thinks it would be more of a personal needs thingee. I am only averaging 6g's a month since being an American driver compared to over 7g's being a Canuck go figure...That being said I'd say slow...others wpuld say I've been busy. Perspective.
Yes sometimes you have to move areas on your own dime, waiting can be costly. If your company doesn't have business in a certain area MOVE. If you wait for that authorized move it could cost you bucks. Be smart out there. There is money on them streets.
I thinks it would be more of a personal needs thingee. I am only averaging 6g's a month since being an American driver compared to over 7g's being a Canuck go figure...That being said I'd say slow...others wpuld say I've been busy. Perspective.
Yes sometimes you have to move areas on your own dime, waiting can be costly. If your company doesn't have business in a certain area MOVE. If you wait for that authorized move it could cost you bucks. Be smart out there. There is money on them streets.
darkunicorn
Seasoned Expediter
I had only one load last week would you say thats busy?
Alvin
yeah still in upstate NY
Alvin
yeah still in upstate NY
darkunicorn..Thats slowwwwwww.
Fastman....2006 has been ok for us. Then again it all comes down to carrier.
Fastman....2006 has been ok for us. Then again it all comes down to carrier.
darkunicorn
Seasoned Expediter
I had some offers on Friday but would of only been able to taken one of them but they was too far and in NYC so I said no.
Alvin
live from upstate NY
Alvin
live from upstate NY
nightcreacher
Veteran Expediter
but how many did u turn down
darkunicorn
Seasoned Expediter
3 mini's in NYC area. and was over 200miles out
darkunicorn
Seasoned Expediter
I finaly got a load out of syracuse ny to auburn in
Alvin
Alvin
DannyD
Veteran Expediter
>What is typically the best and worst times for expediting?
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>I'm trying to figure out if I should go ahead and try to
>start now or wait until after the first of the year.
This is going to vary quite a bit from company to company. This will not apply to everyone. Some rules of thumb though are the first two weeks of July are slow & after Thanksgiving it gets slow until Feb/March or so.
Other than that presumably it should be busy. It doesn't always work out that way by any means though. Some might be busy over Christmas & July or might have a lousy August or what have ya.
I'm not so sure when ya start so much matters. It would be wise to have some cash reserves in hand but that would apply no matter what time of the year ya started. If ya have that taken care of, I'd say to start now.
Take care & good luck,
Danny
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>I'm trying to figure out if I should go ahead and try to
>start now or wait until after the first of the year.
This is going to vary quite a bit from company to company. This will not apply to everyone. Some rules of thumb though are the first two weeks of July are slow & after Thanksgiving it gets slow until Feb/March or so.
Other than that presumably it should be busy. It doesn't always work out that way by any means though. Some might be busy over Christmas & July or might have a lousy August or what have ya.
I'm not so sure when ya start so much matters. It would be wise to have some cash reserves in hand but that would apply no matter what time of the year ya started. If ya have that taken care of, I'd say to start now.
Take care & good luck,
Danny