Is there a way to supplement during down times?

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express1man

Guest
What to do with all the down time while waiting for loads from your contract carrier. Any suggestions on what to do? Anything you can do to make money while your sitting? Signup for a load board and take on your own loads? Sell items on the internet? Something thats legal and nothing against your current contract. What about using uship.com?
 

cheri1122

Veteran Expediter
Driver
Several posters have said that UShip is full of extremely cheap freight, for folks who don't have a clue what the rates should be.
I'm pretty sure the truck driver who was parked beside me yesterday supplements his income by renting the empty trailer to classes of Irish clog dancers :eek:

 

Moot

Veteran Expediter
Owner/Operator
There's no money in masturbation unless you are a female and have a 1-900 website. I tried raising chinchillas for fun and profit but that didn't work. Grit Newspaper was a bust. Once at a truck stop I tied a doo rag around my head and read a truckers tire treads. I thought he would be happy knowing good times and big bucks were just around the bend. Instead the ingrate beat the snot out of me! I did find a dime embedded in my forehead when I picked myself up from the parking lot pavement.

Being that you are from Wisconsin maybe you could make use of your old socks and underwear as part of the cheese making process. Hey that's a joke. I like Wisconsin. In fact I drive through it all the time.

I had a semi regular expedite gig some years back that took me right through Ripon. I ran from Minneapolis to Mercury Marine in Fondle My Rack, Wi. If I am not mistaken there are 2 Kwik Trips in Ripon on either end of town. But man can not survive on Kwik Trip coffee along. He needs the occasional peanut butter cup Blizzard from Dairy Queen and cheese curds from Mauston or Eau Galle.

I also ran a nightly meet and turn linehaul form St. Paul to Mauston. And I used to turn Madtown, the old Skelly at the 132 during the double nickle years. Man that was a grind and a half. Good money though!
 

cheri1122

Veteran Expediter
Driver
That was the truck on the OTHER side! And the bulls can't dance for beans, either (I know because I peeked) :p
 

arkjarhead

Veteran Expediter
Stay away from uship.com. That stuff makes regular cheap freight look like a good deal. I think about the highest rate I've seen on there is about a buck a mile on a t/t load. Then your carrier is going to take at least 15% of that. Ouch you aren't making anything. It's mainly stuff people sale on ebay that's to big to go through the mail, or they are moving and want to be moved for next to free. The don't think you should make a dime off of it. Of course uship prides itself as being a place to ship stuff for cheap.
 

Suds43

Seasoned Expediter
ROFLMAO!!!

Moot, your not right!! Just not right! hahahahahah you've been on the road toooooo long my friend!!!! :)
 

Fr8 Shaker

Veteran Expediter
Well if you really want to make money in the down times, all I can think about is the song by George Thorogood.... Get yourself a haircut and get a real job.
 

OntarioVanMan

Retired Expediter
Owner/Operator
Stay away from uship.com. That stuff makes regular cheap freight look like a good deal. I think about the highest rate I've seen on there is about a buck a mile on a t/t load. Then your carrier is going to take at least 15% of that. Ouch you aren't making anything. It's mainly stuff people sale on ebay that's to big to go through the mail, or they are moving and want to be moved for next to free. The don't think you should make a dime off of it. Of course uship prides itself as being a place to ship stuff for cheap.


Ark..your right on all points except one....I use Uship to get out of SD or to pay our way home IF it's convienent for us. And ONLY then....It does pay the fuel for me..
 
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