There is a rule that I use when i'm delivering freight in Laredo. It's called "stop, drop, and roll!" If you follow that rule you'll never get stuck in Laredo!
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There is a rule that I use when i'm delivering freight in Laredo. It's called "stop, drop, and roll!" If you follow that rule you'll never get stuck in Laredo!
This is true. Of course.... that catchy little slogan you use as a rule will also guarantee that you never do get a load of Laredo. What sounds good on an internet forum can be a pretty dumb business decision in real life.
All three times I decided to wait in Laredo for a week I never got a load. One load was too big for my van and they wanted me to drive 1600 miles in 32 hours after only having 4 hours of sleep, and the other load cancelled after I sat on it for 2 days. So maybe you have good luck in Laredo but I have never been loaded out of Laredo in 6 years of expediting. My experience has happened at every carrier that I have been leased on to. So for me I do not waste any time in Laredo. I drop the 300 bucks and head straight to Kansas City and always get a rail yard load within hours (sometimes pre-dispatched before I even reach Kansas City) every time.
No a dumb business decision is whining about taking an 80 cent per mile load out of Texas and then deadheading back to california empty to prove a point. That is what one of the "likes" has done and is calling my decision to move out of Laredo a dumb business decision. Why would anyone want to sit for a week in Laredo when you can easily move elsewhere and get back into the freight game. Especially if you get extra money to go into Laredo and use the bonus to get back out.
The most important thing to do after delivering to Laredo is be sure you get plenty of rest. Sleep good at night and take a nap during the day if you can. Because, when you do get a run, it's likely to be a long one.
mohawk
Active Expediter
you answered your own question....LOL
I don't understand SOME of the logic...
IF you get 1500-1700 $$$ going into Laredo...not a bad pay check...you sit say 8 days and get another 1500-1700$$$ pay check and NO deadhead...so in 2 weeks you've made 3,000 to 3,400$$ ...what am I missing?...
IF you get 1500-1700 $$$ going into Laredo...not a bad pay check...you sit say 8 days and get another 1500-1700$$$ pay check and NO deadhead...so in 2 weeks you've made 3,000 to 3,400$$ ...what am I missing?...
I ve been asked to give out info on how to succeed out here in a van. ......instead I m waiting for the 1000' s out here in unbranded vans & sprinters and the knucklheads that are signed on with some carriers to go belly up. ....thats right Bankrupt ..... and then the strong will survive. ......I have a Dream, someday all expediters will want to make money. ...Not lose money on loads ......My thought for the day. ..
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I used to bother with that...now I do MY thing and they do their thing..all I know is...I am still around doing my thing...
Cha ching....St Lewey to Baytown Tx...
Love's in Oak Creek, Wisconsin waiting on the call.
21cExp
Veteran Expediter
Empty in Huntsville AL right now, and the weather is pretty crappy; can't decide if it wants to rain or snow and the stiff breeze is blowing it all sideways.
Can't complain, though, it's been a good week so far. Been rolling steady, from Cinti to Chillicothe to Indy to Minneapolis to Davenport to Huntsville.
Can't complain, though, it's been a good week so far. Been rolling steady, from Cinti to Chillicothe to Indy to Minneapolis to Davenport to Huntsville.
Cha ching....St Lewey to Baytown Tx...
My load is not that good. ..lucky
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Mon was KY to TN, then IN to GA, then NC to MD. Now in MD, picking up later today here going to QC. Missed that big storm by a few hours.
spongebox1
Expert Expediter
Flying j Indianapolis In....
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