July locations, drama and weather.

paullud · Jul 9, 2013

Can you guys see the load Panther has from Houston to Bainville, MT?

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paullud · Jul 9, 2013

scottm4211 said:
The feeling is mutual.

I'm reporting this anti-American statement to the NSA. Enjoy your next crossing Canuck.

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TeamHutch · Jul 9, 2013

Mt would be worse for us than Laredo I think. Bradford on, would be doable possibly. What do you mean hit or miss for the straights?

davekc · Jul 9, 2013

TeamHutch said:
Mt would be worse for us than Laredo I think. Bradford on, would be doable possibly. What do you mean hit or miss for the straights?

Could be a bargain load, as in under a dollar a mile all in.

MT can be questionable as well depending on what is in that load.
From Laredo, that Houston load to MT could be scary.

paullud · Jul 9, 2013

TeamHutch said:
Mt would be worse for us than Laredo I think. Bradford on, would be doable possibly. What do you mean hit or miss for the straights?

I mean a partial load for a TT might pay $.50/mile or it could be $2+/mile. The only way to tell usually is to call and see what they are looking for in terms of service. That Bradford load requires a team and has an 07:00 appointment for Friday so they are getting short on time which could mean it pays well. That MT load might be less than a $1/mile as Dave said or you might be able to negotiate money to get out. Sometimes you need to make 15 calls to book 1 load, it is different than Panther pre-screening loads for you but sometimes you hit the lottery.

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paullud · Jul 9, 2013

davekc said:
Could be a bargain load, as in under a dollar a mile all in. MT can be questionable as well depending on what is in that load.
From Laredo, that Houston load to MT could be scary.

The rates for my segment were looking really solid until the 4th and then it was like someone flipped a switch. The only loads paying $2/mile were going to horrible places for us like Laredo or Salt Lake City. I finally found a good one going to the middle of nowhere in MT which can be decent for us. Something changed and it doesn't make sense because there were well over 100 loads posted.

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BigCat · Jul 9, 2013

Well I did a load of franks red hot which I had 13 cases too many and cons refused it so now I got a sleeper full of hot sauce. If you see me down i57 in illinois stop over and take a few cases.

paullud · Jul 9, 2013

BigCat said:
Well I did a load of franks red hot which I had 13 cases too many and cons refused it so now I got a sleeper full of hot sauce. If you see me down i57 in illinois stop over and take a few cases.

I am finding it difficult to not make a "hot load" joke involving your sleeper.

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BigCat · Jul 9, 2013

Go ahead lol most my friends I drive with here have done it.

BigCat · Jul 9, 2013

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this isn't even half of it

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paullud · Jul 9, 2013

Maybe you could find a soup kitchen to donate some of it to. When I was pulling a van I ended up with 8 cases of Worcestershire sauce. I was headed to the dumpster with it but I checked with my terminal that I was at and some people wanted some then the rest went to a church or soup kitchen.

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BigCat · Jul 9, 2013

I thought about that but most are downtown areas and I don't wanna get somewhere I can't get out.

paullud · Jul 9, 2013

TeamHutch said:
We do have passports, but absolutely hate Canada lol. Guess if it gets us out of Laredo though.

I called the broker earlier to try and get more information but they were closed. I left a message so I will send a PM in the morning when they call back if it seems reasonable.

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tknight · Jul 9, 2013

At the ever popular jessup md ta after sitting for 5 hrs at a dock in twins burg oh cause they couldn't cut stuff straight and had to redo the shipment....duh use a square next time guys!

cannedmeat27 · Jul 10, 2013

I would take some. I'm at the pilot in minooka,il

BigCat · Jul 10, 2013

cannedmeat27 said:
I would take some. I'm at the pilot in minooka,il

What exit is that?

Murraycroexp · Jul 10, 2013

Reminds me of the time we (one of my company semis) was stuck with half a skid of Vlassic Kosher Dills. Now, most people either like pickles or tolerate pickles. But when you stare at about 20 cases of them it's hard to say "Come one guys, DIG IN!!!!"