slow months

[ellielilly]

what are the slow months in expediting

 

[ATeam]

My wife and I run with a large carrier in a D-unit. Our carrier tells us that July and January are two of the "slower" months. Yet when we review our numbers, we find July to be a great month and January pretty good too. We've concluded that while the months might be slow for our carrier and perhaps for the industry, enough trucks go out of service in those months to leave an ample supply of freight to haul.

Industry-wide, there are definately slow months. Truck-by-truck, freight availability is determined by a host of variables like the amount of time you are in service, they types of loads you are willing and/or able to haul, the kind of truck you have, the carrier you are affiliated with, and your carrier's ability to retain and add customers.

Instead of asking about which months are slow, you might also want to ask, "In the so-called slow months, how can I position myself as an individual expediter to do well?"

 

[Mugg2000]

>what are the slow months in expediting

I lived the last 25 years in Alaska, some of the best fishing I ever did was on a lake in February. You had to work harder at times but the pay off was there.

Fish On

Mike

 

[FIS53]

Thye slow months really depend on the load types. Up here in Ontario I've found that January and Feb are slow and it grows 'till the fall for most. In my area of emergency industrial parts July and August are usually the best as during plant shutdowns the maint dept want parts fast. So look at the type of businesses your company is servicing and if the customers have a slowdown period then you'll be slower during that time period. But I agree that in some companies other drivers do take time off during slow months and it is upto you to maximize your income.
I used to put in some extra days during slow months to help out.
Fis