A couple of those packets of mayonnaise the one dollar punch of StarKist tuna... Mix it together when you have lunch for less than two bucks
Would you take Higher Rate and less Miles or More Miles and Lower Rate?
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That's true. And I love me some tuna.
You save when you should save then spend when you have to spend
And on those slow freight days Ovm sorts and organizes those packets by product numbers and Expiration dates .....
Murraycroexp
Veteran Expediter
Don't waist your time at the truck stops you can get the spicy brown mustard at Panera
the point is NOT to spend the money at these rates....cut, cut, cut....cut your waste
The question you asked is a very good one and has been debated many time here on Expediters Online. There are many different things that come into play on this question if you ask me. You have to look at total income for all miles driven.
Some carriers pay less per loaded mile plus FSC, but pays a higher rate for deadhead miles plus FSC. Then you have other carriers that pays a higher rate plus FSC with a lower deadhead with no FSC.
You just have to find a carrier that works for you. Over the last 21 years we have had trucks on with, FedEx Custom Critcal, Tri State, TST Expedited Services, Panther, Try Hours and Sunteck Transportation. All are good companies and each does something different that we liked. I will keep my personal thoughts on who does things the best off the forum as to not upset anyone.
I'm sure Davekc will agree with me that it's all about miles in this business, with the highest income for all overall miles driven.
Some carriers pay less per loaded mile plus FSC, but pays a higher rate for deadhead miles plus FSC. Then you have other carriers that pays a higher rate plus FSC with a lower deadhead with no FSC.
You just have to find a carrier that works for you. Over the last 21 years we have had trucks on with, FedEx Custom Critcal, Tri State, TST Expedited Services, Panther, Try Hours and Sunteck Transportation. All are good companies and each does something different that we liked. I will keep my personal thoughts on who does things the best off the forum as to not upset anyone.
I'm sure Davekc will agree with me that it's all about miles in this business, with the highest income for all overall miles driven.
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Tri State sounds like a good one, what about RoadRunner? Maybe some of these companies could merge to form stronger companies.
stronger? to what end? have a monopoly? control more of the freight? to be even a bigger dictator...you really think bigger will put more money in your pocket?....
Maybe what some don't get...or see the big picture.....the good times are over in this business....its a done deal....this is a low wage, high hour investment 168 hours a week we put in out here...you might as well work 2- 40 hr $10.00 jobs and be home the other 80 hours with the same money....we are nothing but low paid courier service now...the whole meaning of expedite is lost...these young pups in the offices care not 1 lick about you or how you pay your bills...
my carrier cares to the extent of what they can control....but they don't control the money...you can only control what flows thru your hands....my carrier is not a broker, so I know 100% they are not selling loads from under me to make more $$$ while I sit...can many of you say that with 100% surety?
If I were prospecting now....there is no way in Gods good graces would I ever come into this business now....I am fortunate to have ridden the wave..but it has crested....now to ride that wave out for some beach time...
Excellent observation.
I've been expediting since 1997 and made very good money for the first 10 years.
Now I am expediting part time and don't like to venture too far from home.
Even now, after paying the bills related to this industry, the tax exemptions this line of work provides is actually more beneficial to my bottom line.
Never thought in 1997 it would end this way. Thanks to technology, in large part, the good times are over, I'm afraid.
Some companies are still paying a buck... but not too many.
I still believe in it, it'll be over only when the whole industry will crash...
Slo-Ride
Veteran Expediter
I don't think the trucking industry will ever crash. I can see a reverse towards carriers that want to survive going back to owning their own trucks and employing drivers again. Maybe
Expedite as we used to know it is a done deal... better warehouse inventory control.. better technology for shippers.. Means Far Less loads.,.we had a load on the hook this morning and then It promptly canceled why? Because someone actually did their job yesterday and shipped it LTL...
Part time, so you choose the carrier with the lowest fees or eat the $400 a month when the van sits?
Reason why I kept it to just two 2006 Sprinters