Where is the money at ?

[Rambone]

Whats the best haul for the best money ? I have no experience with super B's and I never did like flats so lets just talk about dry box and refers for now.

I'm looking at buying and clean tractor but nothing fancy. I understand that I will have to be away from home and plan to hit the road hard at first running single only. I would love to stay in Canada, but I know I must run the US to make any money. I guess I will get a fast card. Working hard comes easy to me, but legal.

[buzzy]

Whats the best haul for the best money ? I have no experience with super B's and I never did like flats so lets just talk about dry box and refers for now.


You want to be pretty selective ANND make money? Whew, pass on what you've been drinking. A little help with location might be in order.

Reefers..........everyone has to eat. Most of the dock help has palms that need to be greased. Any food terminal needs to be paid for the privilidge of you driving through their gates to meet the greasy palmed lumpers.

Pee off a receiver and all of a sudden your load of produce goes bad and you sit and wait to sit and wait.

Dry box........... only money left there is in ltl shipments. more waiting.

you might want to think long and hard about your selection processes.

[Rambone]

Oh OK, Thanks Buzzy. I get the feeling that because I'm new on this site, that you think I new be new to trucking. Thats OK. Things change in this industry and after a few years away I thought maybe I would ask about rates for dry box and refers. Thanks for all your input.

[buzzy]

never crossed my mind you were a newbie driver.

A veteran would read the news, browse the trade mags, and read between the lines of hype in recruitment adds but at the same time keep an open mind when trying to figure where he'd place his life savings.

To enter this industry with a closed attitude is a crap shoot.

[ROADHUGGER]

Why do you think you need to run the US to make $ , you have experience look around and find a niche in your area that you can make work for your self.

[Rambone]

Finding something in my area would be great and not running the US would be a dream. In the past I can say I used my location as a starting point as an asset and even offered trailer parking on my property before signing on with a company. That was on a contract and I have made a few calls for future contracts. Time will tell. I'm sitting by the phone.

If your talking about taking on work on my own, it comes down to money. I sold off my dump truck, paid off everything and have no dept, but I have no money either. I understand what your saying, but my next move will need to be the right one.

[Rambone]

Well, I made a few calls about owner op openings around here. Man I swear the price per mile is no better than it was ten years ago. The only thing that you can hope for is a locked in fuel price and a promise of 2500 per week. I pay plates and they cover insurance. Low hold back and only a buck 3 per mile... hahahah Holy crap and no fuel cap.
10 years ago I was getting $1.10 and I paid eveything ( before the 911 insurance pop ) (Insurance was 7500 per year and jumped to $11,000) and I made good money at it.

As for being a driver only, I'm doing that now. Sure I don't have to fix the truck, but I don't make much more than a living and I'm dept free.

I'm thinking about buying a basic corn binder to get started back up. One you only need to wash with a hose. That means plain jain. 4 years old with ISX cummins. Any ideas as to what they would get for fuel milage would be helpful pulling a tridem ?

[Drifter]

Hard to give mileage guesses on "old cornbinder" depends on specs terrain load weight drivers habits etc. etc.