So, I booked a last minute load to Missoula, MT. Deliver Monday morning.
Was it a bad idea to book this load? Definitely not. Broker really needed it covered (4 from the same office were contacting me). I really didn't intend on working this weekend other than picking something up that I could sit at the house with for a day.
Coming here meant taking me down to a low amount of hours. I will be right at 17 hours available on my 70. I will pick up a whopping 45 minutes on Tuesday, and another 5 hours on Wednesday. So, yeah, I came here with the reality that very likely might have to sit til Tuesday. Turns out, I had the 17 hours, when I thought I would have less. So, working is definitely in the realm of possibility.
Problem: I didn't expect to be running on Monday, so didn't push to get a load booked. I didn't load until late Friday afternoon, and first time to work with this broker so I didn't want to put myself out there on another load until I secured this one onto my trailer.
@mndriver came through with a potential option to pursue. I've taken a look at their loads, and currently they only have one load from the location near me, and it is for a flatbed. Who knows what will happen on Monday, since things tend to fall apart in many situations on a Monday morning. As it stands, it looks like Landstar and DSV Road have scooped up everything from this shipper, and that will take them being in absolute desperation to book a load with me. Why? Because I know what loads move for, and I know what they will try to move them for. A few good apples in that bunch, but mostly rotten from my experience.
Bottom line, I could haul a load back home from here (1600 miles) for free and still be profitable in this situation. That's how badly this load of building materials needed to get to Montana.
This is probably the coldest of all markets, I'm stubborn as hell, so it will be interesting to see how this turns out.
Was it a bad idea to book this load? Definitely not. Broker really needed it covered (4 from the same office were contacting me). I really didn't intend on working this weekend other than picking something up that I could sit at the house with for a day.
Coming here meant taking me down to a low amount of hours. I will be right at 17 hours available on my 70. I will pick up a whopping 45 minutes on Tuesday, and another 5 hours on Wednesday. So, yeah, I came here with the reality that very likely might have to sit til Tuesday. Turns out, I had the 17 hours, when I thought I would have less. So, working is definitely in the realm of possibility.
Problem: I didn't expect to be running on Monday, so didn't push to get a load booked. I didn't load until late Friday afternoon, and first time to work with this broker so I didn't want to put myself out there on another load until I secured this one onto my trailer.
@mndriver came through with a potential option to pursue. I've taken a look at their loads, and currently they only have one load from the location near me, and it is for a flatbed. Who knows what will happen on Monday, since things tend to fall apart in many situations on a Monday morning. As it stands, it looks like Landstar and DSV Road have scooped up everything from this shipper, and that will take them being in absolute desperation to book a load with me. Why? Because I know what loads move for, and I know what they will try to move them for. A few good apples in that bunch, but mostly rotten from my experience.
Bottom line, I could haul a load back home from here (1600 miles) for free and still be profitable in this situation. That's how badly this load of building materials needed to get to Montana.
This is probably the coldest of all markets, I'm stubborn as hell, so it will be interesting to see how this turns out.
