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[mrtrombley]

You will see the RV Haulers in some scales, such as AZ, where they have to stop and buy individual trip permits.

 

[HBarlow]

Most state weigh stations require RV transporters to stop, be weighed, and often take their documentation inside to be inspected.

The few states who ignore RV transporters are the minority and that number is shrinking.

 

[BIGNASTY]

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You will see the RV Haulers in some scales, such as AZ, where they have to stop and buy individual trip permits.



So by purchasing a trip permit they dont have to Pro Rate their truck. I still wonder about the fuel tax and the road use tax? I guess that like most other states they are all jumping on the band wagon for the extra buck. One might think that the fuel tax is done at the pump but not always true in the (I hate to say this because I know that some will get their panties in a bunch) trucking world. And the road tax figured by the amount of mile driven in that state. I didn't know if all that had to be done at a dollar fifty per mile for hauling RV's

 

[BIGNASTY]

Hotshotters don't routinely have backhauls either. If they could run loaded all the time everyone would be hotshotting.



Big trucks can't run loaded all the time either. I see the flatbeds running without a load all the time and have been seeing more and more tractors deadheading without a trailer.



Nobody in commercial trucking is making any money, particularly right now.

This is not always the case!!!! When I O/O I ran empty to get to another load you could see others around the country that after awhile we all kind of knew each other. They would see you empty and know that you were going to some place to get a load (they did the samething) and to see it the unsuspecting or unknowing would think that they were empty because lack of freight. These days in the trucking world (Im sorry about saying this) the real trucking world if your basing your assessment of NO ONE MAKING IT today your looking at the wrong loads. Yes if your running freight your going to loose you A**. When Chevron dumped the drivers MANY bought their own rig and are doing quite well. The key is to do something that others wont or CANT. My partner at Chevron bought 5 trucks within a few weeks of our loss of job he now has 14 and is awaiting the dealer to bring in 5 more these are NEW TRUCKS. Another bunch went to Fedex Ground with their wife they run their butts off but at what they make a few years of that and they wont be working in a truck cab unless they want to. I KNOW FOR A FACT WHAT THEY MAKE because they have set up with the FIL to make sure that they wont be in a cab any longer than they have to. Other ones went to Air Liquide and run from So Ca to Wa once a week like clock work and do just fine. I think you should see a pattern here by now. YOU HAVE TO SPECIALIZE. Two things that WE ABSOULTLY HAVE TO HAVE ARE FOOD AND PETROULEM I think I would look at those if I went to trucking again. Cab only trucking is because alot of companies have gone to more pick and drop platforms. It saves time and they dont have to pay demurrage. Again someone sees this and with true political BS it seem to them that the DEMOCRAPS did it

 

[GAmes]

The road tax (I'm assuming you are talking IFTA) is for rigs above 26,000 actual weight. The biggest trailer I have ever hooked to, a 44 ft toyhauler, didn't put me that high. Since we are scaled in most states, if one were to cross above 26,000 the weighmaster would certainly red light us and ask for the IFTA decal. There are now 5 states that I know of that are getting trip permits, some are temp tags for the trailers, some are road usage. MT, ID, AZ, NV and NM. AZ requires separate permits for truck and trailer. The truck is road usage (but AZ tagged pickups are exempt) and the trailer is a temp tag. Our road/fuel tax is covered at the pumps. We are not required to do the fuel reports that list miles driven in each state. For most companies, the permits are reimbursed to the driver, so that isn't coming out of the $1. 50 (or whatever the ppm is). Fuel expenses, of course, are paid by the driver.

 

[BIGNASTY]

Mr GAmes



Thanks for the info I never knew how that worked with the RV haulers. I asked one of the informed ones on the site but never got a satisfactory answer. A buck fifty a mile isnt bad if you get reimbursed for all the permits. The tax this and tax that is what tears up commercial trucking. So if one could find back hauls it wouldn't be a bad gig. Ive seen some have a goose-neck and haul the in-bed campers and pop up trailers and then go back with other freight might be something to look at.

 

[NIsaacs]

The key is to do something that others wont or CANT. I think you should see a pattern here by now. YOU HAVE TO SPECIALIZE.





I agree. Most local dedicated runs are based on one way hauls. Such as tankers, dumps, logs, grain, heavy haul/oversize, and sometimes even cattle. This type of hauling can be hard to enter the market because of local resistance, sometimes almost cult like.



Flatbed and van trailers are expected to run loaded both ways and are paid accordingly. This is a very competitive,cut throat existence, but more open. The back haul is what keeps the freight rate low. To get back home we will take it at a low rate, yet for some it is a main haul.



I think one of the causes of low rates is some states allow triples or one full size trailer and a pup or a load and a half. I always figured the pup or third trailer was pulled for free. Utah coal haulers pull two full size trailers. In this market, pulling one trailer is futile.



Nick

 

[BIGNASTY]

Nick



I have to agree with the CULT like part of petrochemical trans. My Buddy had the in to the job. But the bottom line like anything else is. Any moron can load the stuff and EVENTALLY get it there. I have always made my reputation on GETTING IT THERE ON TIME. Its service that counts I dont care how he got the job he can loose it just as fast.



When I o/o I ran flatbed I was pretty lucky it was at a time when Seattle was in the building mode and so was So Ca. I ran VERY LONG loads of re-bar up and came back with Glue lam's (wood beams for tilt up buildings) both required very long wheel base cab-overs and someone that would not wipe out turn signals at every corner going thru town not something that cant be done but needed someone with some kind of brain wave form going on upstairs. Plus I had to sell my Long Nose Pete I cried and cried.



In today's market like I said I would go with tankers or reefer the rules have changed some from what I have heard. In the day a driver would load at 2 or 3 different places all day and run like hell to get it to where ever then unload all day and never really get sleep. But like Harvey said he see's allot of bob tail trucks going down the road. Ya their going to someplace that has a COMPANY TRAILER waiting to be picked up and dropped at the destination. Affording the driver to do just that DRIVE.



What you dont like trip's they weren't bad but the Highway doubles in MT WY ID NV UT were fun on wheels :-laf 10k of GASOLINE WHAT A WAY TO GO :-laf



When I worked for Chevron I was a Driver Trainer as a bonus they use to take us to different operations to learn other driving techniques. I went to Australia I didn't drive one but ran with another driver for 2 weeks THOSE BOYS KNOW HOW TO TRUCK. The first picture is like the one we ran in. 800 miles of NOT ONE THING TO HELP US OUT if something went wrong FIX IT . The other pic's every good truck driver should get behind the wheel of just to experience it. Chevron ran big doubles like these in states that they were allowed.

 

[thompsonflyer]

DO NOT RUN FOR team rv express!!!!! I spent a lot of money and time getting ready to haul for them. I was calling Spencer about a dozen times getting everything confirmed. Then just before leaving I decided to call them and tell them I was leaving Idaho inbound for Indiana. Spencer just calmly said they we not hiring anymore!!! They didn't even call me to tell me this news... Then after talking to their very lame transportation manager named Taylor, she told me I was on their list to call later that day (yeah right)... team rv express (intentionally not capitalized) is not a reputable company and seems to be run by incompetent people. DO NOT TRUST THEM. I am out thousands of dollars and have just a fake "sorry” from them to show for it. I have a 2016 Ram 2500 10,000 lbs GVWR and 26000 lbs GCVWR with a CDL license and no tickets, no accidents, no DUI's EVER. There was a time when a person said what he meant and meant what he said. I guess those times are long gone.

 

[Bob4x4]

I see and have talked to few guys that haul cars local,some 4 some 5 car trailers,They claim to do well .most have a young guy that hustle the cars on and off the trailers while the owner does the paper work and driving.Rail head to dealers and auction cars to and from dealers.One of them said he gets 100-150 per car and gets at least 2 loads a day

 

[dcs1968]

No back-hauls from Ca East? There use to be a RV haul yard near March AFB in Riverside Ca. Seems like a bunch less deadhead miles. Or in Rialto Ca on Lilac ave. Bennett did some RV East still a few RV companies in Ca.

They are still there. I pass them coming into work. I think they are call Quality drive away.

 

[GAmes]

DO NOT RUN FOR team rv express!!!!! .......... I was leaving Idaho inbound for Indiana.

According to their website the company is 9 years old. I've been in the business for 13 and don't believe I have ever seen one of their trucks. Since you live in ID perhaps you would be interested in the company I lease to that is in Portland, OR. PM me if interested.

 

[thompsonflyer]

According to their website the company is 9 years old. I've been in the business for 13 and don't believe I have ever seen one of their trucks. Since you live in ID perhaps you would be interested in the company I lease to that is in Portland, OR. PM me if interested.

Yes I am interested. What's the name f the company you lease to?

 

[GAmes]

PM sent....