Peat moss loads were brutal back in the day
I just had an email come through today; Barrie to Lathrop Ca, $3400. Guess it just keeps getting better! And this works out to $1.29 mile btw...Customer just told me my rate was to high...They could get it done for $3600 with TQL.... I told them to go ahead...I'm not playing who can be the cheapest....
FTL Toronto to Los Angeles........$3600...that's 1.43/mile... really!!!
Would've been a cash cow if not for the 6 hours of loading and offloading time no doubt.My all time cheapest load offered was a Chicago load.. $50.00.. a load of lumber moving from a trans-load facility to a lumber dealer in Chicago.. granted it was only 15 miles.. $.3.33 a mile! I turned it down..
perfect for the trucks that self drive and run on air and water bubblesHow about 75 bucks for local shunt...Mississauga to Oakville.....one 40,000lbs steel coil!! "but it only takes up 8' of truck".......sigh.....
Aw c'mon buddy the most I can go is $55.00, I gotta make something on this.When something ridiculous is presented my counteroffer is ridiculous also. One skid.. 600 lbs.. from Kitchener to Hamilton.. $45.00 offer... my counteroffer... $1500.00.
I had a customer at one point where I did scrap aluminum to the mill and it actually wasn't so bad. Trailers needed a wash but there was a wash on site and we were re-imbursed.
The worst:
Hides - not only the smell, but the maggots
Watermelon hand-bombed - always would crush the lower ones and would make a mess - not to mention many receivers would backcharge for the spoilage
Carbon black pretty much guarantees the trailer can't haul food grade again
Peat moss always made a big mess too
Right? Stick your 2 skids of freight in the mailbox and see if they'll deliver with 150 bucks worth of stamps stuck on them. Next day no less.
How about 75 bucks for local shunt...Mississauga to Oakville.....one 40,000lbs steel coil!! "but it only takes up 8' of truck".......sigh.....
Wow.. turns out my $1500.00 is way too low..
Worst, and cheapestI thought we were just talking about crappy product, not crappy rates. Though in many cases, they tend to go hand in hand ...