Hauling?

dej(Jed) · Oct 29, 2010

With a crippled economy, I thought that haulers would be looking for work. I just posted for the 3rd time on the hauling site. So far I have gotten a couple of calls in the last 2 mths. I guess no one is trucking out of Texas anymore. Of those calls a 16 foot 7000 lb trailer at $2.50 per mile is a bit much. It is 1500 miles. I would back haul for fuel costs, but the thinking today doesn't work that way.
$3750 to haul one old Farmall just doesn't work for me.

Anonymous-0 · Oct 29, 2010

I had several quotes by going thru I believe Uship.com to ship a Ford F250 4x4 from Ohio to me here in Germany. Highest price was $2600 door to door plus paperwork fees (which you wouldn't deal with).
You just go to the site, give your info (points A&B, material, size and weight, etc) and sort out the offers as they email you.

Good Luck.

Dave

960 · Oct 29, 2010

We all want a bargin but with the poor ecomomy actual costs to operate a business- hauling- have gone up. With fewer dollars available many have learned you cannot run a vehicle down the road for less than cost and hope to cover the loss somewhere else.

Rick(MN) · Oct 29, 2010

In my 34th year of trucking. Truck is warming up to go drop one off at the local CASEIH dealer as I type. I agree, you cant have that type of money in an old Farmall, and neither could I. That said....buying, insuring, running, maintaining and replacing hauling equipment isnt free, even though many people looking for things hauled act like it is. In order to make an average old tractor work somewhat economically from a long distance, you have 3 choices. 1. Haul it yourself. 2. Luck upon someone with just the right amount of open room on their equipment that just happens to be driving right by your item. 3. Find someone willing to haul it below market value.

Lloyd In South Carolina · Oct 29, 2010

I've used U-Ship,,, and it worked great. Greatly increased the odd's of connecting with a load already going your way.

Shipped a Kawsaki Mule from Cleveland, Oh to Charlotte, NC for just over $500.00.

Lou from Wi. · Oct 29, 2010

Bargains are rare even in hauling equiptment. We paid $75.00 to have a local wrecker do the O.C 46 home from just 7/8 of a mile away. We have a equiptment trailer ,however the place we had to haul it from was low from the road and it snowed heavy the night before. The wrecker was a 4X4 so it wasn"t all for naught. Tought to find reasonable hauling fees any where now a days, but you can"t expect to have it hauled for nothing. I would think thatr if you had to haul it how much would you charge a fellow like yourself, distance to go get it, run the trailer down the hwy, Plates, Insurance, truck cost etc.
Now figuring that , it does in fact become expensive for the customer .Hope you can find someone to get your tractor home .
LOU

kyhayman · Oct 29, 2010

I used to do quite a bit of hauling/trucking but it got to the point that everyone wanted a backhaul. Doesnt work that way, sometimes there has to be a front haul to pay the rent, repairs, and an occassional meal for me. Now, its strictly expedited, round trip, full bill both ways, period. If someone can do it cheaper they can rent the equipment and do it themselves.

Mike (WA) · Oct 29, 2010

I had good luck by finding a guy near me that hauls cars, tractors, etc. all over the country. He has a "list" of stuff to be moved cheap, and he does it when he has a spot open. He hauled a MM 4 Star from central Missouri to western Washington for 500 bucks. You increase your chances by finding someone nearby, because every time he comes home, its a potential "backhaul" if he's coming from where your rig is.

ericlb · Oct 29, 2010

times have changed and not for the good, you have to understand that the cost of operating a truck has more than trippled in the last few years,not to mention extra headachs like a badge heavy dot cop, regulations all but prevent somebody with a f350 pickup and farm trailer from using it to make a buck unless he gets it leagle to do so , then by that time there is no money left for him at the end of the trip, [just like a big rig owner] and he's the one doing all the work, there is very little money in trucking these days and owners have to make something to stay in business, as far as hauling antiques the cheapest way to haul one is to haul it yourself

Tom-TX · Oct 29, 2010

I just had 11 cows hauled 144 miles, in a 36 foot gooseneck pulled with an IH, charge was 2.90 per loaded mile. Some folks here abouts in North Central Texas will do it for 2.50, but I have not seen anyone below 2.50 per loaded mile. Tom

Ken Macfarlane · Oct 29, 2010

I had a 10,000 lb tractor with loader on it hauled 300 miles, it cost
me 800$ (was long from the loader) and I had to wait 4 weeks.
They were the best price by far, and I had to give permission for
them to use the tractor to load and unload other equipment off the
load.

DBAF · Oct 29, 2010

Sometimes I haul just to get away for a day or two,but even at $2.50 a loaded mile it's hard to make much w/new trucks haveing to go to the dealer for cumputer work,$3.00 diesel,decreased fuel millage due to epa regs with dpf and egr crap.My gauge cluster just went bad in the 1 ton and they tell me dealer has to install because of the way it hooks up to the puter and it needs to be programed

Gun guru · Oct 29, 2010

Is that $2.50 per loaded mile for 1500 miles total?

I dont have truck and trailer but if I did I would do it. (Thats decent money)

A friend of mine was a trucker, all over the USA. He left that career 5 years ago. 3 years ago his old employer asked if he would drive a load from Michigan to Dallas TX and back to Michigan. My friend would get $750 for his time. (company truck) He declined due to his new job.

jd b puller · Oct 29, 2010

I've hauled a copule of things on U=ship. Let me tell you the only person that wins on that deal is the guy shipping his stuff. Everyone wants their stuff hauled for fuel money. I don't mind helping a guy out but that's rediculous. And there's guys bidding against each other to haul for less than the other guy.

jm. · Oct 29, 2010

Sounds like you are looking for some hot shot rig and he may can run for less but one thing people do not realize is the investment or cost of some of the trailers we are pulling now days. everybody knows trucks have went up in cost but the new lowboys and dropdecks have gone up in cost also..Have nine righs working none of the power units are over 6 years old and the average rig ( truck & trailer) is well over 100 thousand . Go price a new 50 ton , 4 axel , hydraulic detachable low boy and you will see why the cost have gone up..

Bill in Colo · Oct 29, 2010

Your going the wrong way!!!! I could send nearly anything that fits to Texas on a back-haul,cheap. Alot of things are built in Texas and find homes other places. Our area gets pipe and oilfield supplies from all over Texas and we send hay back.

dej(Jed) · Oct 29, 2010

Well , I thank everyone for their input. I now realize that I simply need to hook up my 40 foot goose neck and do my own hauling. My time has no cost , so I can haul for fuel cost, meals and my motel expense, which is still a heck of lot cheaper than what I am hearing here.. About $1000 per 1500 miles should do it.

Tom-TX · Oct 30, 2010

You mean you had your own trailer and pulling rig all along, and didnt have clue what hauling would cost? Cant imagine why you just didnt go get your tractor to start with. Lots of folks tried to helpyou out, while you look out your window at you OWN pulling outfit??

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