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Thanks to the Internet, finding work is easier than ever.

#HIGHTAIL CAREERS HOW TO#

Now that you know the basics of bidding on loads, let’s look at how to find them. Average your trip miles to the delivery and back: is what they want to pay enough to make you profitable? Don’t haul anyone’s load at a loss! There may be times to pick up a load that’s barely going to make you money, particularly if you’re delivering an area with a bad reputation for trips out, like Florida or New England. What other truckers are willing to accept for a load doesn’t oblige you to do the same. That may help you determine what you’ll have to choose from after your delivery. With the smartphone apps for load boards, you may find out what loads are coming out of your destination and what they’re paying.

All those deadhead miles can cut deeply into your profit margins, so they should be figured into your bid calculations. but once the freight is dropped off, you will either have to hightail it back to GA or pick up another job nearby. You might make great money during a run from Atlanta to L.A.

Remember that you have to get back home from the destination where the load is delivered.

Keeping in mind the impact on your equipment is a valid reason to ignore a high-paying load. Also, if taking the load means navigating your way through New York City or some other heavily congested urban area, consider raising your bid as compensation for the aggravation you’ll be dealing with.

Figure in a premium for a “ hassle fee.” For example, hauling flowers from Kansas City to Dallas in June will cause a lot less wear and tear on your rig (not to mention your body) than transporting heavy machine equipment over the Rockies in November.

How much do you think you should earn hourly? Trucking software that tracks expenses helps you to total these costs easily. But that’s not all you have to consider because if all you count are your expenses, you’ll never make enough money to live on. Then the other variable expenses for the trip such as fuel, lumpers, and tolls.

This includes fixed expenses like maintenance, truck and trailer payments and insurance.

Before knowing how much to bid, you have to know your expenses.

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New drivers often approach this topic with a mix of fear and confusion, but in truth, it’s nothing to be afraid of. This of course leads to the question: how do I get them? And that leads to the art and science of bidding for loads. You can’t be successful in the trucking business if you don’t get jobs.