Best flatbed company to lease to

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  1. jmorris3288

    jmorris3288 Bobtail Member

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    Who is the best flatbed company to lease to for the southeast. I'm based out of Atlanta, company driver right now but looking to get my own truck and run flatbed. Have experience mostly with steel coils and oversize loads of plate. I know of mercer and land star and from the load board that they show you on their website it looks like land star has more freight in the south and mercer is more north but I have heard that mercer is better.
     
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  3. TaylorMade407

    TaylorMade407 Road Train Member

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    Always remember that what you see on public boards for each company is loads that drivers who are leased on didn't want.
     
  4. CJndaTruck

    CJndaTruck Road Train Member

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    Both companies are fine. I have my favorite of course LOL. There is one other I can think of TSH (Tenn Steal Haulers). I know little about them but I'm sure you intend to do your research anyhow. Good luck to you sir.
     
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  5. jmorris3288

    jmorris3288 Bobtail Member

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    Yeah that's what I've heard that's why u was asking on here I know it's probably been asked a million times but most other post on here are old and i was hoping for some up to date reviews.
     
  6. TaylorMade407

    TaylorMade407 Road Train Member

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    I live in Florida but I run wherever the money is. My buddy at Landstar is the same. The money is around the same if your talking flatbed vs flatbed. The two systems are what separate each company.
     
  7. Lone Ranger 13

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    Check out Packard Transportation in Channahon Illinois. A friend of mine lives about an hour east of Atlanta (Madison Georgia ). He can run long runs and other times he choses to run regional around the southeast.
    He is happy with them and gets good fuel discounts.
     
  8. TripleSix

    TripleSix God of Roads

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    You do know that Bennett is in McDonough, GA, don't you?
     
  9. Rick oshay

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    Landstar,mercer, Tennessee steel haulers are all the same. Not a dimes difference in any of them. Cheap freight and hard work. They're laughing all the way to the bank while the lease operator shoulders the cost and performs the labor. Look hard in your area have some serious conversations with some potential customers and get your authority if you want to make anything of it.
     
  10. TaylorMade407

    TaylorMade407 Road Train Member

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    Using simple math can you explain your theory??
     
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  11. Rick oshay

    Rick oshay Bobtail Member

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    Absolutely if a person is in the trucking business I sure don't see the reasoning on putting somebody else's name on my truck and letting them take a quarter or more of the profit. It's senseless. Figure it up 25 percent over how many lease operators shouldering the cost of actually moving the freight down the road.
     
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