RV Hauling and Backhauls

What kind of RV? Travel trailers?

 

About 15 years ago I ask a guy who had 2 campers on a gooseneck trailer “ do you make any money carrying 2 trailers” he said “ my wife starts looking for me a load out of where I am dropping off at as soon as I get loaded” I had seen guys pulling campers and figured carrying 2 would pay more ( he said it payed 1.5 more ) but the key was his wife. Now I did not understand how having your own numbers worked as I had always worked for someone and never for myself. I did not know the right questions to ask. So I leased to someone just starting out as a low cost option to get into the industry. I already had a truck and could get a trailer easy enough. Being leased to someone you could learn but since he was starting out and didn’t know what he was doing I couldn’t make any money. All there freight came off the load board. I am not saying don’t leased to someone, just not to anyone just starting out. If you lease to someone find someone who has their own freight and has been in business a long time. Also try a do some homework on the industry. I have seen you asking questions on different segments of this Truckers Report that is very good because depending on your location different opportunities exist.

 

If you haul with a pick up and single pull , chances are great that you will go back empty often. If you haul with a haul and tow , pick up with a low boy or a semi with a low boy , chances are great that you will get a back haul. I drive a haul and tow and rarely drive empty .

 

I get automobile backhauls 90% of the time . I could be 100% but will NOT haul cheap loads !! Driven empty back from Washington more than once because rates were too low . Again - will NOT haul cheap !!