Your opinion: What % of dry van carriers can haul 45,500+ lbs?

I can scale 47000

 

I can scale 47-47.5 depending on trailer with full tanks. Most of the big carriers can, and 46 is about the req. For anyone hauling beer of any type.

 

we do those big rolls of paper 46,000 max

 

Doesn't Prime have reefers that can scale 49?

 

The last company I worked for, we frequently hauled racks of glass weighing between 45,000 and 47000 lbs. I grossed around 78,000-79,000 with a Columbia with 3/4 fairings and topped off in fuel, and a Wabash Duraplate trailer. I guess it also depends on type of truck and trailer combination

 

They can scale 49,000 with those ECO49 trailers and trucks with the small sleepers

 

They are few and far between on the owner/operator side. The major companies can, but many times they have direct contracts with those shippers and won't deal with you. By and large, the max drivers want to haul is 40-42k and that better be paying #### well. Don't try pitching them something for under $2 a mile at that weight, even if it is going to a great freight area. I'd honestly, depending on what the commodity is and what you have quoted your customer pay them the absolute max and think about keeping your customer versus your overall bottom line. Pay them well for the job they do and treat them with the respect they deserve and you should have people climbing the walls to haul for you.

 

I'd say 1% of carriers nationwide, but that 1% may account for up to 15% of the capacity nationwide.