LBSMJS said: (quoted from post at 21:08:06 07/02/13) What kind of rates have you been quoted? Where in Kansas?Are they rounds or big squares?
$4/mi is where my buyers say "nope, that is too high". I am not a hay buyer or a trucker, I just need to make buyers happy enough to buy.
I am sure the excuse list is long for truckers but if the load/unload takes an extra hour, an extra 50 bucks should pay for that. Min fuel used, NO tire wear, etc. I loaded the last guy in 1 hr. I have off loaded high dollar machines that took longer than that. I tend to think no matter what you are moving, someone will have an excuse why it needs to cost more.
"retired", I am sure there is junk hay in about every part of the country. It is real hard to sell a product that took thousands to prep and plant, vs the "mixed grass" crap being marketed which is nothing but weeds out of ditches being rolled up.
This post was edited by fastline at 21:39:55 07/02/13.
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