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Mar 26, 2026 at 01:29 PM CST
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Posted by a private FlatLoads.com member.
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Posted by a private FlatLoads.com member.
Shipping swine feed from Quincy, IL to Laredo, TX in hopper bottoms and getting very high quotes. Looking for any guidance on how I can move the product more efficiently. Would it be better to use a different border crossing like Eagle Pass or Brownsville? |
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Replied on Fri, Mar 27, 2026 at 10:15 AM CST
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Posted by a private FlatLoads.com member.
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Posted by a private FlatLoads.com member.
I don't know if you got the memo, but it's not cheap to run a truck. Need to pay up |
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Replied on Mon, Mar 30, 2026 at 08:54 AM CST
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Posted by a private FlatLoads.com member.
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Posted by a private FlatLoads.com member.
Texas is a freight desert. There's very little coming back to the Midwest from that region. With the current cost of fuel those lanes get prohibitively expensive.
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Replied on Mon, Mar 30, 2026 at 08:55 AM CST
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Posted by a private FlatLoads.com member.
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Posted by a private FlatLoads.com member.
There is nothing close nearby to reload a hopper consistently The Valley is hit/miss Most likely just gonna have to pay a good rate |
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Replied on Mon, Mar 30, 2026 at 01:01 PM CST
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Posted by a private FlatLoads.com member.
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Posted by a private FlatLoads.com member.
Efficiently open your wallet. Nobody is going to the border knowing they face a 400+ mile deadhead to find anything worth hauling out of Texas. It’s a black hole for outbound freight and combined with the current price of fuel and insurance nobody in their right mind is going down there for anything less than a premium rate. Favors and high fives don’t pay the bills.
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Replied on Mon, Apr 20, 2026 at 10:18 AM CST
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Posted by a private FlatLoads.com member.
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Posted by a private FlatLoads.com member.
Send me a email I’ll see what you have going on and see if I can give you a rate. How many loads and how long this mite go on. Thanks Michael email to [email protected]
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Replied on Sun, Apr 26, 2026 at 08:18 AM CST
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Posted by a private FlatLoads.com member.
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Posted by a private FlatLoads.com member.
LOL. Gotta pay to play. Texas sucks to get out of, and fuel is 6 bucks a gallon. Either pay up or it doesn't get moved.
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Replied on Sun, Apr 26, 2026 at 08:18 AM CST
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Posted by a private FlatLoads.com member.
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Posted by a private FlatLoads.com member.
First off why are you crossing into Mexico going from IL to TX? if you are that maybe where the added cost is coming from.
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