Hauling for cost of fuel

Boy I would opt out to put "something" on my trailer for getting cost of fuel one way to off set the cost of fuel. just my 2 cents.

Keith & Shawn(Special Olympic Champion)

And some have hauled things for me in return.

Personally, I'd be willing to pay the hauler a little more than fuel price if he's willing to go to the effort of loading and unloading it for me.Jim

So who would be stupid enough to say the stuff they are hauling is someone elses?

Anything that is on my trailer is mine, honest.

Yeah, a backhaul makes sense but the OP said "for fuel" not "for fuel plus a hundred bucks". I`m assuming that you would have factored your expenses to be covered for your trip in both directions and the fuel payment on the way back is just considered gravy but I generally feel that if a person wants something hauled and they won`t buck up for the equipment and maintenance to do it themselves, how can they expect someone else to haul their stuff just for fuel costs?

When you figured your expenses for the initial haul did you factor in wear and tear for loaded in both directions? Better make sure that the extra hundred bucks is understood to be mandatory before agreeing to a backhaul unless you don`t mind hauling someone elses stuff at your expense.

Everyone is feeling the pinch of higher fuel cost. The internet has made it easier to find buyers willing to pay full price for that old 8N. For the guy who"s trying to jockey equipment for a living, it"s getting tough to make a buck. For the guy who wants Grampas old M hauled across country and has $250 to get it there, he ends up selling it where it sets and giving up on bringing it home.

As they say, That"s life.

OR. Take a chance that SOMEONE will be willing to break even on their trip across 2 states to get their tractor home by tossing out the offer to defer some of their fuel cost by bringing your tractor along for the ride.

Would I haul someone elses tractor for chicken feed? Probably not. If I was buying a tractor 500 miles from home and I thought someone coming my way would throw it on their trailer and bring it this way for $.75 a mile, would I ask them? Probably so. Never hurts to ask.

I understand how a full-time, LEGAL hauler would want that job, on his terms, at his prices. But by the same token, I understand why people ask for a miracle. You probably won"t get it unless you ask. The tougher times get, the more request"s for those miracles you"ll be seeing most likely.

I can't imagine anybody having a reason to ask other people to stop posting the hauling ads. Doesn't make sense. Hauling for the cost of fuel helps both sides. The hauler is heading to a specific destination, and if both can benefit from it, why not?

If people are in the business of hauling they can certainly just ignore the ads. No use to ruin it for those of us that want that type of transaction.