Have you ever hauled in direct support of a natural-disaster relief/recovery effort?

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  • OGT LOGISTICS - 5 years ago

    We deliver donated disaster relief supplies.
    Our expenses are paid by donors to our nonprofit. (we operate on less than 2% of donations)
    We contract with other carriers to pull our trailers and we pay fair rates.

  • SuperDan Trucking - 5 years ago

    I pulled generators, water, mre's, supplies, food, etc for every hurricane for a few years. The problem? Brokers that get paid on average $5+ per mile, yet pay $2 per mile. Do they REALLY deserve $3 per mile to drive ZERO miles? They have zero assets. Their equipment and even their lives aren't at risk. Drivers/carriers put their equipment and lives at risk. As these are federally funded loads paid for by taxpayers, the money should go DIRECTLY to the carrier with a set percentage, say 10%, going to brokers. Each violation should be high enough to bankrupt a company for a single violation. Say $10k first offense, 100k 2nd, 1m third. Just my thoughts with my experiences as I've helped numerous relief efforts over the last few years.

  • Tracy - 5 years ago

    I worked with a company that hauled water and food non perishable to new york after 911. Same company hauled cable to Alabama for att after the tornado thru Tuscaloosa n Birmingham. Hauled generators up the east coast during hurricane Sandy. Pumps and generators to Philly after a snow storm. Cranes and equipment to Louisiana after Katrina. Wasnt paid the money I thought it was worth but was interesting and challenging.

  • Scott Stremmel - 5 years ago

    Worked for Brokers that I assumed have direct connection with FEMA for the last 4 years. This year seemed to be different. It seemed so many Broker claimed to have FEMA loads but none had loads like I ran in the past. I personally would like to work directly with FEMA.

  • Brian schneir - 5 years ago

    I had worked driving a walking floor trailer with demo crews demoing commercial and residential structures for almost three years.

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