It is sad what these lease deals do to these young drivers but they view it as a no brainer .29 or .95 an never get a chance too b explained how ugly this could get..I have infact seen our rates begin to increase over the last couple months i believe at first they were dumping line haul to justify fsc to there good ole boy cust(brokers/agents)when it hit there pocket book things begin to change thx to all / safe trucking...
$3 to $5+ per mile
Discussion in 'Ask An Owner Operator' started by Rocky64, Mar 5, 2011.
Page 2 of 4
-
-
Trucking Jobs in 30 seconds
Every month 400 people find a job with the help of TruckersReport.
-
-
I haul for $2.70 a mile. sometimes a lil more, some times a lil less. weight,route, 24 hr unload, has some to do with taking the load also. for example. on my semi dedicated run, I can load out of my usual shipper & get a great f.s.c. or I can load out of nucor steel, going to same destination, though nucor pays a flat rate on f.s.c based on mileage. it is the same f.s.c. no matter the weight. other shipper pay's f.s.c on the gross weight, so while nucor pays on a 48,000 load aprox $45.00 less I can load 24/7 out of nucor & be unloading at 6:00 am instead of waiting until 7:00 am to get loaded at other shipper & avoid all the traffic, construction zone's, e.t.c. for me the less $ is worth it. sometimes.
-
-
I delivered a two stopper yesterday... originated in AR went to Chicago and Milwaukee... 724 actual miles paid me a flat $1300.00... not bad from Arkansas.
My outbound on that trip load should pay about $2200.00 (based on the delivered weight).... -
-
I lease on to a guy that only charges %10 of gross plus $190 week for insurance.
I get paid every Friday for the week before work.
I use his shop and tools for free.
I park at his place for free.
I get parts at his discounted prices delivered right to the shop for no extra charge
He will dispatch me or I can find my own stuff same price.
Why would I pay someone %12 of gross unless you got some consistent high dollar freight? I’m currently over $3 mile all miles this year with legal flatbed freight. Can you do %12 better? Are you going to invoice and factor there money as part of this %12?
Still seems high to me? -
Where are you located Tug Toy, if you dont mind me asking. I'm located in eastern Iowa and looking for a different company to lease with.
-
TallJoe Thanks this.
-
For comparison, me with a dry van it is only 2.20 all miles (50K) so far, 2.85 per loaded mile...own authority with 92 c a mile all costs excluding my pay. I am not even complaining. I like what I get but flatbeds rule by large this year.jphelps16 Thanks this.
Trucking Jobs in 30 seconds
Every month 400 people find a job with the help of TruckersReport.
Page 2 of 4