I do not and will not pull cheap freight!

Discussion in 'Ask An Owner Operator' started by skidsteer863, Mar 13, 2013.

  1. HwyPrsnr

    HwyPrsnr Medium Load Member

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    LOL...speak for yourself. Have NEVER...Will NEVER. No excuses. It seems there are alot of EXCUSES for it. Go out there and ask any CEO, Buyer, Seller, Exec, Broker...When it comes to YOUR business there are NO excuses. Yet, many truck drivers give sooooo many EXCUSES for low rates. Use less time with your "spreadsheets" and more time towards finding and working to raise your profits is a smarter way to run your business. What is put on paper doesnt mean its successful. Image is golden. Be safe out there drivers.
     
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  3. dannythetrucker

    dannythetrucker Road Train Member

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    I think I understand what you're saying. I've spent a stupid amount of time tweaking my spreadsheets over the past year. I would have to admit if I would have spent more of that time pounding the pavement, making phone calls, and pushing for the best rates I would have made more money.

    However, I feel that now my spreadsheets are basically set up how I want them. Now they basically do my thinking for me, they run the numbers for me so I don't have to. All I have to do is enter the data (which needs to be recorded anyways). And doesn't that free up time for me to work on raising my profits as you describe ?
     
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  4. Epmtrucks

    Epmtrucks Medium Load Member

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    Well done!! Educate, prepare and control your outflows. The same for your net income in your personal life!
     
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  5. Epmtrucks

    Epmtrucks Medium Load Member

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    Remember.....the only problems I have are the ones I CANT do anything about, therefore I have no problems......a message to try to understand and live by.
     
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  6. HwyPrsnr

    HwyPrsnr Medium Load Member

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    Yup. All you should need to do is put the number in and walk away. Too many on here TRY to make their numbers look good by justifying them on a spreadsheet and get CONSUMED in it. They throw lots of numbers around till the real numbers get lost. All you have to do is look at the number of used trucks are out there anymore. It is so sad. But, those ex-owners probably went down swinging and showing a 5-8 page spreadsheet saying that they were making a profit off cheap freight. Wasnt saying so much at you as certain other individuals. Can notice them a mile away. Remember this..." You can water down whiskey all you want in order to make more money off it, but your still trying to sell CHEAP whiskey". Image is golden. Be safe out there drivers.
     
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  7. Epmtrucks

    Epmtrucks Medium Load Member

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    Keep it very simple, inflows minus outflows, simple, understand the simplicities of it, educate, prepare and prosper. Do the math. What is an acceptable net taxable income per mile for an O/O who drives 100 K to 120 K per year? .50.............65...........80........1.00? A new truck a used truck it all boils down to net taxable income......then it becomes a personal matter. Drive a business with a truck!!
     
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  8. Epmtrucks

    Epmtrucks Medium Load Member

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    The market is going to have a large influence on your inflows. If you do the hard work, not drive more, educate, and prepare you can find additional available cash from reducing your outflows. Dont be like "everybody else" become a top 10% wage earner. They are up there just like the bottom 10%. where are you? where do ypu want to be? How do you get there? Education and keeping simple numbers and understand them. A sheet of paper and 30 minutes a month will do it. Top out and track on paper every fuel stop so ypu read and understand it.
     
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  9. HwyPrsnr

    HwyPrsnr Medium Load Member

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    LOL. Some of us dont need to run 100-120 k per year. Youre funny. BLAH...BLAH...BLAH...
     
  10. MNdriver

    MNdriver Road Train Member

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    I was thinking the same thing.

    I can earn the same or more revenue running less miles and don't have to kill myself doing it by working so hard.
     
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  11. Epmtrucks

    Epmtrucks Medium Load Member

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    It was an hypothitical question posed to an industry standard. Not to anyones individual circumstance. It is intended to get people to think about their business and where thy want to go with it. 80k miles annually 200 miles at a time can certainly be harder and cost more per mile than 120k miles 1200 miles at a time. By hard work I mean the education and preperation required to help make sound business choices to increase inflows and reduce outflows in any paticular market.
     
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