I just got my own authority. Looking at freight rates on load board averages are looking like this
Florida to California. 1.10 a mile.
Florida to northeast 1.84 a mile
northeast to Florida 2.30 a mile
All dry van
Can this be true? These averages are not from brokers, just the load board
average per mile
Discussion in 'Ask An Owner Operator' started by Oilfieldmike, Apr 26, 2015.
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No first hand experience but 99% of posts on this forum say stay away from Florida because the rates suck so I would venture a guess that you're right in the ball park.
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Rates going into Florida are decent rates going out suck.
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What are decent rates? Isn't 2 dollars a mile the minimum? Would anyone pull for less than 2 dollars a mile?
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dannythetrucker Thanks this.
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Others may earn more than I do, but I'm doing OK.
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You can't just arbitrarily say what a good rate is or what a bad rate is. The key to it is to learn what markets pay what and then figure out how to capitalize on the good stuff. $2 per mile out of FL for a dry van might be a great rate. $2 to go back in? No thank you. What if I told you you could get a load paying the same gross to the same destination but you had to go empty to Georgia to get it? Which load would you take? It is things like this you learn with time as to where/how to make the best use of your time and make money.
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When you add in the extras when you lease on that brings the rate up. I'm moving from a company that paid me 1.05 a mile midwest... higher rates for other regions but still around 1.05 plus .23 surcharge.
My question is can anyone give the rates they are getting from brokers? 10 years ago I could arrange my own loads and the company let me use the trailer and insurance. I could find loads at 2 dollars a mile regularly, that was 10 years ago
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