The Mileage company paid 57 cents for DH, 82 Cents+FSC,( I know, I know....Dumb) the % Co. paid no DH, but rates were around $1.50 + FSC. I can honestly say, I ran about 15000 less miles on %, then on mileage, for one: I was Dead head conscious, and two, I was making better money, so was home more days out of the year then with mileage Co.

Originally Posted by coastie

Some of you like the short hauls, % works good with if your deadhead is short. I prefer Longer runs, which mileage worked fair to good and I did not care if they deadheaded me 200 miles or 20 miles, still got paid the same if I was loaded.

I liked the Short ones, and the long ones. Did get tired of the: 8-900 mile, load, strap, and tarp # 5:00PM, untarp, unstrap, unload no later than 8:00AM the next morning... But.... Thats truckin'.....

Originally Posted by blackw900

Drop and hook! With a flatbed?

No thanks!

I have done this, My deal was good, all new wilsons, the cargo was band strapped to the trailer, so no straps or chains. Pull up, kick tarps out of the side boxes, drop, hook, put tarps back in, and take off. That was the only shipper we had drop and hook with.

Originally Posted by Crotts Trucking

The Mileage company paid 57 cents for DH, 82 Cents+FSC,( I know, I know....Dumb) the % Co. paid no DH, but rates were around $1.50 + FSC. I can honestly say, I ran about 15000 less miles on %, then on mileage, for one: I was Dead head conscious, and two, I was making better money, so was home more days out of the year then with mileage Co.

I was getting 0.90 empty or Loaded. Which if you had to deadhead much your cutting down that % pay of that 1.50pm. Some times you can't help the longer deadheads if your not running on your own authority.

I'll take it that you're making some respectable money there. Congratulations. I bet that feels terrrrrrrific!