FedEx Custom Critical cuts rates on cargo vans

[IrunU]

Originally Posted by 1pissedoffdriver

Thats an easy question to answer.Were should i start.Lets see?

Well i am 46 years old and i live on the outskirts of town and i live in my 85 year old moms basement.I still have jimi hendrix posters on the wall not to mention led zepplin posters.I have an old fashioned bong that i actually collect from the 1970's head shops.OH i forgot,i still burn insence..I do this because i have no sence..

I have not been with a woman since 1975 and so i am not married and have no kids.I have 1 friend i met in 1976 his name is george and he lives with his mom too.He comes over once a week with a 6 pack off old milskawkies and we drink beer and burn candles and listen to led zepplin and the doors.

We really crank it up with my old rack unit i have since 1978.My mom cant hear so its perfect but when we get to loud my mom starts yelling down stairs (JOHNNY TURN THAT CRAP DOWN).

I have free room and board in the basement so i do not have alot of debt.
I only bathe 2 times a month,have 4 sets of sweatpants and 1 pair of old smelly sneakers.I have no bills at all and my biggest exspense is FOOD.See I weigh about 450 and stand around 5'5''.I love to eat.Not to mention i smell like a buffalo F.A.R.T..

On my trips i eat in my truck.My mom packs me canned ravioli,and mac and cheese and potato chips.Not to mention cookies and diet dr.pepper.

So i keep my expences very low,dont shower till i get back to my moms house(1 week later) and i make out pretty good at 60-70 cents a mile.I net around 300.00 a week for around 2400 miles.

When i am on the road i watch all i do and eat.I have a coffee can i put $1.00 a day aside for my ocassional dirty lot lizzard and run down smelly roach heaven $23.99 motel.I am living large being a trucker and i let you all no that on my c.b radio.I am a legend in my own mind.I make huge money and live like a king...

Well i will be on later my mom is yelling at me,i have to dry my smelly underwear and dry my laundry she just did and george is coming over with a six pack and a cheech and chong movie we can watch on my 20 inch color tv we got at a garage sale....be safe



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I am not happy with your post

[latanea]

think his parody is a long way of saying that it would be VERY hard to get by and raise a family with those rates...

true - it may have rubbed some the wrong way - but look closely at what companies advertise - and what you wind up with.

There is an ARMY of guys out there that live like that -

and those guys with few responsibilities tend to not only ruin our Image - but also our rates.

[1pissedoffdriver]

Originally Posted by IrunU

I am not happy with your post

Good your not suppose to be happy with it.....

No one likes to hear the truth............

[RickG]

Originally Posted by AspiringTrucker

I'd be curious to know how it would cost someone .70 per mile to run a cargo van.

You have to consider the variables like insurance , registration , taxes , etc. When things are slow those expenses add to your cost per mile considerably . There is a surplus of cargo vans in the industry and a 2 or 3 day wait between loads is not unusual lately .

[Chuckster]

Damn one pissed off trucker - your my new hero

[zedanny]

Hell I can get 90 cents a mile delivering school buses. I know I have to buy my own fuel and pay my way home. But I wouldn't have any truck payment and repairs.

[latanea]

I would imagine school bus deliveries would be getting pretty thin...

especially since most school systems are about broke etc etc.

I lived in Richmond Indiana for many years - and that was the home for "wayne Works" which became "carpenter bus company" (now out of biz)

I remeber an old neighbor that would drive new bus' all over the place for delivery...


what companies are left??

Bluebird? LaFRance?

[zedanny]

International school buss's are still going strong in Conway Arkansas.

[latanea]

hmmmm...

are they "owned" by international (navistar) - or is that just the name

"International"

I have seen navistars logo on the front of buses - but figured a 3rd party provided the bodies.



anyway



back to topic.


Anyone have a breakdown on what the operational cost of a cargo van is?

not super detailed - but a general list of per mile / per year cost

I am trying to determine if it is even something to consider in the future - or if it is a scam.

[1pissedoffdriver]

are you kidding?..lol....alot of these owners dont even no how much it costs to run per mile let alone how much workers comp costs..lol...good luck:big grin_2551::biggrin_255 1::biggr in_2551: :biggrin _2551: