Swift O/O Load Board

I've actually got a yearly average of 3225 and yes the majority of my runs are over 900 miles. I will typically make a 12-1400 mile run. Be repositioned with with a 3 or 4 hundred mile run and then make another 1000 mile plus load. What you call low revenue I'm happy with. I paid taxes on 79k last year after paying all expenses including overage miles. Is the truck getting lots of miles, yes. That's fine by me I don't plan on owning it; I'm simply renting it. It works for me but if you know of a way I can generate more money I'd like to hear it. I'm always open to learn things that will improve my bottom line. I hate having to idle the truck all summer long to stay cool. My fuel cost go down substantially when cooler weather kicks in.

 

First, even though crow tastes nasty, it appears my bs-o-meter MAY have given a false reading probably due to being knocked out of calibration by our pal Scottie.

Second, Rowdy you are straight up insane! There are ways to produce the same revenue without running yourself to a nub. What you're doing is certainly not healthy in the long term.

If you would send me a few weeks of the original Swift settlements it would give me a clearer picture of what you're doing. I believe I have a good idea of what you're doing that is counter productive and there is a method to reduce your fuel costs and improve your net. Mystic and I both have been profitable doing this by running smart without running non-stop.

One thing I know you're doing wrong is running so many miles that you have to pay excess mileage charges. Add the excess cost per mile to your break even and see what percentage of your profit per mile you lose. Every excess mile is a waist of fuel and time.

Regardless what the outcome of this discussion turns out to be, I give you huge kudos for responding to Mystic and my bark back with class and dignity. You have to be in your early 20s to run the way you do because it would turn most older drivers into quivering shells and the maturity, rare for that age, is refreshing.
Frank

 

BEST. ADVICE. EVER. Thanks for the inspiration! And all those naysayers and people dogging the industry - well, they're right about some things, but mostly not. It's like imagining that an automated truck could ever actually do our jobs by itself. Not gonna happen...at least not til their system gets light years more advanced, and I personally think they'll have teleportation figured out before that happens lol

 

Have u guys heard the news about swift & knight coming together????

 

Are they still running that broker partnership? How do I get on it?

 

Gotta be invited