Saw a truck today offering $1.05 a miles for owner operators. I'm still laughing
Discussion in 'Ask An Owner Operator' started by scoobertdoo, Jul 23, 2021.
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Power only? Bunch have, and for less, not that long ago.
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I can’t even get people to pull for 2/mi. It is astounding that so many do for not much over a buck per mile.
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Maybe the ad was old.
The rationale, or the absence of, of running 1 dol per mile ( literally or metaphorically) depends on the context of
1. Good times vs bad times. Short vs long term.
2. backhaulong vs deadheading
3. Doing it permanently - that's nonsense
4. Complete dismissal, justified by financial strength
5. Complete dismissal by ability to #### further than one can seebzinger, slow.rider and feldsforever Thank this. -
Doesn’t the truck burn a dollar a mile in fuel?
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Oughtn’t
$3.30/5mpg =$0.66shooter19802003, blairandgretchen, Roger McG and 1 other person Thank this. -
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At $1.05 you’re right about that!shooter19802003, ProfessionalNoticer, blairandgretchen and 1 other person Thank this.
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