Is it worth it?

What does that same run pay a company hand?

 

About 22% of gross. I see.

Are you buying the truck outright, or financing, and how many miles are on the 2017 units you’re looking at?

 

To your question, it’s a big variable.

6 year old trucks are at 500,000 miles depending on their usage, which is about where they run into larger maintenance items - often with after treatment systems.

If you continued on that track with 100k miles/year, within 5 years you could be looking at those costs, possible inframe, transmission, and general items that come along with 7-13 year old trucks.

Is it possible to use a pre emission, well maintained unit - or - do the numbers on the front end support payments on a new or one year old unit?

The $2.88/mile all miles is certainly reasonable, there’s just a lot of questions to consider.

First of all - what would you say your top 3 reasons for considering it are?

 

Your trailer or theirs? Any cost to you if it’s theirs?

Under their authority and insurance?

 

$6,500.00 a week gross earnings (working 5 days)
Subtract the following Weekly Cost:

• Fuel - $1,500.00 a week @$4.00 per gallon burning 375 gallons a week getting 6 mpg - running in Florida, no hills
• Driver Pay - $1,000.00 (adjust as needed)
• Maintenance & Repair Fund - $500.00 You gotta maintain it AND it's gonna break!
• Tags - $50.00
• HUT Tax - $10.00
• Physical Insurance - $50 ( normally 3 - 4% of truck value)
• Bobtail Insurance - $20.00
• Truck Payment ( Equipment Replacement Cost) - $400.00
• Taxes- ?
• IFTA - ?
• Workmans Comp - ?
• Accounting Fees - $10
• Cell Phone - $25
• Trailer Cost - ?
• ELD Fee - ?
• Health Benefits - ?
• 401K - ?

Known Cost: $3,565.00
Known Cost : $3,565.00 Per Week
Known cost : $3,565.00

 

Thanks @Eddiec