What's a good rate being leased to a mega?

You have to take "filler" loads. You'd starve to death trying to run TT expedited exclusively, or, you'd be running it at rates on par with and lower than general freight if you did try running it exclusively. Sometimes it's busy and you will run it exclusively. Sometimes it's not. You just roll with it and follow the money. General freight loads need not be cheap loads. They don't always have to be "over the top rates" either, neither does expedited. Circumstance dictates. None of this really matters in a mileage lease. There's a reason you never see mega carrier company trucks, nor their o/o, running true expedited freight. FedExCC has 1,000's of trucks the difference between them and a typical mega is they specialize in expedite and they pay on percentage. You can't pay a driver peanuts and trust them with loads like that it will get screwed up more often than normal. Low, flat mileage rates - in line with low flat rates for general freight - it just won't pan out very well, I wouldn't think. Could be wrong...

 

This is one reason of many that I respect you Bill.

 

nothing less then 1.65 really I will not pull load for less then 2.00 a miles then find loads going to Canada for 3 to 5 a mile because most American O/O do not go to Canada. Took on pallet to Nova Scotia for 7.00 mile from Cleveland OH and 1.80 paper load back to Detroit from Quebec. There is no money left for the driver at 1.40 a mile it only cover expenses no money left for drive pay or profit. These people are working for free with the company tell them the good deal they getting buy cost savings kool aid drinkers.