Questions on Figuring Expenses

Hey there FLD. There is another post that may help you a bit here. Higb posted a blog with a good breakdown. I'll link you to the forum post to for you to compare to. You could add cell expense since it will be for work. Trailer rent or less % on lease if not shown as a weekly rental fee. Then lease %. That will add up quickly. Just a few things.

http://www.thetruckersreport.com/tr...rator/236696-small-fleet-expected-profit.html

 

It's good to break things down to the week but still better to break it down to the day. But divide your year's expence to 250 working days. Allow yourself time off, time for repairs, and even though you have no truck payment plan on $18,000 a year for maintenance.

As stated by the guy above I did do a blog this years breaking down each months expense but I also have a page called Cost to Operate somehow what ever you think things are going to cost you things seem to still run over.

I'm an advocate fair pay. We sell ourselves short everyday. We as drivers are all to willing to put in 18 hours a day and accept $125-$150 profit. Then we have to eat and that cuts into our NET.
I count in meals as my OTR expense to. Meals are a legit expense and they add up really fast even with a Microwave and Coffee pot. If you worked at a regular job you could just eat a $7 meal or brown sack it.

I wanted to add I want to make $200 a day even if it's a 50 mile haul. If the load goes over 400 miles I start going up on my $200 I want $300 profit for a 500 mile haul that I con complete that day or empty off first thing the next morning. and $400 for a 600 mile haul. Just beause the haul is 600 miles don't mean your done in 10 hours even though that's all we "show" it took. In reality most 600 mile hauls go into 16 hours or longer buy the time you take a break, fuel, load so I think that equals more profit for the day just like a normal job would pay overtime. Were professionals and there is a shortage of driver willing to do what we do. Don't sell yourself short.

ADVOCATE more pay. Even if your a company driver!!! Let's quit taking it up the arse.

 

Microsoft Money Sunset. Is free, download your transactions from your bank just enter categories you want to track.

Quickbooks will do the same but Microsoft Money Is more friendly to use.
You can make it as complicated or easy as you want.

 

Took me 3 days to buy a used truck. But I looked good doing it. Old driver truck. 115 mph. Got gears I don't need. But I like it. The stickers peel off as fast as their put on. I am about treating me right. heavy haul is like that. My tit is always in a ringer. I make things happen.

 

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