What am I missing?

rolmfao.....If i was to go to florida at a 1.79.The loads are paying about .80 cents to 1.20...lmfao...Now thats if there is any loads there.Let me check.None as of yet...lmao...It looks like i would dead head to GA..400 MILES...LOL,LOL...

You see what i am talking about.Its a no brainer in wanting to buy a truck..

Heres one to syaracuse NY for 2.01...Lets see here...Again,crappy price out of NY.Must deadhead to PA or OH,ONLY TO GET FRIEGHT FOR 1.20 OR LESS...It is sick...

When you figure all miles(actual),tolls and fuel.Were are ya going with this?
I no....BROKE...LMAO..

There is not alot of money as it sits in trucking NOW..Maybe it will come back,but not in 2009...

 

Summer will be better than now. It always is. We're in a freight depression AND winter.

 

we are in a depression period, i am sorry to say.

 

you can try looking on Ryder.com they sell trucks but there not the cheepest but normaly 2000 or newer it may be worth a try you can allways look but i think you git a one year warranty

 

you can also look at Werner's used trucks. they ALL have a warranty.

 

ALL valid points...

 

That is another reason all these large trucking companies have started using these stress test call pre work physicals they are performing above the DOT physicals. All to weed out the older drivers LEGALLY instead of calling it age discrimination.

 

As a result of the reduction of money budgeted for all department areas, we are forced to cut down on our number of personnel. Under this plan, older employees will be asked to take early retirement, thus permitting the retention of younger people who represent our future.

Therefore, a program to phase out older personnel by the end of the next fiscal year, via retirement, will be placed into effect immediately.

This program will be known as S.L.A.P. (Severance of Late-Aged Personnel).

Employees who are SLAPPED will be given the opportunity to look for jobs outside the company.

SLAPPED employees can request a review of their employment records before actual retirement takes place. This review phase of the program will be called S.C.R.E.W. (Survey of Capabilities of Retired Elderly Workers).

All employees who have been SLAPPED and SCREWED may file an appeal with upper management.

This appeal is called S.H.A.F.T. (Study by Higher Authority Following Termination).

Under the terms of the new policy, an employee may be SLAPPED once, SCREWED twice, but may be SHAFTED as many times as the company deems appropriate.

If an employee follows the above procedure, he/she will be entitled to get: H.E.R.P.E.S. (Half Earnings for Retired Personnel's Early Severance) or CLAP (Combined Lump sum Assistance Payment).

As H.E.R.P.E.S. and C.L.A.P.. are considered benefit plans, any employee who has received H.E.R.P.E.S . or C.L.A.P. will no longer be SLAPPED or SCREWED by the company.

Management wishes to assure the younger employees who remain on board that the company will continue its policy of training employees through our: Special High Intensity Training ( S.H.I.T.).

We take pride in the amount of S.H.I.T. our employees receive. We have given our employees more S.H.I.T. than any company in this area. If any employee feels they do not receive enough S.H.I.T. on the job, see your immediate supervisor. Your supervisor is specially trained to make sure you receive all the S.H.IT. you can stand.

And, once again, thanks for all your years of loyal service with us!

The Management

 

Pharm with no exp. as a driver you will not get insurance for your own authority set up. If you can find it some way it will be SKY high, plus only a 300 mile to 500 mile radius from your home.

 

I didn't have all night to read all the post, I only made it about 15 pages. I will give my figures from 2003, which can be applied to everyone. There will have to be adjustments for the price of fuel, the price of the truck, and how many miles per year you run.

That can be easily changed if you can add, subtract, and divide.

Here goes: This is based on 80,000 miles per year, as I didn't want to run much. The fixed cost will go down per mile as yearly mileage increases.

Fuel at 2003 prices .290 pm
$700.00 per mo payments .105
$6000.00 yearly repairs .075
$2000.00 yearly pro-rated tire cost .025
Oil changes & service .020
Phone Charges .015
Tag .0125
B/T, W/C, Coll.& Cargo Ins .0515
Health Ins .075
Fed Heavy Use Tax .006
County Vehicle Tax .002
State & Fed Income Taxes .065

Total expenses,
NOT counting SALARY = .76 CPM


This is counting fuel at $1.72 per gallon, so you can get yout cost per mile by taking today's prices and dividing by your mpg.

Add in .45 CPM for salary, and you are $1.11 cost per mile.

I also did not add fuel tax charges, for some companies pay for them, plus they are variable as to where you buy fuel to keep taxes down.