New owner op too be. Need honest assessment

Well, what are the rates of the company you want to lease on to at 90%???

 

I see. Well, it depends then doesn't it? What kind of freight, trailer, lanes, etc. If you surmise your operating costs are going to be $1.70 a mile, are you confident you can run enough freight above that baseline to be profitable?

 

If your pay is included at 1.70, can you afford to run cheaper and for how long before you realize parking it may be the better business decision?

 

Question is, does that $1.70 include your pay?

 

Best thing to do then would be to start searching the loadboards for the particular lanes you're interested in.

In the search criteria, highlight the "highest rate" parameter. You can use that as a barometer. Take it with a grain of salt. As far as accessing the pay for boards, you'll probably need to know someone that has a paid membership.

If you want my honest opinion, my advice would be to sit tight this year, especially if you have a decent company position, and take a wait and see attitude. There's a lot of good paying company opportunities right now.

I would not have adviced that last year.

 

I guess it all boils down to, how hard do you want to run and if you can stay away from the low paying freight.

Where do you live?

Most guys I see hang out in the Midwest and do a triangle, staying in The higher-paying lanes.