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Stepping Out With My Own Numbers

Discussion in 'Ask An Owner Operator' started by Misesian, May 16, 2017.

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  1. Dec 13, 2020 #1381
    Midwest Trucker

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    One could consider finding a driver for your truck so you can be 100% on top of things. Then bump up to 4 or 5. I still think he’ll need fired but things take time in this market.
     
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  3. Dec 13, 2020 #1382
    ready2truck

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    The way they are bringing in almost 30k a month it would be #### hard to fire them. lol
     
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  4. Dec 13, 2020 #1383
    Midwest Trucker

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    You are exactly right. It’s tough though man. If you can’t rely on and trust that the driver is going to be a professional, it literally stresses you out in a big way that’s hard to describe. Like Misesian busting his butt trying to be successful himself, and then also busting his butt trying to have his other trucks successful. If the driver is working against you it can be infuriating and really bother a guy. Sort of lighting the candle at both ends. Sounds like the driver is a fairly young. Probably decent enough person but just doesn’t understand how his seemingly small actions create much larger reactions and consequences. Hey, we’ve all been there. Part of growing up.

    Im assuming a fair amount here but bet I’m not too far off. Yes, I’m quite cynical from this business.
     
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  5. Dec 13, 2020 #1384
    Oscar the KW

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    On the other hand you can’t keep guys like that around because eventually they will tarnish your company’s reputation and end up costing you a lot more in the long run.
     
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  7. Dec 14, 2020 #1385
    Misesian

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    One guy is 28 and the other is 27.
     
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  8. Dec 14, 2020 #1386
    Tode8

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    How to find 2015 Volvo with that low mileage? Looking to get a truck but can't find 2013-2015 670 volvos with mileage lower than 400,000.
     
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  9. Dec 15, 2020 #1387
    Misesian

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    That one was from a private seller in Hagerstown, MD. He used it to move office furniture and household goods, mostly local. Maybe spend a night or two a week on the road. Why he bought a 780 for that, I don’t know.
     
    Misesian, Dec 15, 2020
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  10. Dec 28, 2020 #1388
    Misesian

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    Everything is booked to end the month. This one was my best yet. 80,150.00 revenue, 2.90/mile on all miles, 12.7% DH. I got both of them home on the 23rd through today. Even with the holiday, rates were down only slightly, and I was able to get good revenue on all the trucks this time.

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  11. Dec 30, 2020 #1389
    Misesian

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    The Volvo I have has a Carrier APU on it. The driver likes it, but I’ve found the Achilles heel of that APU, the fan shroud. It keeps breaking, and when it does, it hits the main drive belt and breaks it. It broke again last night. I’ve told both places to just take it off, but they keep putting it back on. I’m going to try a third time now, told them when they look in there and if that’s what’s really wrong, to just remove it.
     
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  12. Jan 28, 2021 #1390
    Misesian

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    My final IFTA for 2020 came in, 9.25 mpg. 124k total miles, 13% DH, total mpg for the year was 9.11. In this report 1501 is the 2015 turd Volvo and 1601 is the 2016 Freightliner with Cummins. This quarter on 1601 reflects a full quarter after I changed the engine and transmission parameters, so it can’t be hot rodded, last quarter was 6.4.
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