Made the jump and booked my 1st load

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  1. Cat sdp

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    Who is this utube guy....?

    Sorry I don’t get out much.....
     
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  3. lester

    lester Midwest's #1 Feed Hauler

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  4. Brettj3876

    Brettj3876 Road Train Member

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    Shouldn't have any issues in your area right now getting over 3.00 on all miles. With how the rates are now shoot for over 4.00 shouldn't be too hard especially if you find something coming back home. I pretty much just run within 175-200 miles of home in all directions
     
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  5. Dino soar

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    And you have a nice fld120 that's awesome!
     
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  6. Brettj3876

    Brettj3876 Road Train Member

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    Oh yeah it matters. A bit deceitful saying 1000 or whatever on 150 mi when in reality it was 400 or better
     
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  7. Dino soar

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    I agree with that.
     
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  8. W Bench Farms

    W Bench Farms Light Load Member

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    I ran 7 loads so far in the past 2 weeks. 3 last week, and 4 this week. Have to deliver in the morning, and then have some farming to do. I'll have run just a little over 1200 miles, 5 1/2 days. Home every night. Averaging $3.87/mile on all miles. I don't think that's too shabby for just getting going. Just hoping that I can keep it up.
     
  9. Brettj3876

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    Nice. I figured in the area you're in that's easily doable. I'm a state over from you in pa and avg about 1500 mi a week. Home everyday too local 150mi no logs.
     
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    I'm working on a direct customer to see if we can get some kind of an agreement put together. Hauling precast concrete. Drop and hook their trailers. They're at $85/hr, which I think isn't enough. I'm thinking I need to be at $100/hr. It's a 50 mile deadhead from home to their pickup yard. Would pick up a loaded trailer and drop at jobsite about 40 miles away, then take an empty back. Should be able to get 3-4 loads a day. May have to put in a fuel surcharge as well as fuel goes up.

    Anyone doing any hourly jobs? I know a lot of the OTR guys like to be at $1000 a day, but the local stuff is a little different.
     
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  11. 86scotty

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    Sounds like you might get close to $1k a day if you're doing 3-4 loads. That sounds pretty good to me honestly.

    I'll be real curious to see what kind of feedback you get on this plan ^^^.
     
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