$1000 a day????

Who were you working for

 

HEB in TX , I get emails here and there when they are in need of a extra truck .

 

Pam sent me a email for a dedicated route for 1.15 a mile lol

 

LOL.......I mean really
"You gonna buy my gas too???"

 

@Stop Truckin Around
Don't worry what others make, worry about what you need to make. Those who can run on 2 dol and are still floating while your ship sunk like Titanic, they are that much more capable than you.
Nobody in their right mind takes loads that pay 2 dol per mile while you can get twice as that, but when the low rates are back nobody is going to care about what your cost of running the truck is.

 

So true , my truck is paid for and insurance was paid in full last year . I couldn't imagine having to buy a truck now at the prices .

 

You and I started around the same time - I was 2015. First couple of years , all miles to the truck was $1.85 - $2.00, before I hit my stride.

I think back then I was shooting for $1,000/day average, but happy enough with $850/day - after the cut.

 

One thing to remember if you are staying inside a 200ish mile radius of home base insurance costs are drastically cheaper than an OTR operation.

And there is value to being close to home, knowing your route and knowing where your next load is coming from.

1000$ a day 5 days a week 52 weeks a year is 260,000. Obviously not likely to run at 100% all year but that's not terrible for dedicated