Frieght Rates

No dissrespect meant but a lot of reading you have to do....

SheepDog

 

I have to say the reasonably good rate for my reefer is as much as I can get. I try to shoot for $2.00+ a mile (all miles). I do run lower, but not to often and I will not run for less than $1.40 a mile.

 

With this cold snap kicking butt all over it will probably kill a lot of produce ( green leafy types). Amount of reefer loads will probably go down but what will it do to the rates if this does happen? Was just wondering.

 

Can't speak for all areas of the country but dry van loads in this area pay from $1.55 p/miles to 1.73 p/mile. Most reefer freight is at $2.00 a mile and neither includes the FSC. Friend of mine pulls a reefer and last week the FSC was .27 p/mile. That's out of this area and most guys I know won't haul back for less than they got going out. Not carved in stone and for most if it will come "reasonably" close they will take the load. Again it depends on the area of the country and the number of trucks in a given area. A lot of O/O's in this area only run north and south and very few go past Arizona west, Idaho northwest, Ohio east and georgia south east. There's a USDA website that gives the rates on produce from different areas of the country. It's a pretty good guide for what rates are. Best thing I can say is decide the minimum $ you can haul for add 40% to it and don't haul the load for less.

 

Here, take a look at this. http://www.transcorefreightsolutions.com/Resource/Trendlines/Reefer-Rate.aspx


This website should help you out allot, it's also for flatbeds and dry-vans too.

 

I operate off of load boards only,,, funny, the same month i got my highest rate 2.60/mile i also pulled my cheapest load breaking my record low of 1.47/mile down 1.40/ per mile high record was 2.50/mile untill december the 2 high record loads 2.50 and 2.60 where going to texas,,, and the 2 low record loads where comming out of texas 1.47 and 1.40/ mile.

I think my avg will fall some where between $1.80 and $2.00/mile. For Refer.

 

Any rate that shows a profit after your break even point.

 

It costs approx $1.20 a mile to operate a truck depending on your payment and the fuel price. The 1.20 quote if figured on $1.20 a gallon for fuel and an $800 truck payment. The fuel surcharge is supposed to make up the difference. Needless to say, "don't haul anything without a big surcharge." Alot of owner ops make the mistake and add the surcharge and the gross before the broker percentage to their rate. I hear it all the time, "this load pays $4 a mile, wahoo!".... Subtract the 28% of the broker pay then the 23% of what the company charges, then the $1.20 a mile it costs to run that thing and you'll find that $4 a mile load is paying $1.01 a mile which still isn't bad but then you find yourself in south Fla with no freight and a 600 mile trip to good paying freight. I think it's safe to say $4 a mile is a good rate. Keep the surcharge seperate from the freight rate. Here's a chart saying it cost's $1.038 a mile but I think it's more because the monthly fuel cost is what most drivers spend in less than 2 weeks.

 

Why are the taxes so cheap?