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whats the goin rate

Discussion in 'Ask An Owner Operator' started by bean farms, Mar 7, 2011.

  1. Mar 7, 2011 #1
    bean farms

    bean farms Light Load Member

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    i was wondering what is good price per mile hauling freight and what you guys expences are per mile i figure mine a $1.00 a mile but kind of new to this the haul i found is 385 miles one way and he wants to pay $750 dollars sounds alful cheap to me what yall think
     
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  3. Mar 7, 2011 #2
    bullhaulerswife

    bullhaulerswife Forum Leader/Admin Staff Member Administrator

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    Depends on what you are hauling. That works out to be $1.95/mile one way, unless your coming back MT? If your hauling grain, thats a pretty dang good rate. Find something to haul back and your golden.
     
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  4. Mar 7, 2011 #3
    Native Dancer

    Native Dancer Heavy Load Member

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    How do you run for $1.00/mile? Fuel and wages alone are over $1.00/mile. Add to this insurance, truck and trailer payments, insurance, fuel tax, office expences, maintenance fund, repairs, oil changes etc. etc.. Unless you have very little deadhead and a return load the rate seems light to me.
     
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  5. Mar 7, 2011 #4
    Bent Wrench

    Bent Wrench Medium Load Member

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    He must be one of those guys who is willing to drive for 2 tacos a day.
     
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  7. Mar 7, 2011 #5
    bean farms

    bean farms Light Load Member

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    i would be hauling lumber on a flat bed with no trailer or truck payment but the $1.85 a mile would just pay for the trip no money to be made if i have to relie on a back haul sound alful spooky to me dosent it to you
     
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  8. Mar 7, 2011 #6
    Gonzo_

    Gonzo_ Medium Load Member

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    Work Smarter NOT Harder is my philosophy!

    Know your cost per mile to operate and crunch the numbers and see if the load is profitable.. Just because your truck is paid for is great but, you have to maintain that rig! Tires, brakes, clutches, batteries, starters, sensors, ect.. will all cost you thousands per year in maintaince costs.

    Sooner or later your gonna need to either buy another truck or totaly rebuild that old one. (My inframe is gonna cost me right around $15,000 if I decide to do it? I might just get rid of the truck?)

    I just did my taxes and I averaged $2 per mile for all my miles last year.. both loaded & empty.. I think I did okay with those numbers?
     
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  9. Mar 7, 2011 #7
    Unclegrumpy

    Unclegrumpy Light Load Member

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    Maintaining a paid for truck is far cheaper than getting caught in the credit trap.
     
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  10. Mar 7, 2011 #8
    Allow Me.

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    You see, the shipper paying $750 to haul his product is what he's paying. BUT, you getting back is your problem, not his. Therefore, since you are an O/O, you need to find a paying load to return. That's trucking.......
     
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