How Much Would You Make From This Run?

well you can talk to people on here and get their opinions and ideas. With that in your mind talk to the company your working with to find out what really is behind you buying the truck cost wise and authority if you need to get it. Also find out if they retire will you still be able to run the same runs or will you have to find others for yourself. Crunch numbers find out how long you got if you start doing it tomorrow till they retire and find out if its profitable or money pit. No one can tell you how to live your life but we can always guide you into how to screw it up. Good luck on what ever idea you pick.

 

How do you "feel" after crunching the numbers? '04 379, how many miles on it? It is in decent shape, where you do not have to output major monies in the beginning?

 

So with that being said, the question you really need to be asking is if the truck is worth buying??

more of the question to clarify is:

How much is the truck?
How many miles?
What repairs need done and what has already been done?
Any major repairs completed since you have been driving it?

The run can pay $4000 each but if the truck is crap or they want $50k for a 2004 then the whole point is not worth it.

I'm guessing it's a 2004 379 w/C15 ACERT and about 800k miles? Those can be had for about $25k

 

Since many of us did not understand, it was a lack of clarity on your part not a lack of math skills on our part.

If you are counting on this you are starting in a bad position. Rates change, companies undercut and get your loads, recievers take their business elsewhere, shippers move their business when company management changes and any number of other possibilities.

We aren't saying this is going to happen. We are just saying take off the rose-colored glasses and look at the worst case scenario and have a plan for that.

If you have only planned for success on plan A, you have missed a big part of the planning process. You need a plan B and C and an exit strategy. The exit stategy needs to look at how you will minimize your losses if all the other plans fail.

 

$1400. per week company?, dont change a thing