Truck AND trailer paid for. Best thing since sliced bread, and womens chests. No lot lizards or cigarettes..healthy. budget of $15 a day @ wally world, sounds good to me.. 100,000$ / year though hit that number its awesome
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Discussion in 'Ask An Owner Operator' started by cdub304, Apr 15, 2012.
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I'm so very lost....first I never called you a dummy...second what am I susposed to be learning? I did well over 100 and I pulled auto freight for 3 months????? Maybe something is getting lost in translation but I am going to lay off and stop having so much fun.
I apologize for crashing your serious topic with my ignorance....whoops I do have one question....what kind of insurance do you have where you pay $375 for cargo? Now if that's true I am somewhat impressed -
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I love entertaining myself...if it's that big of a cover up (in a forum you started to "get serious answers")....I don't want to know (not intrested in going to the Grand Jury) -
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Ok, I will bite and ask a question. So when you talk to brokers and they give you a decent rate what do you counter with as an offer? Remember I said decent not great not horrible. Do you use a dollar amount ( like $50 - $150+), calculate extra cents per mile or a percentage ( like 10% - 15%+) to get a great rate?
As a side note, I don't think it is tough to make money in this industry. I have only had 3 1/2 - 4 months experience dispatching a driver and working with brokers. I haven't ran my driver without some type of profit. Granted some have been at 10% but I have also had other that were 30% - 40%+. Ok, so for all I know this profit sucks but hey it's profit. I have calculated our cost per mile and adjust it regularly to say on top of profit margins. -
Just mention fuel prices and you will get all kinds of answers!!!!
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It's depends and that question is very subjective.. However, what I do is I know what my per mile cost is. That's where I start, then I factor what the load is, how heavy it is, what area it's going to, possible loads out of that area and so on... Then I keep two rates in my head, the one I start with and the absolute lowest rate I would take for that particular load given the circumstances.... There is really not one good answer for your question, but I hope that helps..
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Thanks I kind of had the feeling I would get that answer. LOL What about profit margins? Am I in the ball park with you on those? I would like to know where I stand.
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Ok, here is my question.
You are bootlegging a load in the trees and come on a steep grade, half way down the grade brakes get hot and no jake.
What should I do? Wake up my swamper LeRoy or ride it out?SHC Thanks this.
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