CRST Malone L/P from the beginning

Gravdigr, Thanks for the reply. Sorry, I meant net to the truck after all expenses and "before" personal taxes. I definitely don't mind working the weekends. I have seen some freight that is flexible and loads on the weekends on the Landstar Board. I would want to get that truck paid off as soon as possible and build up my own maintenance fund in addition to the $0.12 for CRST Malone. I know that I would probably not be getting over $1500 net until I built up the relationships with the agents and learned the lanes, but I would hope that I could get pretty close to that weekly $2000 net number after I spent a few months on the account. Over the past couple of weeks, what has been your MPG average?

If this CRST Malone account works out good for you and you get your truck paid for, do you think that you would want to keep it or trade it in on a newer model?

 

Not being sarcastic, But the company I'm with now, I could bring home $750 to $1,000 a week, after fuel. And be home every weekend. And by the house at least once a week. If I can't bring home at least $1,500 with CRST Malone by being out for 2 weeks, then I see no point in leaving where I'm at.
Do you? I'm only getting about .92cpm + FSC, which brings it up to about $1.35 this week. No trailer rental, low insurance cost and I'm always in Texas, so there's no need for 48 state registration and very little paperwork. No milage records to keep etc etc.
I was expecting about $1.75 PM (to the truck) and about 3,000 miles per week.
The numbers:
$1.75 X 3,000 = $5,250 - $2000(fuel) = $3,250 - $500 (deductions)

Leaves a grand total bring home to $2,750. That's what I was expecting.

How many miles are you running with CRST? (average)

 

I was going to send this in PM, but your box is full....

You see, that's what's messed up. With the company I'm with, I usually get about 2,000 to 2,500 miles per week. And still bring home about $750 to $1,000 a week. The only reason I'm bringing this up, and I'm not trying to rub this in your face, But I want to be sure the money is a lot better before I go running so far away from home. If it's not, then why do it? Right?
I think there's something I'm missing.. Because I'm running at about $1.35 per mile. And bringing home about the same as what your bringing home at $2 per mile.
Maybe it's all the little factors combined. Deadhead, you're truck payment, deductions etc etc.

Let me ask another question. If you had someone closely watching the load boards for you, pre-planning your loads, do you think you'd make a lot more?

 

Do u find ig easyier to call the agents and ask fkr loads or fi.d them on the load board

 

Grvdgr clean out you pm box I will send you my number .... i may be able to help you make that place work out

 

What I'm looking for, is a place where I can run no more than 2500 miles a week, and still bring home $2,000. I have no truck payment. And it's in good shape. I also have a wife who would keep a close watch on the load boards and possibly even book them for me. Or at least contact the brokers to get the info.
I don't have a trailer, securement equipment, registration in other states etc etc. So I know that will be an added expense for a while. And wouldn't expect to make $2,000 a week with the extra deductions. But after 6 months, seems all but the trailer rental would be paid in full.

Is that do-able?