Have rates Fallen?

We don't move for less than $2/mile round trip average.

 

More than one did.

I did it in 9 days running and that covers fuel too

 

From what i hear, rates are the same, if not slightly better. The issue is less loads, more drivers, and brokers taking bigger cuts to supplement for fewer loads. or so i've heard

 

My gross average, that's before the company cut came out, was just shy of $4 mile loaded last year on actual miles. Now some guys will say I run shorthaul and that doesn't count. True, I do run a lot of shorthaul... but I am no stranger at all to 600, 800 or 1,000 mile trips with rates like that. Ran many longer hauls like that last year. That is what dry van spot rates look like when you play the game patiently.

 

Why doesn't it count? Short haul miles cost the same as long haul miles. Why should you give someone a discount if your costs are the same and you are working harder and longer?

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I was analyzing the cost per mile to move my truck, with another (experienced) trucker who has been through wars and now downsized to two trucks only. He looks at it like this and says, that the only time you wear out your tandem tires the most is when you dock the truck. Here you will be using the steering box the most, clutch and brakes and or hit the dock a bit harder. Either way the cost analysis calculated that it is not worth to hit the dock one side (pickup or delivery) less than $250. Daily cost of insurance, registration and other expenses equates to $60-$100 we looked at different scenarios and either way a load pickup and delivered must be at least $600.

 

Most of the companies do not drive during the snow season, and thats why the queries (people looking for loads have gone down) and yes the total number of load on the boards is also 40% more loads. Thats why the rate is higher than the index and contract rates. Please see attached sheet for load to truck ratios.