Rate/mile ????

i am thinking of going to mercer and i was just woundering how was the loads coming out of oklahoma and was woundering about what a avg driver would make a week take home after everthing is out of it

 

Let me ask you this not being a smart As but what would you expect from them?

 

i was hoping to make around 2500 to 3000 a week is what i am looking to try and make is y i am asking

 

Ok ya that's not bad......best thing to do is get with someone that is leased to them and talk to them ask if they will show you the contractor board that way you can see for your self. Lots of guys paint a pretty picture on here but seeing is believing.

 

yes it is and i can look at there board and see there alot of loads around here but it dont show price on it so thats y i thought i would ask here and i have been trying to figer out if i want to go here or landstar and alot of drives say i can make that at landstar

 

Have you talked to miller? I have a buddy there and makes good money.

$2,500-$3,000 a week gross should be easy almost anywhere

 

no i have not talk to miller mercer and landstar r the only 2 companys that i have talk to right now

 

There's are reason they don't put prices on those loads off of the broker board, if they did nobody would call on them. Oklahoma is hit or miss with Mercer, over around Tulsa will be the good paying loads, and you better be at the front of the line to get one. Everything else they have in that state is beyond cheap. I would look elsewhere knowing what I know if I where you.

 

I didn't take the time to read through every post so I'm not sure if this has been mentioned or not but here is my take on this...

I wouldn't base what you charge off of other companies like CRST. With large trucking operations, they can afford to profit less off of each truck. I can't afford to work off of straight volume, profit a penny a mile, and expect to survive. I try to avoid going over the road actually because the less money I spend in fuel, the more money I tuck into my pocket. Then once you get into having drivers work under you, there's a lot more to it. You can't just weigh your needs against what you need to make. The company then has to pay into social security, medicare, and workers' comp. It all adds up very quickly.

In my opinion, I'd try to market myself in the local area and see what you could find. Maybe I'm just lucky to be in an area where hauling the equipment for the coal mines keeps me busy and something like that isn't an option for you. I can't be sure of your exact circumstances and maybe I have things backwards but this seems to work for me.

 

Hey Hotshot, what kind of headache rack is on that tractor in your picture? Its been a pain trying to find one that fits my needs.