$1.71 per mile?

Because there is always somebody out there willing to do it!

 

By watching fuel economy you can cut your expenses to bellow 1.63. Some trucks cost almost $1.00/mile just in fuel. If you do a few monor mods and drive decently you can get that cost down to .50/mile The 1.63 is an average, you can do a lot better.

 

I thought most brokers wouldnt even offer that much.

 

At 50 cpm what are you running the refer on faith hope and pixie dust

 

Does that include FSC?

 

Because everyone is moving it for that..AND much less.

I know , I know Its a Shame.....But If everyone just keeps taking it,Nothing will ever change.....

You Gotta go into the Northeast Heavy$$.........Each and every Time.


ALSO.....Just a tip, Dont be Afraid,,,,,,Just because your in the Northeast...Doesnt mean you cant have freight.........There is still a handful of Maunfacturing up there.....Make Cold Calls Like the Borkers do to Secure your own freight........

Yes..Its worth the Time.....Would you Rather get $1.30 per mile out...Or $1.94 a mile out?

 

First, Northeast to Midwest isn't exactly the hotbed of freight movement. The other direction is where you make your money. There IS good money in the Northeast, but it takes a little more finesse to get. Sometimes you get lucky. But when you figure the Midwest has x number of people spread over a huge terrain and the Northeast has y number of people condensed within a few hundred miles of eachother, you can figure a) who needs more food/supplies/products/etc and b) which area is wealthier to pay the cost.

Not a lot of stuff is manufactured in the northeast and shipped to the midwest. So, what does is going between a few guys.

You may think I'm crazy, but $1.70 out of the Northeast for anything about 1000 miles or more is a good rate. Is it great? No. But, it's not 90cpm to Chicago or something that some brokers try desperately to pawn off. The Northeast is simple: get paid great going up, get the best you can coming back. $3.30/mi up and $1.70/mi back would not be bad. However, one tip is the 'straight shot' tends to be the cheapest. If you can hop-skip-and-jump your way out of the northeast, you'll make a lot more per mile, but you will tend to eat up more time in your week.