How Much Do You Make?

An engine can be overhauled for less than $2000 in parts, a rear end for $260 a tranny for $580, brakes $48 per wheel, an overhead $0 when you reuse the old gaskets and a 35# bucket of grease cost $45. My fuel current fuel mileage is 7.4 at an average cost of $3.78/gallon.

 

I guess the rest of us that pay much more than that are all getting screwed then. I don't have the skills to do these jobs myself. I have no choice other than to become a mechanic or to pay one. All the same, even if you can get the parts for that price and do the labor for free, your business just found a mechanic to do the work for free (you). Works the same as when an owner/operator pays himself less than he would earn as a company driver. His business just found some sucker (him) to drive for less than another company is paying (company truck).

I am not trying to argue with you. If you have your operating cost that low, congratulations.

 

That's what some folks don't realize. They think that by doing a job as involved as rebuilding an engine or transmission is a huge savings to them. But in reality the time that it takes them to do it ends up costing them more in lost revenue than what they would have saved had they had a competent shop do it.

 

A shop may charge $75 to $95 an hour. My truck does not always generate that much in revenue.

 

FYI,

to reduce the risk of getting banned again, I'm going to leave this tread lol. That being said, all my number i posted in this tread are real and non of them were lies. if you dont believe me, then find something better to do with your time. (other then picking apart numbers just because you think your better) Either way, my point to the OP, was that decent numbers are possible with hard work and good management of your trucking business.

Anyway, have fun tearing each other apart...im out.

 

I'd love to see QUALITY engine internals for @$2k for an inframe kit. Aftermarket China junk, sure. Quality OEM parts, never.
As far as tearing each other apart, there was only one getting tore up IIRC.
This weeks take home was $7400. So as far as some folks' logic, I will net $370,000......
Martin

 

You rich muthu trucker! LOL!!!

 

Yeah right....All done in a 15yr old Freightshaker that NEVER needs any maintenance......

Martin

 

I see the type of driver you are I never do shoes without drums and that rear end master install kit cost way more than $260 you must rebuild your own bearings, injectors, and just keep the same oil in everything to save money.

 

Drums are replaced only when measured and are found to be out of specs. A rebuild kit is nothing more than a few bearings, a seal and $4 worth of washers. Injectors are only $250 ea. We're talking Timken bearings and oem injectors.