How much per mile

RollOut Transport · Aug 19, 2014

SLANT6 said: ↑

All good info. Just one thing to add. You do not say what type of truck you have. Pahrump's info is based on a real truck. If you are trying to do this with a p/u truck and a 2 or 3 car trailer, then lots of luck. Also, if you are getting your freight solely off central dispatch, then have fun trying to factor in your empty miles off a central dispatch move. The rates there are point to point and that's it.
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i'm running a pete 387 with a cottrell C5309. and when you say empty miles, are you talking about the mileage i travel from the last drop to the next pickup? if so whats good and whats bad?

camaro68 said: ↑

http://www.ooida.com/EducationTools/Tools/costpermile.asp

This might help you out. Ooida has alot of educational material to read for owner operators. Hope everything goes well for you. God Bless!!
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thank you.

truckergalchi · Aug 20, 2014

I'm trying to figure out a good way to account for my time. Have you ever tracked your time spent waiting on a customer or stuck in slow lanes and factored that into your costs? Trying to find a way to quantify it.

Pahrump said: ↑

if you do not know how to use simple arithmetic to figure your cost maybe you need to driver for someone else until you learn this,,almost anyone can drive a truck, buy a truck but if you do not know anything about finance, money management and business you need to learn all of this before you invest money and go out on a limb,,Trucking is not a business that you will survive long in with money falling thru the cracks until you get your act together,,Don't let the chrome, Smokey and the Bandit get your hormones all worked up..You must have a good business understanding to make it. Good luck go buy an introduction to business book and a money management book and study.

not trying to rag on you just pointing you is the right direction to succeed.
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camaro68 · Aug 20, 2014

Let's say you run 500 miles a day, 11 hours. And it cost you $1.20/mile to run the truck. 500 miles X $1.20= $600.
$600 / 11hrs = $54.55 per hour it costs to run.
That's how to get an average per hour of what it costs you.

If you pickup a delivery and have to wait 6 hrs. It will cost you $327.27.
Just an example. Your numbers may vary quite a bit.

RollOut Transport · Aug 20, 2014

camaro68 said: ↑

Let's say you run 500 miles a day, 11 hours. And it cost you $1.20/mile to run the truck. 500 miles X $1.20= $600.
$600 / 11hrs = $54.55 per hour it costs to run.
That's how to get an average per hour of what it costs you.

If you pickup a delivery and have to wait 6 hrs. It will cost you $327.27.
Just an example. Your numbers may vary quite a bit.
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thank you. i get it now... thank you to everyone.

DMAX66 · Aug 28, 2014

RollOut Transport said: ↑

Does anyone know of any programs that help you figure out what you need to make per mile to make a profit?
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Kevin Rutherford's profit gauges is a nice program https://www.mygauges.com/

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