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Discussion in 'Ask An Owner Operator' started by AL_Dutch, Jan 3, 2015.

  1. AL_Dutch

    AL_Dutch Bobtail Member

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    I have a friend who wants to give me his 2006 volvo vnl670. It has 800k miles on it, but still runs good. He is going to let me make his deliveries that will vary from 400 to 800 miles from Alabama towards Dallas, Houston, some in virginia, tennessee, mississipi. He will not keep me busy all the time. He will pay about $2.50/mile. His runs will be 1 way.

    The question is, can I find enough loads of of load boards to come back towards Alabama? Also what would the average cpm be on those lanes?
     
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  3. rollin coal

    rollin coal Road Train Member

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    You won't have any problem finding loads back. What you will find is that "about $2.50" outbound is no where near enough of what you really need.
     
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  4. Patilan

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    How much does he really need and actually how do you know what his needs are? Not trying to start an argument, just curious.
     
  5. White Dog

    White Dog Road Train Member

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    $2.50 a mile without a truck payment is completely do-able.

    Everybody on here acts like they don't haul anything under $3.00 a mile. Stop lying to us....and more importantly, stop lying to yourselves. It gets old.
     
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  6. FLATBED

    FLATBED Road Train Member

    To the OP who provides the trailer and what type of freight are you hauling outbound
    stop lying to yourselves. It gets old.
    :biggrin_2559: You need to go find the poster who clears $160,000.00 per year and that is every year after all expenses and taxes are paid
     
  7. AL_Dutch

    AL_Dutch Bobtail Member

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    forgot to mention that I will be getting 4 box trailers to go with it. And also I will team with the wife..
     
  8. Ruthless

    Ruthless Road Train Member

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    Thought he got banned?

    Ps thank god he got banned
     
  9. rollin coal

    rollin coal Road Train Member

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    I never haul anything out of TN or northern AL for under $3 a mile. Coming back is different. If he wants to average $2 all miles he better not be taking headhauls for $2.50 I work these lanes and KNOW what i'm talking about.
     
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  10. rjones56

    rjones56 Heavy Load Member

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    If you people would stop hauling for cheap just to get somewhere else we would pull $3 plus all the time
     
  11. rollin coal

    rollin coal Road Train Member

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    That won't ever happen. And really I don't care what other people haul for. But on my lanes I know #### well what i'm talking about so don't appreciate being called a liar. Alabama is on my lanes and if you go out and back from there you better get your money going out. The fact that there are dummies who come to AL and TN and can't get a rate is never going to change. If you live here you have a leg up. When the cheap dummies are loaded up and gone that is when you get your rate and make a profit. How it works everywhere except for typical back haul markets like florida. Been doing it that way for a long time. I've helped a handful of TTR guys both in my own company and outside of it who know I am the real deal.
     
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