Freight Rates

Hahaha! never heard that one

Great posts from Rollin here, he is honestly one of the few here that really has great hold of the owner op biz, there's much to learn from him.

 

That was my brother's saying lol. You need the attitude that you've got nothing to lose. They'll hear that. They'll hear it when your unsure, downtrodden, and defeated too (hey that happens to me too after about a month). I can size up in about 15 or 20 seconds if the call is going to be anything. None of the catch phrases or sales-ology they were taught in broker school phases me. I will find out what they're really thinking and if they really need a truck r real quicklike. It's sort of like speed dating. If they'really saying anything that sounds remotely like cries for a truck they're buying a little more time. These people at these billion dollar non-asset companies, you can say things to them you would never dare say to your local direct connect. You have all the power in the world over them once you break thru all that broker speak and they really tell you that they need your truck. And you set your rate. Of course rejection is a big part of it. If you can't handle rejection you won't get very far. Part of the job. And so it goes. And oddly enough you will get respect from these people some of them will even call you up again and again lol. Nothing to it really. Just don't bowl over. I know guys who are more aggressive than me that do the same thing every day. They don't talk about it they just do it.

 

.40 cost of fuel per mile
.12 fixed cost per mile. Inc fhut, ucr, cell, land line, dat accounting ect, insurance, 40 k collision
.15 parts & repairs per mile
.67 per mile based on 110 K miles per year.
DNIC truck payment. I run a 1994 KW & 2000 Mac FB with my own authority. 22 years
my gross rev per all miles in 2014 1.74. Fuel cost .51
the above figures are for fuel cost for 2015
rev per mile for 2015 1.71. Rates seem to be somewhat steady dispite lower fuel cost
i typically run VA - TX. - NW - west TN - Va.
Hope this helps
run spot market but I know who to call before landing in these areas
I purchase fuel by subtracting state tax first. To determine. Pump price. I recieved $28.00 check on IFTA 4th Q 2014

 

gotta love ya Epmtrucks, you got your tail end handed to you a couple years ago when you claimed your operating cost was 87 cents per mile, now you're back saying it's 67 cents per mile. I suppose it will be 47 cents per mile by next year, eh ? whatever.

"Rates seem to be somewhat steady" - uhhh, yah, when you pretty much insist they let you haul it as cheaply as possible your rates don't change much bud.

Oh wait, you "know who to call before landing" to get that $1.71/mile. priceless.

 

I can show you. I hear you talking. Lets see how well you dance. Dont talk or be a critic. Lay it on us. Im very happy in my long distance lanes I run. Are you?

 

Oh, I'm not being critical. Your costs are 1/2 everyone elses running a flatbed. gotcha, 40 cpm fuel, sure buddy. A 94 KW and 2000 Mac with no replacement cost and 15 cpm covers repairs, tires, brakes, everything. wow, you are amazing ! And your other cost all together cost little more than some pay for insurance alone. sounds legit to me.

 

Hammered by the IRS. I dont get hammered by opinion. Only fact. Critics supply, well, criticism.

 

I can show you.

 

By all means. Share the wealth.

By your numbers I'm doing something wrong. I'd like to see where I can do better.

Hursg