Need advice on a trucking company, pays $2.20-40 on Van loads

Seems good for a van right now from what I hear

 

IMO if you can average $2.20 for all miles that's great. If that's the case, I'll pay you to tell me who the company is and I'll go out and buy a trailer and pull for them..

I would ask for contacts to verify the information that was provided to you.

 

I can tell you anyone doing that with a van, especially in current market conditions, did not just sign on with a company and said company just gave them freight with rates like that. Those drivers are go-getters who know wtf they are doing if they are doing that. You don't just sign up at a company and do averages like that with a dry van by showing up. You're going to have to put effort into it. If you go there with expectations it's going to happen just because you'll be disappointed. Vans are cheap. A dime a dozen. Almost all of them run that way. Especially the ones that don't put a lot of work into it. Driving and showing up are not any part of the work in that equation. Those are a given, everyone shows up and knows how to drive. Nothing special about that.

 

Not saying they arent but it does sound kind of to good to be true right now. I'm wondering if that $2..20/mile isn't on just loaded miles with a good bit of deadhead thrown in. Those rates are still possible right now on short runs that were paying $4-$5/mile a year ago.

 

I too have been getting offers like from some small company ,i am very leary of such people been burned a lot in 38 years .

 

here is some of what i am finding but untill i talk to at least three drivers and see at least on settlement ,i move on.
2014:
Highest Gross Contractor - $288,446.00
Average Contractor - $235,440.00


Program Outline:

86% Of The Load Revenue
$2.34 Average Dollar Per Mile
2800-3500 Miles Per Week
Great Pay
Dedicated Runs Available
Great Home Time
Dynamic Team

 

Yeah that's what I was thinking and probably not counting 10% off the top. Info on 2 drivers looks OK but is still vague and really has zero bearing on anything OP will accomplish. Companies generally don't have a clue what sort of real world routes drivers take, not always the shortest, and even less of a clue what their deadhead actually is. If those drivers are keeping close tabs on their operation's numbers, and could show documentation to back up the settlements, then those kinds averages at their 90% take would be above average for sure. Don't run across many o/o out here who can tell you to a mile or penny what they have actually done YTD though.

 

What is their MC# ?