I started trucking in Aug. after work injuries. I knew after my mission to get my CDL. I WANTED my own truck. I grew up with a diesel tech for a dad. After getting over the basic B.S. of trucking I'm still hooked. So I ran some numbers. All income is based on team driving with my wife @ 1.05 per mile, empty or loaded. With a min. of 4000 miles per week @ 50 weeks per year. = 17000.00 per month.
Start up cost @ 23000.00
Truck used@ 60000 with less than 500k m. 20% down= 650.00 month
Com. Ins. 340.00 per month.
Health Ins. 400.00 per month
Fuel 5000.00 per month. @ 6.3 MPG
Basic main. Oil,lights, wipers, washes & spare fluids 790.00
Tires 200.00
Maintaince account 5000.00+ 2000.00 petty cash to start+450.00 per month
Tag 1200 first yr. 133.00 per month.
Total cost. 8635.00 per month grossing 8365.00 taxes @ 20% net 6692.00. Am I missing any thing or off on #'s
Running the numbers
Discussion in 'Ask An Owner Operator' started by Sten Bartelson, Jan 17, 2016.
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Or you could buy an older truck that does not have any of the egr bs and put more money into your pocket.
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The $1.05/all miles is a bit low - like real low. What was your plan on the truck purchase and were you going to lease to a company or obtain your own authority?
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The wages seem a little low. Where are you gonna get your work from?? And your fuel numbers are off. When I was putting numbers together I based it off 5.5 mpg because you don't know what kinda mileage your gonna get with any used truck. But like I said you should do better revenue wise if you tell us what you're plan on pulling
blairandgretchen Thanks this. -
Your taxes are wrong..its not 20%.
It's higher.
(8535) x weeks left in year = YTD estimate
your tax bracket goes up at the end of the year, but so do your deductions throughout the year.
This is for a W2 paycheck, I'm not sure how your paycheck works. But, in any case, those big paychecks have big taxes, and I don't think they're at 20%.Last edited: Jan 17, 2016
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I've yet to file for first year as 1099, which is what they're looking at, but I think the business rate is 15% - on income after all deductions.
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Exactly. Estimate higher fuel cost with lower MPG for cushion. My estimate was .40cpm, this year has been .30cpm.
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That's ridiculously low. You had to have deducted EVERYTHING to pretty much destroyed any NET to get you down to a 15% bracket. But nevertheless, smart. Good job. Now you wait for your paycheck! Woohoo!
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For self employed the tax rate for medicare and social security is about 15%.
That does not include income tax state or federal.flood Thanks this. -
if your a 1099 it's called self employment tax and it's 15% for the 1st $118,000 then 2.9% after that
PLUS federal and state income tax...... some states that you THINK don't have state income tax do if you make over X amountLast edited: Jan 17, 2016
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