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how do you guys do it???

Discussion in 'Ask An Owner Operator' started by Forklift, Jul 18, 2008.

  1. Jul 18, 2008 #1
    Forklift

    Forklift Bobtail Member

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    gas, fees, tolls, taxs, scales, tires, fluids, repairs.....

    do you really make that much more a cpm, that it covers all those and still make money???

    with the rising price of gas (well rising everything) i feel for the o/o.

    now 30-40 cpm working for a company is not GREAT money by any means, but it does afford a living...

    oh and yes i'm new to the forum... FIRST POST!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
     
    Forklift, Jul 18, 2008
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  3. Jul 18, 2008 #2
    honor roll

    honor roll Road Train Member

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    Good Luck and Welcome to the forum O/O get payed different than company drivers each company does things a little different
     
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  4. Jul 18, 2008 #3
    Hott Rodd

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    O/O's don't work on cpm more like dollars per mile
     
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  5. Jul 18, 2008 #4
    Forklift

    Forklift Bobtail Member

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    haha of course! my fault, i was just making a comparison. I've looked at a couple companys that pay o/o's anywhere from 1.30 to 1.50 a mile. Just seems too low to make profit. i guess alot of it comes down to "what" your actually hauling.
     
    Forklift, Jul 18, 2008
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  7. Jul 19, 2008 #5
    24valve puller

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    I average $1.9-2.0 a mile gross and it costs about $1/mi to run the truck so that leaves me a nice drivers wage. I hope the price of fuel keeps going up, it will finish off all the bottom feeding rate undercutting idiots that are keeping freight rates so low
     
    24valve puller, Jul 19, 2008
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  8. Jul 20, 2008 #6
    MedicineMan

    MedicineMan Road Train Member

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    that is too low but it's what you get if you put your truck on with allot of big companies. those are basically company jobs with truck payments. there is some good deals in big companies but you have to really search them and anytime you want a company to pay your insurance, rad and fuel, plates, find your freight etc etc you will get low rates like that
     
    MedicineMan, Jul 20, 2008
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