Dry Freight has me in the RED, Any advice???

11k for a fuel pump!!!!!! Wow I can't imagine that. Maybe you should find a new mechanic because the one you used took you for a ride.

 

Which card offers this savings? I would like to have that card.

 

NASTC is the only one I've found worth messing with

 

.40 savings, at any station, is wowzers.

 

Read @double yellow's posts. He did an excellent review of NASTC savings

 

NASTC hands down! It's a FleetOne fuel card. NASTC has their discount code put on Fleetone account. NASTC will make attend their one day "safety" class to get enrolled but since you're new into industry and being own authority it may be good. I can share prices in an area if want me too.

 

Yep. I've had this card for a couple weeks now and consistently get 35 cents off the pump price at Petro's and TA's.

 

If you only ran 1500 miles a week at 1.75 = 2625 revenue minus 1500 x .93 = 1,395. So 2625-1395 leaves you 1,230 profit. So something is not adding up, either you are not running enough miles, you are not averaging 1.75, or your cpm is not .93. When you figure your cost per mile, are you adding every single thing, fuel, insurance, phone, internet, maintenance, truck pymt, anything spent on or for the truck. Maybe you are deadheading to much, but the rate you say you are getting right now is good in todays market. In this situation reefer is not going to help til you figure out whats going on. If you are using the 11k in your figures to put you in the red, then you may not have a problem at all, just bad luck at the moment. If that's the case, get your truck fixed and keep rolling. Doubleyellow has a great post on his operation with a dry van. I am sure he did not make what he wanted, because he had thousands in repairs, but still turned a profit. Repairs are going to come, not if but when, so we have to put .10-.20 cpm back for that if running a used truck. Hope this helps a little.

 

I was a big fan of only dry vans. Here is a thing, you want a 28k brand new trailer, minimum things to be responsible, easy unloading/loading. When the market is hot, yea sure it works. If you're in these to make money, its a long run. Now let me ask you, you trade for a flat bed, step deck, or reefer? What rates would you be hauling for?