Holy Hanna !!
Discussion in 'Experienced Truckers' Advice' started by bzinger, Jan 1, 2018.
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I wonder what their profit margins would be if they weren't going through the expense of training a whole new set of drivers every year.
We're just a mom 'n pop outfit with very little turnover and the thought of having to train a brand-new driver, let alone a whole new crew, is scary.
One of the ways we stay successful and in business is controlling costs. Part of controlling costs is keeping the same crew as much as possible. They know what they're doing and that helps things run smooth. Most of our drivers retire from here.
Having to pay for all the dumb stuff that newbies do, all the money they can cost you, all the legal problems they can get you into, just isn't worth it.
I'm not saying we're perfect. Our guys can make mistakes just like anybody. But keeping good experienced drivers minimizes the mistakes...and that's good for the profit margin.Last edited: Jan 2, 2018
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the choice would be obvious.
Sure, you'll have to pay the five year guy more money but I'm betting he'll make more money for you too.
I don't think the megas can pay attention to this with as much personal care as the little guys like us. They want meat in the seat and I understand that. It costs them but that's their choice.
I'm glad we're staying small, makes things easier to control.Mike2633 Thanks this. -
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See - when I left NZ the rent was $500 a WEEK. I get here, it’s $500 a MONTH. I was astonished anybody rented here.
It was a cheap house. $38k. Took us 13 months to pay it off, then we bought the neighbors for $42k, using a HELOC off the first.
Now. This sounds like some really weird behavior, but we did the following.
We shared a cell phone. (Together all the time - why have 2?).
We had one vehicle - above reason again.
We didn’t buy new clothes, jewelry, electronics, etc. No holidays, no fun, just nose to grindstone work.
We took our wages, paid the bills, then dumped every available penny on the mortgage in principal payments.
ODFL paid 60 cpm back then - they’re 75 cpm now. $200k as a team is EASY. That’s why I shake my head at these LP gigs, and about half the trucking jobs offered. It was real simple to me . . .
If you want the most $$, find the highest paid cpm drop and hook gig you can find, and run the snot out of it.
I probably sound like a butt head, and I don’t mean to - seriously, but I just don’t see why you can’t make a ton of cash in this country - just by putting your britches on every day and going to work. Heck, I’m 43 this year and act like I’m semi retired. I should probably work more, but after you pay everything off, the allure of cash and toys wanes somewhat - seems pointless somehow.
Anyhow - that’s the short form story. The longer one includes where I had 3 paper runs and 5 lawn jobs at 12 years old, and didn’t officially own a sofa or a television until I was 30 something.Gearjammin' Penguin, bottomdumpin, Dan.S and 3 others Thank this. -
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I love hirschbach now I will show my numbers
1/12/18 $1000..
1/22/18 $2700...
3/24/29 $ 5500
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