Maintenance numbers for older trucks

Good grief, man. Why so negative? Is your nickname Eeyore? LOL

 

Not to mention, my phone has been ringing off the hook this past week plus with really good offers on my lane. I just tell 'em I'll call ya next week.

 

Not on my birth certificate anyhow. LOL
I wasn't meaning to be negative, my apologies if you took it that way.
I know your feeling the pressure of that truck payment while you enjoy your time off.
Your right I should have been more thoughtful.
Again my apologies.

 

LOL, whatever, son.

 

I just took a full month off. Went back to work for 2 weeks. And I've been off for another 2 weeks now. Probably won't go back to work next week since it's thanksgiving.

That's the downside of old equipment I'd say. No big payment to motivate you to go back to work lol.

 

well i guess i have to go back to work next week, ugh....lol well i don't "have" to but i just booked 4 loads that are about a 12 hour round trip each that drop 3 blocks from my front door for $1.90 per running mile. not excited about it but it is a nice home every night trip. its a good thing the broker reminded me that thanksgiving was Thursday i almost booked 5 loads....lol i would have been mad at myself

 

All I can say is I get very creative this time of the year......

 

3yrs old truck and 11 old trailer my average maintenance last 3yrs is .08 mile.

 

In my opinion the theme here is diligent tracking of expense, which Blair, Tug, and Scooter all do very well. This attention to detail in business probably has as much to do with success as the decisions made using the data.

It seems that in Scooter's case, results are as one would expect purchasing new equipment and following the recommended maintenance intervals.

Unfortunately in this day and age it seems that Scooter's experience may not be the norm regarding new equipment.

Folks like Tug and Blair are approaching the end goal in a different manner, but can end up with the same result, i.e. profitability in trucking.

Total cost per mile, including payments, insurance, interest, maintenance, depreciation, tax implications, and other factors all have to be considered. The decisions on the revenue side of the equation have more to do with profitability in my mind, as either way one is going to incur a cost of operating.

One of the other factors is the cost of money, and what that money could be earning if not leveraged against trucking. This includes resources applied to payments as well as the required reserve necessary for maintaining a larger maintenance fund when running older equipment.

Anyway, all this is to say that I commend the effort on both sides. When I was OTR, I preferred paying myself to work on my equipment as a break from the rituals of driving. And Scooter, though you profess not want to do your own wrenching, you must admit that you took pleasure in changing out your seat, no?

 

Oxbow,i can support Scooter's analysis off running a "newer" truck.
While it is not right how some have been treathed by dealers , the horror stories about emissions trucks are not a true reflection off those trucks.