O/O,what are your expenses

Break even is $1.38 per mile with fuel at $2.10 and running 10,500 miles with 12% deadhead.

 

Fuel # $2.20/gal # 5.5 mpg= 40 cpm
6.0 mpg= 37 cpm
6.5 mpg= 34 cpm

Truck and trailer payments = 19 cpm
Ins for bobtail/ comp = 2 cpm
All Maint./ repairs/tires = 13 cpm
Misc. including plates, 2290,
tolls, eats = 8 cpm
Phone/ internet = 2 cpm
Health ins = 7 cpm

add that all up and give yourself ATLEAST 60 cpm for drivers wages and that is the absolute minumum a truck should ever move for. and that being said I am hoping that my truck catches fire tonight on my way to western oh

 

Right now 0.00 Seriously this trucking thing is out of hand not trying to crush your dreams be patient and wait a little while before you jump in..I'm trying to save you some restless nights!

 

Nothing is gonna be "concrete" because everyone's situation is different. There are guys on here with 2500.00 per month truck payments, and there are those whose trucks are paid for.

 

If you go to truck miles you can calculate your cost per mile, if you have some idea on what your fixed costs are i.e. insurance,plates ect. use those numbers,For fuel milage,price,miles per month I use worse case scenario that way you can get a cost per mile that is to me more realistic in these times,I may be wrong but thats how I figure it,Try to give yourself a little wiggle room if possible because things change month to month.

 

company pays cargo, and my bobtail/comp is around 135/mo. Also my #'s are based on 95k miles/year

 

can you park next to me and give a knock on the door?