Landstar So Far

Discussion in 'Landstar' started by Dave_in_AZ, Aug 11, 2017.

  1. RStewart

    RStewart Road Train Member

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    If I was you I would keep on losing money. It seems to be benefiting you.

    On a side note, my daily fixed costs whether my truck moves or not is $145 a day. Take off my truck and trailer payment and I'm right with ya.
     
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  3. Dave_in_AZ

    Dave_in_AZ Road Train Member

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    I've no trailer costs. Truck 2 is a little more because it's twice as much money, so the insurance cost is also twice as much. But so far the maintenance is lower.

    Truck 3 is unknown yet. It's payment is a smidge under 2's. Insurance cost unknown so far.
     
  4. tucker

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    Well there’s gonna be maintenance for running any miles, plus the truck wasn’t free and the next truck won’t be either, so we have to deduct for maintenance and next truck.
    Then there’s the FICA tax and the health insurance premium.

    So the numbers are misleading.
     
  5. Blu_Ogre

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    But Dave, you never mention the $100 every other day for a truck wash followed by $20 for the lot boy to polish the rims and another $20 for the lizard to polish the knob. $140 x 3= $420 you should have spent in "Housekeeping"

    You also seem to have overlooked the average of $200 per day in roadside repairs from running old beat down equipment. $1400 to cover call outs and repairs.

    You're also stacking loads too tight. You should not have done the Second load cause you had not spent 2 days calling brokers or "good customers" from the drivers lounge. Neither did you allow enough time for repairs and Chrome installation.

    So I have it as you made $10 the first trip and the second trip does not count cause you should not have scheduled your time so well.
     
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  6. Coffey

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    Just find this thread so I'm just wondering that 75 is for food/fun right? So do you/they cook your own food or eat out. I been getting interested in what I could cook on the road and stay healthy
     
  7. Dave_in_AZ

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    The $75 is the cost of my truck, maintenance, overhead. 365 days a year. That's the cost for the last 2 years.

    This is just an actual cost of operation post(s).

    B.O. touched on a bunch of the intangibles, and there are many.

    But those numbers are the actual costs.
     
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  8. RStewart

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    Yeah, I knew you pulled their trailers. I guess I missed the part about you having two other trucks. Cool deal.
     
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  9. Dave_in_AZ

    Dave_in_AZ Road Train Member

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    Truck 3 is just getting on the field of play. I've purchased it, it's the white one a page or two back, it's sitting at Freightliner.

    Driver's going through qualifications. Should be on the road first week of September.

    Truck 2 has been going for 9 months, and may make more than I will this year lol.
     
  10. RStewart

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    That's cool man. You let the drivers dispatch themselves?
     
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  11. Dave_in_AZ

    Dave_in_AZ Road Train Member

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    They have that option.
     
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