I agree 1000% about hiring drivers. I'm amazed at some of the "drivers" that we've hired over the years. Absolutely HORRIBLE! It will not be an...
I understand what you're saying but this situation will be slightly different in that we won't be pulling loads from the spot market or load boards.
Trust me, I've seen some real winners come through here that are better at tearing up equipment than they are at driving it. I'm hoping to avoid...
I did pose this question in another one of my threads but was afraid it would get buried within the rest of the thread and not get looked at so i...
BBB, do you have plans to offer the class/seminar as a DVD format? If so, it may be something I'd be interested in purchasing. Just as several...
It's been a while since I've had a chance to reply to this thread but I have run through the numbers like you described MNDriver. When I get the...
you know what i did take into account for my approximate number is that our trucks fill up at our yard and are able to make it to CA and back...
MNdriver......I came across something else that I'm having trouble figuring out. Regarding your IFTA figures, you show $300 in the annual column...
MNdriver......i believe i see the light coming on!! that is fantastic information! thank you very much for that! hopefully you don't mind, but...
Is it safe to assume they have west coast fuel suppliers as well? It seems most of what I'm reading about in this thread is midwest or east coast...
You are not missing anything. I didn't figure it in because I will be pulling their trailers. They don't charge anything for using the trailer...
I'll give that a shot and see if it works. Thankx! HA HA! I DEFINITELY agree with you on this one. I would love to have enough cash to buy the...
why would this work if I have $25k in cash reserves but wouldn't work without the cash reserves? Can you explain that a bit more? Are you...
Definitely understand about needing health insurance. I'm covered through other means not related to this venture so I won't need to figure that...
Regarding the taxes, from what I've found out so far the actual percentage is 7.65% to cover Social Security and Medicare. As for the medical...
I'm having in issue with trying to respond to what you guys have posted. I keep getting a window pop open saying my response is less than 10...
I understand which ones are fixed and which ones are varaiable. How do you recommend figuring to pay for those costs if you don't figure them...
Thank you VERY much for the taking the time to break down my numbers and pose more questions.
in this case the driver's pay is actually for a driver. i'm going to be putting a driver in this truck instead of running it myself. i may...
the truck will be pulling a company trailer, not my own. but i will be running under my own authority. supposedly yes, there is enough freight...