Breakeven

Well that all depends. What are your costs?

Truck payment?
Trailer payment?
Insurance?
Fuel?
Maintnance?
broker/load board/factoring fees?
Tires?
Driver pay?

How many miles are you going to run? Empty & loaded?


All those costs above & more are needed to figure a good estimated cost per mile. If all those costs divided by miles equals less then $1.35-$1.40, then everything else is profit.

 

Uh, what was the question again ??


Was it good rates, or break even ?

 

with current fuel prices, i fall in that range.

but keep this in mind, you dont wont to haul all your loads at breakdeven. it takes cost plus.

 

How many miles in a week are you figuring that on?

 

Les, if your asking me i est. 107k / yr.

 

I was asking both of you. Thanks

 

Well since you believe you should keep your numbers a secret, then it will nearly be impossible to give you an accurate opinion on your costs & your possible breakeven.

You have to know what your cost per mile is before you can determine if $1.35 is an appropiate rate for yourself. If your cost per mile is $1.25, Then $1.35 would be profitatble to a point. If the load is right there next me, I'd haul it. But if I had to deadhead 400 miles, then that load would no longer be worth it & will not go on my trailer.

But I don't expect you to listen to me. And you will most likely follow my path to failure. The difference would be that I saw the doom & gloom, & fixed my issues. You not knowing anything about the O/O side won't see the warning signs & keep barrelling off the cliff!