Can I make a living with this haul?

Be tough if you've got financed equipment I would think. What area are you in? Not hard to p I ll in 6-7k a week right now and be out 2 nights working 4 days. That won't last forever though

 

I personally don’t see it working. It would for a while but as you need to do repairs you’ll be robbing your pay check to do it.

Im not familiar with Arkansas but I’ll look around at it. There’s got to be better out there.

 

I right up the road from Russellville in Alma. Plenty of short runs into surrounding states for 3-5$ a mile. You looking at the Plummerville yard, or 84 lumber?

 

I see a Russellville to Tulsa with a $1071 15 day avg for tomorrow through Landstar. Doesn’t mean they are paying that though. Still, better then the lumber deal even if coming back empty.

 

How much in expenses do you have to put out, who pays for the insurance? You'd be making half of the $3.54 for all total miles. What will your fuel costs be and any upkeep? Can you make it on what is left per mile then?

 

It’s simple math.

Take all your expenses and what you need to live with money left over for savings.

Ex. $5000 / month divided by $3.54 a mile.

For $5000 in gross a month you will need 1412 miles a month.

Let’s say you work Monday to Friday that’s only 70 miles per day.

Up the amounts need and do the same calculations to figure it out.

 

Yes, pulling flat. Plenty of freight in that area. 2 buddies of mine pulling flats are staying fairly close, out 2 nights a week and working roughly 4 days, averaging 1750$ a day.

I like the long runs out west, but my kids are grown.