Can owner operators make 4k per week after all expenses and taxes?

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Right, well the load from MO to WA paid $3.24 per mile. Just say fuel is $.50 per mile. Maintenance is .08/mile on a new truck, and all the other Authority expenses added together are .25/mile. And truck depreciation is .25/ mile. So your income per mile on that load is 2.16/mile. But, actually, average spot rate today is 2.40/mile not 3.24/mile. So, at today's average spot rate of $2.4 your income per mile without truck payment and taxes would be 1.32/mile. Depreciation was calculated in, so this what you would get per mile if you sold your truck later. All said and done, income before taxes comes out to about 3k per week at today's average spot rate of $2.4/mile.

 

Right, probably 20k - 24k is about the average per year for repairs and maintenance, so about .17/mile -.22/mile for maintenance. Figuring 2250 miles/week.

 

Because since the average spot rate is $2.4/mile, that is the rate you are going to be getting averaged out over time if you drive say 117000 miles in the year. Because you are going to get some $3 loads but then be forced to take an equal amount of $1.50 loads. So on average your rate will be $2.25/mile - $2.40/mile. So, the income per week of an owner operator using a van, who drives 2250 miles / week, is literally 3k.

 

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