Can someone show me some screenshots of their load board?

123 Loadboard let’s you search and see loads but it’s no where as big as DAT.

 

Free Load Board - State Truckload Search

 

Assuming your a company driver at the time of this posting. Waste a half of a day calling insurance companies using the vin and other information of that truck to get a quote. Then figure out your mpg that you get with with fuel. Then deduct a half a mile per gallon for sitting in traffic idleing and what not. Then depending on if you own your mock truck out right or have a weekly payment add that to it.
So insurance 750 for two weeks
Truck payment 900 for two weeks
Fuel 1800 for two weeks.
I'm not good with math and these are made up numbers but I think that equals $3,450. So now you have to figure on 3000 miles a week. Or in this pretend story. 6000 miles in two weeks.
Now these are paid miles. I don't know how to factor in unpaid miles in this scenario. So when your looking at the load boards. Your average per mile just to break even. Not even making a profit must be equal $3,450 divided by 6000.
Understand this is a very loose and simple way to look at it. Im sure other drivers will add to it. But rember. If your breaking even. You don't eat that day.

 

Here are a few out of Northern California.

 

No need to break it down for us. We're already painfully aware of what it takes and how we run on the edge. This is why you won't find many of us that would recommend getting into the business and why it has such a high failure rate.

 

I would recommend JRV Logistics Inc. Small company, 35 trucks or so. Can be dispatched or can self-dispatch. Only owner operators, no company trucks. 85% with your trailer, 80% with their trailer, that includes maintenance on the trailer and NO ADDITIONAL weekly fees for the trailer! Total weekly fees are $255. Paid every Friday. NASTC fuel card for big savings on fuel.

 

You can play around Landstar's load board here. Search Available Loads