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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;GraniteState, post: 11696861, member: 32516&quot;]Been looking at the load board.</p><p>14 sources total all pulled onto a single page.</p><p>Mix of instant book and standard book. Instant not open for negotiation, standard is.</p><p>Cloud gives an expected range on a standard. They&#039;ll negotiate price and your bound to take it if its within the range.</p><p>Since they get there cut off a percentage I would hope they try to get the best price possible.</p><p>You can also text ops with a price you&#039;re looking for on the load.</p><p>Was told we are not restricted to just the offerings on the app.</p><p>We can source freight from just about any where just include ops in cc on all emails between you and broker/freight source.</p><p>Looked at two loads near me</p><p>Load 1:</p><p>DH 63mi, loaded 329. $1,445</p><p><br /></p><p>Load 2:</p><p>DH 57mi, loaded 1734. Price negotiable range 2,965-4,768</p><p><br /></p><p>So looking at this load 2 on the surface looks like the better option. However load 1 is going to NJ. Deadhead distances are short for reload.</p><p>Load 2 is going to SD. Deadhead distances are 245mi +</p><p><br /></p><p>Looking at these loads I know load 1 is water based on pick up location going to wakefern. Last time I was at the shipper it was a 3 hour load. Receiver was 5 hours. Load would have me in NYC during peak times, 1500 delivery and would be low on hours. Limited parking in NJ.</p><p><br /></p><p>Load 2 I&#039;m not familiar with.</p><p>Decision would come down to efficiency for me. 7 hours wait time plus traffic and parking nightmare vs 245 mi deadhead.</p><p><br /></p><p>245mi deadhead would take 3.5 hours. 30.265 gallons at 3.859 = 118.181</p><p>load from me to sd would take 25.5 hours.</p><p><br /></p><p>I think I&#039;d take the SD load if I could get the price up to the higher end of the bracket.</p><p><br /></p><p>Load 2</p><p>At 4,200 - 630 (clouds cut) = 3,570 gross or 2.34 mi</p><p>With my current contract I&#039;d gross 1,862.64 or 1.04 mile plus fsc for a total of 2,399.94</p><p>255 gallons at 3.598 = 917.49</p><p><br /></p><p>&nbsp;with cloud 2,652.51 after fuel</p><p>with cfi 1,482.45 after fuel</p><p>+ 1,170.06 with cloud</p><p>Barley survived this year at 1.04, think cloud is a great next step. That additional 1170 on this run would go along way towards maintenance funds etc.</p><p><br /></p><p>Found load near SD delivery</p><p>Load #3 DH 145mi from load #2 loaded miles 1104 for 3,642.96 or 3.30 mi open for negotiation upper bracket 3.89mi</p><p>3,642.96 - 546.44 (clouds cut) = 3,096.52 or 2.47 mi DH + loaded</p><p>166.53 (included dh in calculation) gallons at national avg 599.17</p><p>2,497.35 (1.99mi) after fuel</p><p><br /></p><p>Success or failure completely in our hands.</p><p><br /></p><p>CFI to date:</p><p>Gross 91,048.93</p><p><br /></p><p>Fuel/Def cost 30,300.70</p><p><br /></p><p>Insurance 3,244.45</p><p><br /></p><p>Base plate 576</p><p><br /></p><p>Repairs 66,869.88</p><p><br /></p><p>Hotels 3,114.37</p><p><br /></p><p>Currently -18,069.52</p><p><br /></p><p>Only thing that saved me is owning the tractor outright. If I had a note on it I more than likely would of lost it.</p><p>Truck was purchased Oct 2020 for 45,000 with over 530k miles on it. The same trucks just a year newer are now going for 70-80k.</p><p>Buying at that price is insanity. Anyone looking to switch to O/O please don&#039;t fall into the trap of the inflated prices.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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