Considering O/O Container Companies In Kansas City..Need Info

.70 cpm. Net $7000 per month. The numbers I pasted in make more sense on a spread sheet. All the expenses are accounted for. $7300 per month in expenses subtracted from $12000 and $2300 FSC (maybe best case scenario). Holding back $500 per month for repairs. I plan on starting with $5k in my maintenance fund. I'm working on selling my motorcycle. I have the taxes covered too. A Missouri plate is $600, HVUT is about the same and the personal property tax on my truck will be around $1500 a year. IFTA is nothing at $25 a quarter. I got my truck insurance quote from OOIDA and it's less than $300 per month. Am I missing something? Income taxes and benefits are subtracted from my net pay like they are from my company pay check. Hence $1k a week to me in the end.

 

So $3k minus about $1200 for fuel plus $575 FSC minus $600 in taxes, truck payment, plates = Around $1775k per week in my pocket that I will then deduct income taxes and benefits from. Sounds good to me. No tolls here to speak of. It's only $25 round trip from KC to Wichita and back and that's it. I agree with the $1.50 per mile gross. For example, If I have to go to Des Moines and back (450ish miles round trip), there better be a loaded return or it needs to pay $3.00 per mile for loaded one way if a dead head back or it's not worth going. Do you get FSC and are you including that as part of your gross?

 

My Des Moine example is confusing. It should pay at least $675 if it has a dead head return. That makes more sense.

 

Roughly $40 per hour after all expenses on the high side and fuel. 8 hour day to this run and that's moving slow. Like it!!

 

Redirect..back to one of the original question. Anybody have any information and pay details on Triple Crown, Reload/Pinnacle, Container Port or Hub Group??? Especially If you're in KC...I'm looking for a company to sign with that I can make a consistent $3500+(including FSC) per week in 50-60 hours. One of the reasons I like Reload is they pay by percentage + FSC. They also use paper logs and don't care how fast your truck is. I think mileage pay tends to benefit the company more than the driver and I'm NOT going to do 65mph all day. The only way to endure crossing Kansas is at 75mph. All 4 companies offer medical plans.

 

I've eliminated Hub Group. A driver told me they pay $1.08 per mile (plus FSC I'm guessing) and I don't like the idea of competing with company trucks. I can't do a job change until I get my house sold and get moved into the next one (hopefully within the next month). I'm still leaning towards Reload and Containerport. If you find out anything about KCI, I would like to know. I see those guys everywhere. I rarely see Reload, dba Pinnacle. Not seeing them around makes me wonder if they have enough freight. Car Haulin pays well if you can handle the physical part (which is why I'm looking to get out). Jack Cooper is hiring. Easily an $80-100K gig once you get good at it. I'm makin $72k (might hit $75k this year) plus full benefits working 50 hours a week, home every night and 3-day weekends if I want and I'm non-union. Wish I could keep doing what I'm doing. Please pass on anything you find out. I have to make $3000 plus FSC per week minimum to match what I make now and buy benefits. Of course, more would be even better if the freight is there.