Cost of operation "real numbers"

I do. About 85K if I keep this up. I wouldn't say I work my ### off but I am home maybe 2 days a month.

 

That's a similar effect to what I was getting when I used to run to West Coast from Midwest all year long. I was generating 200K-220 revenue on 130-140K miles and ended up with 80-90K before taxes. I did not have a truck payment... That high mileage will make the gross look decent but fuel and maintenance cost will be unforgiving, not to mention home time.

Another reflection to prospective owner operators:
The trap is that each individual settlement check looks good, sky better than a company driver weekly paycheck. If you have a stretch of a few weeks, if not months, without any extra repairs then you almost think that life is so good, thinking of all the good things you're gonna buy and better house and better car, even a boat maybe. Then eventually, the repairs, parts and tires catch up and all of a sudden a man has to spend $3K here, $1,575 there, then two weeks later another $855 here and $1,655 there ... and then you think...I am such a cheap sale here.

 

I’m not even going to figure my year, till April. No point to it. It’s been a loss, I made it, so far, Lol You Guys keep crunching those numbers. Look at them 5 different ways, get 5 different results. Lol. Hopefully next yr will be a better one for all of Us. Cheers

 

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Thanks. From your truck payment, am guessing you have a newer truck but still spending so much on maintenance.

 

Always have a wife with good benefits,pay ins retirement lol

 

Do you mind sending me your Excel sheet...I've been looking for something to keep better track of my business.