Different Profession Wondering About O/O

1 - no

2 - no

3 - not all the time

4 - much of the work is not from load boards or brokers.

 

no no and Varies on load. you cannot be fixed on one route or even dedicated... and especially no extra on holidays, other way around. After Halloween the entire USA takes a holiday until second week of Jan. You can feel the big sucking sound as the freight goes away.

BTW, 700 miles aint nothing. It's a trip down the street.

 

I don't know why you worry about waiting or miles.

Some customers do not wait at all. For me in my time back then it's medicines out, bales reloaded and on way back to shipper in less than a hour.

The money takes care of itself as long you know your exact break even per mile cost and make more than that your business will thrive until the next breakdown.

You will want 6 months to a year reserve constantly added to every month.

 

As much as those here claim, brokers and load boards are not the source for a majority of work. There are other outlets like direct customers and collaboration between carriers.

 

Ok so you wanna drive a 18 wheeler 200 miles.

Assuming all is flat 7 mpg and so on . 3.00 gallon.

It's about a 29 gallon move. 85 or so dollars into your pocket. Thats nickels and dimes. You would invest in that move for example to pick up a load at a shipper.