Double Yellow's Company Driver to Independent Thread

Check with them to clarify. Sometimes it means they just file IFTA for you (but still bill you if you owe). Sometimes it means they file and if you didn't pay enough at the pumps, they'll cough up the difference.

If it is the former, buy where it is cheapest price less IFTA. If is is the later, then just fill up at the place with the cheapest pump price.

 

I've been avoiding looking at this quarter's numbers. I knew going in this would be my worst quarter, but still... Anyway, here are the results (keep in mind I took off most of January and all of February):


[TABLE]
[TR]
[TD]Lane[/TD]
[TD]odometer[/TD]
[TD="width: 86"]loaded mile[/TD]
[TD="width: 86"]rate[/TD]
[TD="width: 100"]$/LM[/TD]
[TD="width: 86"]$/AM[/TD]
[TD="width: 17"][/TD]
[TD="width: 86"]Weight[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Vacaville to Bend to Milwaulkie to Seattle[/TD]
[TD]1516520[/TD]
[TD]773[/TD]
[TD]$2,350.00[/TD]
[TD]$3.04[/TD]
[TD]$2.60[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD]15000[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Auburn, WA to Groveport, OH[/TD]
[TD]1517425[/TD]
[TD]2400[/TD]
[TD]$4,750.00[/TD]
[TD]$1.98[/TD]
[TD]$1.86[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD]43000[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Troy, OH to Bethlehem, PA[/TD]
[TD]1519981[/TD]
[TD]526[/TD]
[TD]$1,775.00[/TD]
[TD]$3.37[/TD]
[TD]$2.70[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD]43000[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Findlay, OH to Sacramento, CA[/TD]
[TD]1520638[/TD]
[TD]2307[/TD]
[TD]$3,575.00[/TD]
[TD]$1.55[/TD]
[TD]$1.22[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD]33000[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Herlong, CA to Ft Jackson, SC[/TD]
[TD]1523563[/TD]
[TD]2659[/TD]
[TD]$4,000.00[/TD]
[TD]$1.50[/TD]
[TD]$1.34[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD]32000[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Summerville, SC to Rockford, IL & Dubuque, IA[/TD]
[TD]1526555[/TD]
[TD]1069[/TD]
[TD]$2,350.00[/TD]
[TD]$2.20[/TD]
[TD]$1.94[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD]45000[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Oshkosh, WI to Lexington, SC[/TD]
[TD]1527766[/TD]
[TD]977[/TD]
[TD]$2,625.00[/TD]
[TD]$2.69[/TD]
[TD]$2.13[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD]13000[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Browns Summit, NC to West Babylon, NY[/TD]
[TD]1529000[/TD]
[TD]546[/TD]
[TD]$2,243.00[/TD]
[TD]$4.11[/TD]
[TD]$1.81[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD]45000[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Chardon, OH to Ringgold, GA[/TD]
[TD]1530240[/TD]
[TD]631[/TD]
[TD]$1,600.00[/TD]
[TD]$2.54[/TD]
[TD]$2.27[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD]43000[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Loudon, TN to Atlanta, GA[/TD]
[TD]1530945[/TD]
[TD]185[/TD]
[TD]$975.00[/TD]
[TD]$5.27[/TD]
[TD]$3.41[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD]45000[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Salem, SC to Louisville, KY[/TD]
[TD]1531231[/TD]
[TD]430[/TD]
[TD]$1,200.00[/TD]
[TD]$2.79[/TD]
[TD]$1.93[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD]46000[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Winchester, KY to Herlong, CA[/TD]
[TD]1531853[/TD]
[TD]2240[/TD]
[TD]$3,800.00[/TD]
[TD]$1.70[/TD]
[TD]$1.46[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD]32000[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD][/TD]
[TD]1534450[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD][/TD]
[TD]Total Miles:[/TD]
[TD]loaded mile[/TD]
[TD]rate[/TD]
[TD]$/LM[/TD]
[TD]$/AM[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD]Avg Gross Weight[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD][/TD]
[TD]17930[/TD]
[TD]14743[/TD]
[TD]$31,243.00[/TD]
[TD]$2.12[/TD]
[TD]$1.74[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD]61201[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD][/TD]
[TD]Deadhead:[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD][/TD]
[TD]21.62%[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[/TR]
[/TABLE]



[TABLE]
[TR]
[TD]EXPENSES[/TD]
[TD="width: 86"][/TD]
[TD="width: 86"][/TD]
[TD="width: 86"]per mile[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Car & Truck (Business):Fuel[/TD]
[TD]$6,209.48[/TD]
[TD]19.87%[/TD]
[TD]$0.346[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Car & Truck (Business):Inspection, Maintenance, & Repair[/TD]
[TD]$2,622.24[/TD]
[TD]8.39%[/TD]
[TD]$0.146[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Car & Truck (Business)ermits, Fees, & Road Taxes[/TD]
[TD]$1,285.78[/TD]
[TD]4.12%[/TD]
[TD]$0.072[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Car & Truck (Business):Scales[/TD]
[TD]$137.14[/TD]
[TD]0.44%[/TD]
[TD]$0.008[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Car & Truck (Business):Tolls[/TD]
[TD]$485.65[/TD]
[TD]1.55%[/TD]
[TD]$0.027[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Insurance (Business & health)[/TD]
[TD]$2,185.00[/TD]
[TD]6.99%[/TD]
[TD]$0.122[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Office Expenses (Business)[/TD]
[TD]$650.57[/TD]
[TD]2.08%[/TD]
[TD]$0.036[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Prof and Legal Fees[/TD]
[TD]$310.00[/TD]
[TD]0.99%[/TD]
[TD]$0.017[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Supplies (Business)[/TD]
[TD]$135.84[/TD]
[TD]0.43%[/TD]
[TD]$0.008[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Taxes (Business)[/TD]
[TD]$3,051.36[/TD]
[TD]9.77%[/TD]
[TD]$0.170[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Travel (Business)[/TD]
[TD]$378.85[/TD]
[TD]1.21%[/TD]
[TD]$0.021[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]depreciation[/TD]
[TD]$781.25[/TD]
[TD]2.50%[/TD]
[TD]$0.044[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]TOTAL EXPENSES[/TD]
[TD]$18,233.16[/TD]
[TD]58.36%[/TD]
[TD]$1.017[/TD]
[/TR]
[/TABLE]


Net Q1 income: [TABLE]
[TR]
[TD]$13,009.84[/TD]
[/TR]
[/TABLE]
($0.73/mile)

Net income per month:
[TABLE]
[TR]
[TD]$4,336.61[/TD]
[/TR]
[/TABLE]


In hindsight, I should have taken cheap loads to minimize deadheads out of New York (500 miles) and to & from Herlong, CA (200 miles). Heck I should have just parked in Louisville and flown home rather than take those $1.50/mile loads to get to & from California...


Compared against gps, I see my odometer now reads ~ 1% more miles which means instead of 8.75mpg I'm at 8.66. Not a huge difference, by psychologically 8.75 seems a lot closer to 10 than 8.66...

You should have some mail coming to you in the name of your business. Some banks are more particular than others (I found US Bank was a bit more lenient on documentation than others)