For the Newbs - Flatbed

So this last week I've been on a mission to basically drive around and get inspection.

I had zero intention of making any money because my main goal was to strictly get inspections.

REGARDLESS, I still hit up the truckstop.com load board to help out - here is how the last 8 days have went and what I have made and spent for people looking to get into this industry.

Weds March 23rd I started in Williston, ND

There was no freight so I took a 48k load of pipe out of town to get me into a freight lane.

Williston, ND to Gillette, WY - $900 for 340 miles = $2.65 / mile
I did not fuel at this point because diesel was over $5 / g in Gillette

I left at 2pm and delivered the next day Thursday March 24th.

Pretty much delivered and drove to next stop to pickup. This was a decent load, 10 tires at 20,000lbs.

Gillette, WY to Carlin, NV - $2300 for 780 miles = $2.95 / mile
Northing crazy but I got decent fuel MPG for it was okay in my books. I did fuel in Little America, WY
I like to round so it was $600 in fuel.
I didn't quite make it so I had to deliver Friday March 25th.

I lucked out hard and dropped off March 25th and found another load in the same town.

Carlin, NV to Salt Lake City, UT - $1700 for 251 miles = $6.77 / mile
I did not want to fuel because UT was crazy for fuel!
Customer was nice and let me deliver Saturday March 26th.

Took Sunday March 27th off for a reset.

Monday March 28th.
Found a quick load from Salt Lake City, UT to Lemington, UT for Monday morning.
Salt Lake City, UT to Lemington, UT - $900 for 110 miles = $8.18 / miles
At this point I was just trying to hit up my home ( Phoenix, AZ ) so I was looking for loads down this way.

While I was heading this way I found an OK load to AZ for same day. Had to fuel in Fillmore, UT = $740 ( ouch )

Monday March 28th.
Fillmore, UT to Lakeside, AZ - $1700 for 500 miles = $3.40 / miles

Now I'm getting sick of being OTR so I just want to go home.

At this point I deadhead 290 miles to Kingman, AZ to grab a load of plastic pipe.

Kingman, AZ to Colorado Springs, CO - $3000 for 770 miles = $3.90 / mile
Had to fuel up again kind of 1/2 way = $650

Got to Colorado Springs and already had an OS load setup back to my home town.
Had to fuel again = $625

Greely, CO to Killdeer, ND - $3500 for 585 miles = $5.98 / miles
OS permits = $75

SOOOOOOO After 8 days....... here are the end results.

Total Miles ( Including deadhead ) = 4450 miles
Total Gross Revenue = $14,000
Total Fuel = $2615
Extras = $75

Total Profit = $11,301

Which equals $1413.75 / day

NOW I was strictly going off the load board and had no hook ups for customers --- so this is a good idea for someone who wants to get into the game. There is an option to make money, you just have to constantly be on the lookout for good loads / hit up the right lanes.