Fuel cost is High, Does rates goes Up

I expanded my post. Once I realized this wasn’t just trolling. Forgive me.

 

It’s very volatile right now. Rates will lag behind fuel cost. They will rise to a certain point. If the load to truck ratio gets lopsided and available trucks outweigh available loads rates will plummet. When that happens people go out of business.

I suggest waiting. We are long overdue for a market correction. Wait for it to bottom out and catch the next wave up.

 

@trucker_lady80Don't be afraid to step up your game. bumper Jack said it best, it's all a negotiation, don't be afraid to ask for more. Everyone has different financial wants and needs, but like Gordon Gekko said, "Greed, for lack of a better word, is good"

 

If they say no you move on to the next load on your call list. If you exhausted all those and couldn’t find a decent load. That means you are overpriced for that market. While you set your individual rate, the market will only bear what it will bear.

 

Just stay tuned here. When all the post are about cheap rates and not making money give it 12 more months and it will start to rise again.

 

Not on the spot market. Loads are priced all in. FSC is really only a contract rate thing.

 

Ok, now my advice is different.
First, read as many books on business as you can find.
Start saving as much money as you can now so when the time comes you can purchase a truck with cash.
Never sign a “lease purchase “ but its fine to “lease” onto an established company after you do the research on at least six different companies.
And definitely don’t do anything now. The economy is too unstable to even think about it.