Going back to OTR with Schneider Lease Purchase!

Okay that makes sense. I plan to run like in the picture I've attached, but I have a lot of wiggle room when it comes to this. Firstly I plan to be out 3.5 weeks at a time with 3-4 days off in a row, then back out 3.5 weeks. Based on what I "think" is a conservative mileage rate (Is $1.60/mi too ambitious?), about $16000 gross revenue a month before any expenses are factored in.

First 2 line items are my estimated revenue if I run 10,000 miles a month at $1.60/mi (Is 10k miles too ambitious? Should I expect fewer?)
Next is my fixed truck payment and maintenance account ($952.87 truck, $135 maintenance) so like $1088/wk.
After that is my estimated fuel costs for the miles driven above, at 8.5 mpg and $3.00/gal for fuel (Is 8.5mpg a fair fuel mileage estimate?)
The insurance, prepass and permit numbers are from what SFI has provided me and I just multiplied those amounts by 4 to represent a "month". Also I will not be exercising the additional personal health coverages as I'll hop on to my fiancee's coverage after the wedding.
The last line item is 25% taxes on my net income, after business expenses like truck payment, fuel, permits and insurance. (This is correct right?)

I know I'll be a lucky son of a gun to reach $6k gross a week, but my plan as of now has me reaching $4000 gross every week and $5700-$5800 net every month if my numbers happen to be correct.

 

I'm not trying to run crazy miles, I just put them down as a reference as I haven't seen the load board for myself yet. I've read from freightwipper's thread that shorter runs often pay more but more can also go wrong with planning. I guess it'll take me awhile to learn the board to figure out what areas work best for me in terms of maximizing revenue with as few miles as possible.

The load board is the biggest unknown to me right now, so my plan simply anticipates that I'll have to spend weeks away from home in order to reach my goals, especially since I'll be based in Salt Lake City. I can't say for sure whether freight rates in and around the surrounding area will be profitable enough for me to run, and the mountainous terrain will negatively impact my fuel mileage, and my bottom line.

Now say, if the freight in the Inter Mountain region (Utah, Nevada, Arizona, Idaho, Montana, Colorado, New Mexico) is profitable enough for me to reach my goals, and be home every weekend, I'll do it. If I can reach my goals and be home every other night, I'll do it. I just like to prepare myself for "worst case scenarios". I'd rather run the Midwest and be gone longer than I'd prefer to reach my goals than to come home as much as I like with a crappy settlement every week.