help with pricing loads

All I'm saying is quit coming across as a smarta$$ and lend this guy a hand. Educate, don't insult. I've learned a lot from your posts in the time that I've been here, but I also have thicker skin than most. You've got a lot to contribute; try to present it in a non-confrontational manner?

 

I came here and spent close to 3 weeks using the search feature here seeking those answers here and a lot of other places on the web.

I pulled out a bunch of memories and what needed to be completed as well.

If he's going to run a business hauling freight, this is stuff he had best have in place long before he even thought of acquiring a piece of equipment.


It is NOT just something you can go plop $20K down and suddenly start driving.


What IS his business sense? Or didn't that occur to you?

 

Pro forma whaaat??? LOL !
Just get that thing rollin' buddy and figure it as you go. You put the cart before the horse and Mn is right you should allready know this but seeing as you don't maybe we can help abit. Windsmith basically gave you the most important calculations you need to know how to figure out, fuel , fixed expenses etc made into a per mile cost. You're going to have to get that truck moving and start figuring out what lanes and freight youre going to have to haul to make it profitable. Do you have a trailer or just the tractor? If you're power only then you could try to find a company to lease onto in the beginning to get an idea of how it all works.

 

One of these.

 

I agree with everyone thus far. Mn is right in the sense that one should know/have an idea of what kind of money your spending on fixed costs before buying equipment.. Kw9 i can see what your saying you can just get rollin and figure it out as you go; which may be risky(er) than knowing prior..windsmith is also correct in the sense of helping people out and not making yourself seem like a know-it-all even if you do know alot.. As far as the individual who created the thread.. Youve come to the right spot dont be afraid to ask, or use tge search button.. To each is own fellas what works for you may not work for me and vise versa

 

9 months ago, you can go find posts where I was saying the same thing as windsmith. Now I am one of those "ol' crusty drivers" that goes "WTH?" when a newbie comes in here saying "I bought a truck, what's my expenses?" Dang.....

 

To me; before i bought a truck I had down what my cost to run would be. Included my truck payment fuel maintanance all that good stuff. I knew ballpark what i would be making at this point as well. I was comfortable with the numbers snd im comfortable with them still, even on my second truck. Some people just go out there buy a truck lease on to a company without crunching some numbers first.. 1 type of those people are the lucky ones who can make their payments and keep rolling.. The 2nd type are tge one who lease on and dont make enough to make their fancy new truck payments or dont have enough for repairs.. Those are the ones who fail and its a shame people think that way

 

Hahaha no, that's not exactly it. Here lately it just seems that you're forgetting where you came from. Remember that you have strengths and now experience that many others don't have. People come here looking for help. Sure, be a bit snarky if you must - but at least follow it up with the answers they're looking for.

I'm working hard at not being 'that guy'. You know, the one that has more snarky comments than helpful information?

edit: also remember that repetition is not a bad thing. Sometimes different people saying the same thing in different ways is very helpful.

 

My high horse is bigger than both yours.

Besides, the barn always looks neater when you shut the door after the horses have already escaped.

 

This is fun and I really don't have the time to be lurking this morning but I needed my crack fix.

There is a balance between providing help and someone taking the time to help themselves. Early on I had a few "use the search feature" after I had been using it. Part of learning is at times you don't even know what question to ask.


It really is scary at how many people get into this business with a plan that consists of running numbers in their head and research is pulling the for hire rages from the TS.