I can not believe what flatbed loads are being offerd for!!!

But rates wont go up unless people stop hauling that cheap chet, its crazy i get calls all the time from shippers that have already got a stupid price and there still calling to beat that low ball price they already have,

I get it cut cost cut cost but your cutting cost to make more money well what about truckers we dont do this for fun or to make company driver wages i become a O/O to be in control of everything and get paid more because i make my own business decisions but some things i cant control fuel being high and insurance keeps going up 20% more than i paid last year but ive been shopping but all i hear is how much more of a risk it is to insure trucks today

so with just fuel and insurance my CPM on just them two things run $.81/mile and add things like vehicle maintenance,truck and trailer notes tags at $3,900 a year 2290 at $550 book keeper tolls and scale fees that also went up this year theres $.38 more a mile add driver income to that at $.42/mile thats $1.61 a mile without paying any taxes and thats no profit

to be in business you have to make a profit most businesses try and be at 30% of there cost so i have to be over $2/mile all miles and i really dont see this changing from driver to driver

 

What thats crazy i paid that for 5 states years ago

 

wife just said there $2,700 a truck

 

you have crawfish up there?

 

You just never had someone show you how to do it!!!!