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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Derov, post: 3343808, member: 71921&quot;]Up front let me say that I&#039;m not looking to lease from USX, I&#039;ve had my fill of the trucks they buy. I&#039;ve spent 17 of the last 30 days in the shop and surprise, surprise just went back in last night - 2nd truck.&nbsp; Gotta&#039; love these Internationals they brought in.</p><p><br /></p><p>My question is pretty straight forward, how are you lease operators doing with USX?&nbsp; What kind of weekly mileage are you seeing?&nbsp; I could ask a recruiter, but I&#039;m looking for an honest answer.&nbsp; I haven&#039;t asked any drivers in the lounge yet either because, in all honesty, they&#039;re not much better.&nbsp; The way some people tell it, they&#039;re making six figures in their threadbare Fruit of the Loom t-shirts and stained sweatpants - doubtful.</p><p><br /></p><p>The reason I ask is that I want to make an honest comparison between what I make as a company driver and what I could make as a leased driver.&nbsp; Below is what my initial estimate is based on my current averages:</p><p><br /></p><p>2008 International Prostar</p><p><br /></p><p><b><u>Lease Operator, monthly: </u></b></p><p><br /></p><p>Miles per month: 21,000</p><p>Fuel miles per gal: 6</p><p>Fuel cost per gal: $4</p><p>Fuel Surcharge: $0.42</p><p>CPM: $0.84 (Based on dedicated routing)</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Expenses</b></p><p>Fuel: 21,000mi($4/6) = $14,000</p><p>Lease: $1,300 </p><p>Insurance (est. quote, OOIDA): $450</p><p>Maintenance: $1,000</p><p><font size="3"><u><i><b>Total: $16,750</b></i></u></font></p><p><font size="3"><u><i><br /></i></u></font></p><p><font size="3"><u><i></i></u><font size="2"><b>Income</b></font></font></p><p><font size="3"><font size="2"><b></b>Linehaul: 21,000mi*.84 = $17,640</font></font></p><p><font size="3"><font size="2">Fuel Sucharge: 21,000mi*.42 = $8,820</font></font></p><p><font size="3"><font size="2"><b><u><font size="3"><i>Total: $26,460</i></font></u></b></font></font></p><p><font size="3"><font size="2"><br /></font></font></p><p><font size="3"><font size="2"><b>Gross Profit</b></font></font></p><p><font size="3"><font size="2">$26,460 - $16,750 = <b><u>$9,710</u></b></font></font></p><p><font size="3"><font size="2"><b><u></u></b></font></font><b><u></u></b></p><p><b><u>Company Driver, monthly: </u></b></p><p><br /></p><p>Miles per month: 21,000</p><p>CPM: $0.44 (Based on dedicated routing)</p><p><br /></p><p><font size="3"><font size="2"><b>Income</b></font></font></p><p><font size="3"><font size="2"><b></b>Linehaul: 21,000mi*.44 = $9,240</font></font></p><p><font size="3"><font size="2"><u><font size="3"><i><b>Total: $9,240</b></i></font></u></font></font></p><p><font size="3"><font size="2"><u><font size="3"><i><br /></i></font></u></font></font></p><p>Gross Profit:<font size="3"><font size="2">$9,240 = <u><b>$9,240</b></u> (Shocking!) </font></font></p><p><font size="3"><font size="2"><br /></font></font></p><p><font size="3"><font size="2">Conclusion:</font></font></p><p><font size="3"><font size="2"></font></font>Lease Operator: $9,710<font size="3"><font size="2"></font></font></p><p><font size="3"><font size="2">Company Driver: $9,240</font></font></p><p><font size="3"><font size="2">Discrepancy: $470 + health insurance + implied risk of unforeseen breakdowns + hotel expenses = what a joke.</font></font></p><p><font size="3"><font size="2"><br /></font></font></p><p><font size="3"><font size="2"></font></font>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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