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Liquid propane freight rate

Discussion in 'Hazmat Trucking Forum' started by Bigdickbandit, Jul 15, 2021.

  1. Jul 15, 2021 #1
    Bigdickbandit

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    What’s the rate for hauling liquid propane per ton per mile
     
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  3. Jul 15, 2021 #2
    REO6205

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    If you've never hauled propane before you should check into insurance rates first. You might be in for a shock.
     
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  4. Jul 15, 2021 #3
    Cat sdp

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    Lease on to someone and find out……

    As a 1 truck owner operator you’ll never afford the trailer or insurance……
     
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  5. Jul 16, 2021 #4
    wis bang

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    The rate is only part of the question...cost of entry is 'un-obtanium' unless you start with a 'known' reputation as a means of getting an opportunity to participate.

    The cost per mile might just make the rate appear insufficient without the means to have some economy of scale to eek out an existence.
     
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  7. Jul 16, 2021 #5
    REO6205

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    I don't know what current rates are but five years ago they were surprisingly low. We had a chance to get into propane hauling but by the time we figured trailer costs, insurance, the fact that propane is seasonal around here, and the problem of finding decent drivers, we passed on the opportunity.
    That's not to say that driving a propane truck isn't a good job. It's usually fairly local, it's clean work, and most companies pay the driver a decent wage.
    We just couldn't see any way to realize a decent profit.
     
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  8. Jul 16, 2021 #6
    Snailexpress

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    Company I use to work was making profit out of wholesale/retail price difference. Summer time is sucks.
     
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  9. Jul 16, 2021 #7
    Cat sdp

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    Hauling butane in the summer is like welfare rates…..
     
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  10. Jul 16, 2021 #8
    RockinChair

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    Literally just a few pennies per gallon. You might get a better rate hauling gasoline.
     
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  11. Aug 13, 2021 #9
    379exhd

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    Propane pays per gallon not per ton.

    Bulk 101...it pays by what it sells by, if it's sold by the ton pays by the ton, sold by gallon pays by gallon.

    That said years ago sliding scale based on mileage but short hauls were about .01-.02 per gallon and so on when it figured out to an 8600 gallon load I was making about 3.75 a loaded mile to the truck. Wasn't worth even turning thet key on for imo.
     
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