Loads with landstar

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  1. Dave_in_AZ

    Dave_in_AZ Road Train Member

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    This is all miles from when I left my driveway. I park at my house.

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    Let's call it 2740. Probably have about 10 to 15 gallons of fuel more than I started. But when I do these examples, The OM says to donate that dollar amount to the haters.

    SO

    $4112.76 ÷ 2740= $1.50 mile

    All miles. After taxes.
     
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  3. mudflap77

    mudflap77 Heavy Load Member

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    Come on Dave clearly you should be working for a milage company and getting 100% of 1.05/mile and enjoy all the "free" perks the company pays for.. ;)
     
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  4. serozhah

    serozhah Light Load Member

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    pfff, thats not good bud. I know i promoted jb hunt at first, then kinda trashed it lol. Well, I compared those 2 months to the market and realized that it was just really crappy 2 months back then. Real trash for everybody owner ops. Last couple months it got back to normal. really good pay, and i try to only take 24 hour pu and delivery loads. That one time the trailer pins locked only on one side and i complained about it. but it turned out that by the end of the trip the other side locked from vibration i guess too. I've moved my own trailer before with pins only locked on one side of the tandems, and never had a problem, so no big deal at the end of the day and I didnt see a jb hunt trailer with such a problem again. Anyways, I got anxious few days ago and booked 2 loads Memphis TN to GA, one dry van load and one power only. Well, push came to shove I still cancelled dry van load. It actually paid 300 bucks more, but I was able to drop and hook at midnight, i.e. 5 hours before the dryvan load was supposed to pickup. On the delivery side dryvan load was also supposed to be like 3pm to 4pm. My power only load is 24 hour delivery. I'm still getting like 3.5 dollars per mile on it. With power only, I'm taking it super easy today and I plan to get to delivery when I get to delivery lol. I dont' think I can ever go back to dry van loads that are 99% not 24 hour pu and delivery. I mean even if im late and come at whatever time, I sill can drop and hook 24 hours per day. I can't put it into words how much this is better for my health lol I'm still literally paying 100 bucks per month for parking of my dryvan trailer because I like doing power only for JB hunt.
     
  5. serozhah

    serozhah Light Load Member

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    honesty, at the end of the day, trucking pays good in general. problem is the same for everybody - how we waste our money. You guys may say I'm trash but my one biggest lesson I learned in the 9 years of owner op business is stay away from all women including your mother if you want to live lol My life healthwise and financially has been destroyed by women 3 times over now. I don't know when I will learn lol I'm like Samson. he thought the woman in his life loved him so he told her 3 times how to kill him, and 3 times she tried. I guess I am luckier than Samson since im still alive after 3 failed attempts to kill me lol Just pay 100k to surrogacy services to make you your own baby.
     
  6. serozhah

    serozhah Light Load Member

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    omg, i just read a summary of the story of Samson and I'm not luckier than him yet lol it took 4th attempt for the woman in his life to kill the strongest person ever lived, ie Samson. wish me luck guys, lets hope I dont fall in the same dam trap the 4th time because it may be my last lol
     
  7. REO6205

    REO6205 Road Train Member

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    Good luck. Don't associate with a woman named Delilah. Hide the scissors.
     
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