Miles per week??

I imagine an 'average' in the "regional flatbed, home most every weekend" fleets is going to be in the neighborhood of 2,400. If you decide to stay out one weekend and they drop a 2,200 mile trip on you, then you'd could expect a sizable miles number for the week. A lot of flatbed outfits offer pay by percentage of truck revenue and that put a whole new spin (and uncertainty) on what to expect and render much of the talk in terms of miles count no longer important insofar as the check is concerned.

One week you may never touch your tarps, and things will literally fly on and off your trailer, quick and easy securement loads, you're in flatbed heaven. Then the next week is payback for the previous week and you'll wonder why you decided on flatbed. But, the same can be said for van and reefer hauling, too.

 

Actually, our "load and unload times" are far less than that of a typical van load. Usually, when we go somewhere, they are ready to load, and when we get to the reciever,, they are "usually" happy to see us and we get unloaded. no backing into a dock and waiting 6 hours to load and then same thing at the reciever.

Now onto the "miles" part of the question. You will make more revenue being paid percentage, rather than by the mile in this part of the industry. I would not work for a company that paid "by the mile"

 

1: That's the wrong question to ask. I look at 2 numbers. The average rate /earnings for the month and more importantly (IMO) the rate/earnings after my fuel bill.

2: most places are happy to see me and honor appointment times unlike grocery warehouses, etc. I even went to a place the other day where they helped me fold my tarps! Without me asking!

 

those are my favorite places.

 

problem with that idea. is half this country don't feel like they should pay to have their freight hauled.

in north dakota right now. you can find tons of hey loads. most are wide. which means permits. i couldn't find one load over $1.20. and you buy the permits.

florida don't seem to want to pay more then a buck. along with colorado.

some loads pay good. becuase they go to lousy cheap or no freight areas. which is too bad. then you got areas where rates are lousy in AND out.

i like the money on some loads. but i don't think it's fair that they pay a higher price becuase what's around won't pay at all. if anything is around.

freight should have equal pay everywhere. instead of cheap areas like denver abusing the system.

 

all due respect....

It's not the miles you run...it's the revenue per mile.....

Read what these guys are telling you!!

 

I'm sorry, but what you're describing is not free market capitalism and if that's what you want then you should not be in business for yourself. There is no "system" and if there was, some dipstick in DC would be in charge of it. Is that what you really want?