Minimum Rate you you haul for???

((miles / 500)* 400)+(miles*.88 )

Around 400 miles, it becomes a flat $750-850 per load for tying my truck up for the day.

up to about 200 miles, it's $350-450 per load minimum.

Between there, it depends on what market I am in.


ETA: I run a dry van too.

 

Is it flat ground from Indy to K.C.? Or is it Denver to Salt Lake with a storm in the forecast?

If you dont enter those types of things into every bid, you may as well lease to someone.

 

Bottom rate no less than $1.50 unless you go out at a good rate and can stand to come back at a cheap rate. I try to stay at $2.50 to $3.00 a mile going outbound and backhauls dont pay much more than a $1.4 or $1.5 a mile.....That is for a Flatbed, as I am sure you know other types of equipment bring more or less.

 

leased on with landstar 2.5yrs ago.started out w/box 53',1.80cpm was the bottom for me.then i got back to platform,now it's 2.50 minimum.the local stuff wont touch my wagon for less than 1000.00.it takes up too much time and effort to do it for less.usually run east of the rockies.winter time is east of the miss.

 

$1000 for local? Get your arse down to nebraska we need more drivers like you around my neck of the woods these days. Hell 142 miles $300 2 stop nothing withing 100 miles to pick back up. I think it's time to get the louisville slugger out and start swinging at both drivers and brokers. Anything under 200 miles is $500 for me most of the time I'll make and exception for reinke though 800lbs of plastic pipe on 60 miles and it's off in 2 minutes after I get through the gate I can swallow a $450 check for an hour and a half's worth of work
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is that 2.50 before landstars cut or after?

 

Well LOOOONG Story Short....I ran into a Guy with Landstar,who showed me this Load Board Print out.


It brokedown Every Load,different ways,but he Always Looked at what it paided Per Mile.


He Lived Near Chicago,since he told me that is Always a ' Good Lane ' for Loads.


Since I actually SAW for myself every Trip,and All the Details....I wa Impressed.

The Shortest Trip I saw was for approx. 800 Miles,paying $ 1.90 Per mile.

The Longest Trip I saw was To San Diego,and Paid $ 2.20 Per Mile.

Now....He told me that he NEVER takes any Load Under $ 2.00 per Mile.

No matter how desperate it got,he had a Rule about NOT Hauling Cheap Freight !

So since he saw Kind enough to talk to Me, and actuallly SHOW ME his Load board Printout From Landstar.

So It wasn't just someone Good about a Paticular Company,I took his word as far as The $ 2.00 Per mile minimum.

Hope that Heps ?

Peace.

 

richhawn let me know how long it takes you to get on. i have been looking at them but i have heard nothing but nightmares about getting in and rolling. most post i have read say to 5 weeks to get to work.....so let me know if you go for it and how long to get to work. and what the inspection is like