need help setting a rate?

One pick up, one delivery, quick load, quick unload, those are factors too...with short runs, I think time is more a factor than would otherwise be, right, although I'm not an O/O I guess I would ask for $500 if it is quick on and off, and that will leave time for another run that day, otherwise $500 is not enough to gross for one day's worth of work.

 

Typical O/O expects to make a minimum of $500-550 a day. If they don't make ATLEAST that, they aren't making money. Quote it $550 min + fuel at $1/mile

 

Post it at $400 and make them negotiate. Maybe you get it covered every time with dependable service for that. Maybe there are other options there and it costs money. I wouldn't give away money if I had worked to secure the business. Make every buck you can. I know an o/o locally who has a 50 mile load he brokers out for $275-$300 he gets it direct for $675. It's every Tuesday morning run straight thru no more than 3 hours in the load. I'd do it for $400 everytime but he gets it done for less, who can blame him? If that freight is quick and easy on both ends you should make a lot of money off that load.