Need info on container work.

Hi bought a 2007 Internationa 9400i pre DPF truck. Cash ..... I live 30 miles South of Columbus Ohio. Looking for home everyday that's why I'm looking at intermodal work. There's a lot of companies & I've looked online & read a ton of blogs & post about container work. Roadone, & Container Port Group , & xpo are some I've looked up. Really can't get a answer on rates tho... Pay per mile. What is average for leasing truck onto company? Is there Miles? Do you typically drive out like 250-300 miles or is it mostly really short runs? Most pay for empty miles? & tire blowouts on chassis. Driver really pays for that?? Even with a proper pre trip tired give out on the road..kind of fsc rate is there right now?.. My guess is around .20/mile ...here's truck I bought. I've since put quarter fenders on it. I had someone tell me look into Continuum .. Never heard of them till that. I looked at there website & looks like it's a 1 million non trucking insurance they require.

 

I got a hell of a deal on it. No payment. I have a good LTL company job now. Initial plan was to put a driver in it & lease it on to my current employers truckload side. 100% owner operator. Put ads up, craigslist, fb. Got a few calls but it's hard to find someone qualified enough Most job hop every few months. & to answer your question I've been driving since 2006. 10 yrs this October. Been at current job just over 6 yrs now. It's a super solid clean truck. & i could always sell it & make a little $$ on it, but I'm definitely giving up on finding a driver. I hear people saying u can make close to 2500 week after fuel with intermodal work. True?, idk. Must be money or people wouldn't do it.

 

So what rate per mile outta rail yards leased on somewhere can I expect 1.15 plus fsc? Or less? Lol

 

Yeh joined September 2015. Just normaly read & don't post much lol. A lot of knowledge on here. Container side tho is mostly east coast ports I'm finding. Not much on rail side. & some post are several years old I saw Roadone advertise 1.17/mile plus fsc but didbt exactly say all miles. so empty miles pay is prolly where they get u.

 

Thx so much!!! So I've read a bunch of blogs & hear don't get paid by load. Why?... & do most have discounts like on tires?,,, shops for repairs? & can u run like 200+ miles 1 way & then back or are most runs short? Thx!