Need Your opinion if this is good business deal

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  1. huntepr1

    huntepr1 Bobtail Member

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    No ideal it would be 1040 a week... he would get the 20% and i would get the 80%
     
    huntepr1, Jan 24, 2020
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    jammer910Z Road Train Member

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    Yeah. Wonder if they factor in the cost of the motel room in those figures?
     
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    huntepr1 Bobtail Member

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    LOL his drivers sleep in those vans... yeah when he told me this I was thinking is that legal.
     
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    Oor Road Train Member

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    What's your legal liability when one of those tired drivers crash?
     
    Oor, Jan 24, 2020
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    Of course it isn't.

    But more the more important question is when did basic math stopped being taught in grade school?
    2700 $ on 3000 miles is 90 cents per mile.
    What is your cost per mile to operate?
     
    spyder7723, Jan 24, 2020
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    I would not do it. It's not worth it.
     
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    If it's such a sweet deal why isn't he adding on his own trucks? Business and friendship don't mix well.
     
    Dakota1358, Jan 24, 2020
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    Exactly what I was thinking!
    The only way to make any money in that racket is to have a whole herd of them one truck one driver no money!
     
    Deere hunter, Jan 24, 2020
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    Hey buy a Sprinter and try it!!! You can always drive the family to church in it if it doesn't work. The box trucks are only good as a yard ornament if it fails.

    Seriously though I can't make sense of the figures but i just put in a 17 hour day so that could be it too. Is that legal?
     
    OldeSkool, Jan 24, 2020
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    Because math is based on logic.
     
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