OK, its tough out here!!!!!

Thanks for the heads up good you got it keep us posted.

 

$1.60-$1.70 per mile is a profitable rate if you get the miles and revenue to go along with that. Personally I'd focus more on hitting revenue goals and less on CPM.

 

You've been here like what a week?

You said it yourself it takes patience and some serious learning.
Nobody jumps right in and does great right off the bat.

It takes time to learn the good/bad areas, where the good shippers are.
Most important learning what $ you can get per lane, per market etc etc.
Defining what a good load is and what's not. What time of the day to book, when to book far ahead vs not so much. When to go with shorter $3-$4 loads vs going with longer loads that pay less per mile.
As far as the high paying loads as you're seeing you can't sit around think and plan forever around it.. they go real quick sometimes in a matter of seconds! So your mind better be real quick when you see them lol.
We can go on and on here but there's soooo much to learn.

It took me 2-3 months before I even felt comfortable running my own show out here.
Takes time bro, calm down and study on.

 

Point is unless you do you homework you're not going to be very successful.
We can say hey yeah there's homework and things to learn you still it's up to you to put the time in and figure it out. The driving is the easy part......

 

Give it time..it will get better.
It's a new type of system for you.
Usually you'll get the hang of it in a month or two.
Learn your areas and anticipate where freight will be.

Hang tough..it is difficult out here!

 

As the old saying goes "If it sounds to good to be true it probably isn't" All these companies whether they be transport, selling a product, Multi Level Marketing all have one thing in common their product is the best it never fails and a person would be crazy not to buy it etc etc its only after they've got your money or signature that the attitude changes the other thing is if they said well "maybe our product is good or maybe it isn't?' who would go ahead and choose it? That's right Zip 0 nil no one . "There's a sucker born every minute" "Many people are gullible, and we can expect this to continue." David Hannum

 

You'll get te hang of it

 

Man, Phoenix is a real tough market. Frankly, I'm surprised that you're getting what you say you're getting.
But, nevertheless and to the point, it takes a while (and a bit longer for those who weren't SNI drivers to begin with). But, if you stay busy and stop chasing the $3 a mile freight, you'll be fine. Just plan to run all day, every day and you won't loose. If you sit in a truckstop constantly hitting the 'refresh' button, you'll not appreciate the outcome. It's hard work and those who work hard will succeed. Those that get their tails on their shoulders and say, "I ain't runnin' for that", set themselves up for failure.

Run all day, every day. And always remember, there's a reason it pays what it pays. Always remember.......