Picking my own freight baby! My journey to & of being on Schneider choice, the Adventure & Numbers!

Discussion in 'Schneider' started by freightwipper, Jun 1, 2015.

  1. Corso1504

    Corso1504 Medium Load Member

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    3 weeks of
    3 weeks of missed psympaym are 1600 excluding your mma.. That's not 10k. Try sitting for 3 months and see if when you come back out the truck will be there waiting for you. you think sfi is just a bunch of nice people but they still want their money every week. Rain sleet hail snow breakdown or illness. It's the same as renting an apartment.. miss a rent payment you'll be evicted. Miss a mortgage payment you might not hear anything at all
     
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  3. stevep1977

    stevep1977 Road Train Member

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    With current fuel prices you can comfortably operate in the $1.50-$1.70 range. That's all miles including deadhead miles.
     
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  4. spyder7723

    spyder7723 Road Train Member

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    But why would you want to when it's just easy to get market rate? Even 2$ a mile all miles to the truck is very low today.
     
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  5. driverdriver

    driverdriver Road Train Member

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    I know very well what SFI is about I've been dealing with them for nearly 5 years.
    They DONT WANT THE TRUCK BACK til the end of lease , they give just about anyone a payment plan on back payments in an effort to collect. Lol.
     
  6. stevep1977

    stevep1977 Road Train Member

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    I said you "can", not that you "should" lol
     
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  7. driverdriver

    driverdriver Road Train Member

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    Those that won't get a payment plan:
    Late all the time
    Rude at customer
    Gets tickets
    Tears up equipment
    Ect. Ect. Ect.
     
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  8. drvrtech77

    drvrtech77 Road Train Member

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    Im doing nearly 2.30mi all miles right now..so yes you're right..the rates right now are excellent
     
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  9. Corso1504

    Corso1504 Medium Load Member

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    You better have your equipment paid off lol
     
  10. stevep1977

    stevep1977 Road Train Member

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    $1.60/mile 3000 miles is $4800 in revenue

    $1200 fixed cost (lease payment etc etc)
    $1300-$1500 in fuel

    $2100-$2300 net
     
  11. spyder7723

    spyder7723 Road Train Member

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    You are not going to average 3k miles a week.
     
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