Power Only

That's what they should be paying their W2 employees too. Not just their "Independent" Contractors.

 

I am a company driver but know the rates as I am with a very small company. I do power only for Menard's. We have a base rate of $1.70 per mile with a fuel surcharge as well that fluctuates weekly but lately has been in the .67-.73 per mile range. So all in the rate per mile is roughly $2.40 per mile. There is no deadhead at all as all I do is go from distribution center to stores, unload, and back to the same distribution center. We are paid that rate loaded and unloaded.

 

I’d look at someone like
RexDon or
Home

 

As usual, the term "Power Only" is being used to describe 2 distinctly different types of operations:

1. True power only means you haul a different trailer every trip, either new empty trailers being delivered, used equipment being repositioned or loaded time sensitive trailers. You rarely are around when it is loaded or unloaded, nor are you responsible for that.

2. The 2nd power only scenario is you provide the tractor, the lessor provides the trailer and loads. You haul freight just like anyone else, possibly drop trailers loaded or empty as needed, but you are in the freight hauling business.

I suspect this OP is describing the 2nd circumstance.

 

The tide has been turning.. for atleast.4 months.. maybe even 6.. there's just some that refused to belive the warning signs until very recently
Their easy to spot .. they are the ones with crocodile tears and crying the loudest now

 

Company mega o/o is about as stupid as you can go. I'd rather lease my truck to a sand pit and pull a dump.

 

I guess if your delivery is 25 instead of 24 miles you're #### out of luck

 

Aggregate is exempt commodity no need to lease anything

 

Yup, new O/O who pay
20K+ a year for insurance
100K+ for a 500k mile truck
50K+ for a dry van
All under credit
Get % taken from them off every angle you can think of

These people deserve to bankrupt.

 

And the sooner the better. Until people learn to not move cheap freight, it will stay like this...