Realistic Dry Van Rates

Wow $0.88 - $1.30/mi is the going rate for vans!! I'm glad I don't pull a van, that would mean I'd be running at a loss all the time. I run Stepdeck for a small company and We hardly move anything for less than $2.25/mi and sometimes that's rough as I get 85% of gross.
Personally unless it's super light load I won't look at anything much less than $2.00/mi it's just not worth me pulling it.

 

I seen on CNBC yesterday that after 3 yrs of stagnant shipping rates for the trucking industry we should start to see a slight increase in rates throughout 2010.

 

I sure hope so, my buddy runs for Mercer he's getting about 1.45 to 1.87 a mile on flats. What a deal uh !!!! lmao

 

Rates are low right across the board. With reefer we are averaging around $1.50 per mile.

 

Yea I would be suprised if it were the other way around. Good thing u dont pull a van.

 

Thanks for the info.

 

x2. Around $1.00 is common on the van stuff I've looked at. This is why the van I bought 2 years ago has NEVER moved. (didn't need or want it but it was a deal) Sure they just swing the doors and go but I can throw some straps or chains for the price difference.

 

Thanks for all the replies! Some good info here. I ran as an owner/op for a couple of years, so accepting 88 cents to a buck per mile would have been hard to swallow. You have to keep the wheels rolling non-stop to make any money like that.

 

A slight increase will mean instead of the rates being the lowest they've been in 15 years they'll be the lowest they've been in 10 . And don't expect bottom feeder driver pay to go up with the rates .

 

hi everyone I stopped trucking back in 2000 when fuel was about a buck a gallon. I have my own authority and even back then I averaged about 1.85 per mile including my deadhead and everything thats from the odometer. I thought I was doing pretty good, I made 2 trips a month from Florida to Chicago and hauled LTL back. I was home more than I was gone. I did spend quite a bit of time arranging my outbound load [ usually plants] and booking some decent LTL out of Chicago. I usually made about 2.50 per mile coming back. I remember owner/ops leased to companies getting about 88 cpm or thereabouts back then and wonder how [ or why] they do it. somebody explain to me today how the hell you even pay for the truck and fuel at that rate, never mind insurance and repairs and a wage for yourself. why would anyone even want to drive a truck for that rate. I guess my point is "drive smarter not farther" I only drove about 85k miles per year doing that and made about 80-90k a year after expenses and before taxes. I am thinking about doing it again so I am testing the waters so to speak, it seems things are worse now however. remember its not how many miles you drive its how many dollars you have at the end of the month after the bills are paid. I always thought I was worth at least 3-400 dollars a day not including expenses. if everyone thought along those lines pay would go up but as long as you have drivers that just want to be out on the road for the adventure, [my first year was like that] this will continue be a poorly paid industry good luck to you all