Running with JCT, Part Deux

My apologies if I misread that post about 2k. I aimed you meant miles, not dollars. Either way, congrats to you.

 

It would take me 3 months to run 2k miles......

So what happened to that business???? I know the answer.... But for shizz n giggles go ahead n spill the beans

 

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This is how I make my money.... I just got this for 600.00.... It literally goes from one warehouse to across the street to another warehouse.... delivering at Kroger.....Last minute gigs are the best gig's

 

Different kind of business. Retail supermarket. After almost 20 years decided on a change. Now I deliver freight to those same *uckers. Lol

 

So with over 30 years total running businesses, I might have a wee bit of an inkling as to what I'm doing.

 

You may be a better business person, earning wads of cash doing whatever it is that you do....but I'm not a condescending a-hole, so I've got that going for me, which is nice.

And if I'm ever at Charlies Produce, I'll be sure to look you up, I'm sure you're a hell of a swell guy...

 

Now Treputt you won't be able to look him up to talk because he will be the one that has to go go go. In other words he is probably in the holding area longer than anyone.

 

Dispatch just called me to do a repower going to Moberly, MO for 4:20 am tomorrow. I should of said no since have hotel room and didnt need to leave till 7 am now I have to leave at 1 am. So much for sleep and just found out load has os&d. Great.

 

Nope that won't find me.... I do 2 loads a day... that's all...3 days a week.... Difference between me n
U is I own all my equipment.... Good luck in your pursuit of ownership.... Look me up if you up here. .. fld120 truck 81

 

Against my better judgement I'll jump in the ring....

Holding trips simply to prevent a single week in the red is bad math. Period.

You're increasing your fixed cost percentage vs revenue every week. For simplicity I'll pick $300 as fixed cost. At 3000 miles your fixed cost is 10 cpm. At 2000 miles your fixed cost would be 15 cpm. A 50% increase. The floating part of the truck payment doesnt matter one way or another. Its the same percentage on every dispatched mile. Doesnt take an adam smith to figure more miles on any given check will net a higher percentage profit per mile, subject only to differences in fuel purchasing week to week.

Further by holding trips you're effectively using a savings account that returns zero interest. Current interest rates may be crap but 100% of zero is zero even in Keynesian economic theory.

Finally, what does it matter if you go in the hole for a week. JCT isnt charging you interest for a neg check. Besides that I turned in a week with a whopping 800 miles and still had a positive settlement so it certainly doesnt take much to stay in the black.

As for what you did before.... I dont care. At this moment you're displaying an incredible lack of basic business acumen.