Some numbers for new O/O

Some of these trolls do at least provide some entertainment value.

 

I'd say 6.3 on a 93 is pretty darn good. 3.91s 22.5LP. I generally curise around 1550-1600 and never lug it below 1400


Doing food service 100 truck fleet of cascadias 6.1 was the fleet avg. Castrated 62mph and half were autos

For new guys reading this. If your doing short hops like us (200mi avg) in the NE good rates are out there

 

Not from the usual suspects tho you'll have to put in some leg work. Don't let em pull the oh we only have 550 in it.

Ex earlier on the board they had a scranton to the bronx for 650. Some sucker i bet will be all over it thinking hey its 4.00mi

 

I haven’t been on here in quite some time, so? If this has already been stated, forgive me, but a $1500 truck payment would be a used truck

 

Don’t know if somebody covered this point yet but as an owner operator with a brand new authority most brokers will not give you a load unless your authority is three months or older. some brokers require one year or older plus references. so heads up on that first year. I spent 70k and 3 months preparing to haul my first load and then nobody would give me one because my authority was to new.
Now you can run under someone else’s authority while you let yours age ( like run for landstar for example ) then 3 months later pull some landstar loads under your authority and bingo, your over this hurdle.
But all in all it still adds to this headache!

*** DISCLAIMER- the name landstar was used for example purposes only! You may substitute any mega hauler that you wish!

 

You have overgeneralized it. Too much!
When I first started, C.H.Robinson was all too happy giving me loads. Landstar too - but the agency I booked that one load from were double-brokering scumbags. I don't think it has changed much. ALSO TQL, maybe UBER...lot's of smaller brokers too. When they need to move something pronto, they will not care too much. You need to endure the first 6 months and then most of them use you. But don't say no one will use you.

 

Was this all with Time DC?

 

Mostly TDC and a couple months running dumps at Page. It ended up being better then I thought. I was only down $4,000 net year over year.

(keep in mind I run mostly short loads, nothing farther then KC really)