Hauled some more of this awful steel today. First load deadheaded 84 miles, 3 sheets 1/2" x 96" x 480" 20k. $900 on 56 loaded miles. Reloaded where I delivered. 38k assorted beams, 3 stops, 515 miles $1867.75. No tarps
Steel Hauling pay for O/O
Discussion in 'Flatbed Trucking Forum' started by RERM, Aug 15, 2014.
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assuming I could run at less than $1.50 or $1 or whatever, I would still shoot for the highest rate I can get out of every customer not call and tell them they can take advantage of my ignorance and my equipment and give me the lowest possible rate. And if I was naïve enough to do what you were doing I wouldn't come on here bragging about it. -
That's more like it!
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So yes it's viable. Brutal but viable. -
Payment has nothing to do with operating cost IMO, other than whatever interest is paid per year. -
I also like my method, buy $20,000 truck, keep forever, laugh all the way to the bank.
edit: I also find it interesting that you average out depreciation rather than taking "actual" depreciation which is wishy washy anyways.Last edited: Aug 23, 2014
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