Success or failure

If you are the only person its much cheaper. You can get cheap occupational accident insurance for 20% off the cost of workmans comp. And health insurance for yourself is a lot cheaper than for an employee. But you still need to be paying yourself a real livable income.

Most people say fuel is the biggest cost. They are clueless. My fuel cost this year has averaged 30 cents per mile. On 100k miles that's 30k dollars. I don't know about the rest of you guys, but i sure as heck am not gonna make my family live on 30k when i could go get a job paying 75k.

 

Repairs can quickly become your highest expense, with today's new trucks it can be even worse.

 

Good point spyder-

Fact of the matter is there are too many satisfied with Beans and Rice salaries Owning a Truck- Makes the Rest Look Bad-And Rates can Reflect that.

I Don't work too hard anymore but- It isn't worth my time If I can't NET 80-90k per Year...........Too Much Stress involved NOT to make that kind of money

There's too many guys out there running 6 days a week (Ya know leaving home on a Sunday-Which I think is BAD) Then finishing Friday Night-Plus maintenance.....Making $140-$160k per year Gross Slaving to Brokers....

Not a Good way to Live, Yet,It Happens far too much.

 

You need to figure out what segment of trucking you want to go into. 10k a month is well below what you should make regardless of what segment. But I am talking gross money. The segment will also dictate how much ins coverage you will need, thus greatly changing the cost.

 

Buck fifty is cheap. It will cost about a 1.35 min to operate. all miles. So with empty miles you may break even at 1.50

 

What??

Freight box?

You mean a dry van or a van?

To answer your question - this happens all the time where a driver will take different trailers to different places (it is called power only loads) but not always like that.

AND yes it has to be equipped, i don't know if you need chains in Texas but ...

 

You'll make more money picking one and learning to do it well. Kinda like you have engine guys, and gear guys, and one guy who seems to get all the a/c work. Yeah you can do all, but are you really proficient is any? Plus it's easier to build relationships with people when you do one thing and do it good. Same can be said for freight lanes as well.