The journey begins - purchased a truck.

Let's say I'm under my own numbers, so 100% figures. Hypothetical Blair also uses a permit service.

KS - 20, OK - 50, TX 62 + 3 times 22 for order = $198.

1 Escort OK, 288 miles from Wichita to TX/OK line $1.65 mile = $475.20

630 mile run at $6/mile $3,780

Total of $4,453.20 - Add 5% for wiggle room, additional. miles -

$4,675.

Do I win the jar of jellybeans?

I might start the negotiations at $5900, and let them feel like they got a deal with $4700 bottom dollar. After all, it leaves you with $3,780 for a lazy Friday pick, Monday drop that shouldn't take more than 2 days if you can get rolling on Friday.

 

A bit of both - the shorter days put a cramp on productivity if you can't run continuous travel. Over the weekend on something this small in those 3 states, I'd only watch for bad weather in KS and OK. Research that before booking too.

 

Maybe so - that's why I'd throw the 5, maybe 10% on top for additional miles incurred. It was 12W restricted a couple of months back I recall.

 

About $6/ mile all in, or thereabouts. AND, you have to assume they're lowballing it a little to make some $$. ??

I'm sure there's guys that would be in for that, know a cheaper escort - say for $350 - order permits themselves or have blankets, and it may suit them to run it.

Hats off to them - we all have our price.

Note - I'd have to be in at $5500-$6000 on the Landstar board to hit my estimated figures. And a LS agent would shop it to an outside carrier for the $4500 figure and make a little more on the deal.

Anybody else want to weigh in? Interesting discussion I thought.