To sell out or not to sell out.

I can see it now.

Come to Oakley where you can drive specialized trailers for Van trailer pay.

 

It ain’t called a welfare wagon for nothing.

 

That’s to the truck. $2 to the truck sounds better to me than $2 all in with your own trailer running the load boards, but maybe I’m not good at math.

 

And their insurance.

 

It's still $2 a mile.
$2 a mile is still junk no matter what.

 

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Ok you’re right.

But for reference, back in 2019 when everyone here was crying about the rates and how brokers make too much money I was at about $1.90 to my truck pulling a food grade pneumatic and I know for a fact I was money ahead compared to a lot of others.

If you sat and figured it out I bet you’d have to be over $3 all miles with your own trailer running the boards to come out at $2 all miles if you took all the other associated expenses out of the picture.

 

What was fuel costs back in 2019?
Truck prices?
Tire prices?

All costs have skyrocketed since then.

 

Agreed. Many newcomers haven’t seen the bottom.

First year in 2015 - $1.67 all miles.

 

I'm renting a trailer and paying insurance. It's about $600 a week.
Running at 90% of what I book.

So if i did 2500 miles at $3 my carrier gets .30 per mile. Trailer and insurance comes to .24 per mile.
Would leave at $2.46 after those costs.
So still above $2 a mile bros but not by a lot.

Thankfully I still do above $3 all miles booked but it's OD loads and shorter runs.

If someone was running van/reefer with the rates I'm seeing and hearing about and paying insurance, trailer and giving company a percentage then yes it would be a complete disaster right now.