We can officially call it the floor of rates

Let be real most loads don't take 3 days lol
If its gonna take 3 days it better pay more then $.30 a mile profit. But taking a load going 500 miles for a small profit vs sitting 2 days I'll take a 500 mile load and get in a better area.

 

this is what I'm currently doing as power only. Avg $2.18 empty and loaded. Better then nothing in this market.

 

Bad area for dry van in my experience.

 

Just had a talk with one of my childhood friend from Europe, he is an O/O and you know what, he is driving for $1-1.3 with diesel about $7/gallon. Oh, and he is doing this stupid sh## for years. He is totally broke, renting his small apartment, living in the truck and just paying a loan for truck. Just waste of time and money. He is always broke actually. And its normal for them there. So as long as people here are going to take ANY loads for ANY money, we are going to have the same situation here. Just be clever and think in a long run guys.

 

Hey dude, if it works 4 you that's what matters. Folks working spot/direct may have different ways of succeeding. I just sat 3 days in SD with my flat, every option made 0 money for my operation. I did what is best for me. Different strokes 4 us all. I'll definitely raise my flag patting myself on the back though, I sure didn't sucker myself into taking a terrible paying load into a horrible area just to say "I got myself a load"...

 

.30 a mile profit on 1.20- 1.50 mile loads ? How ?

 

I wouldn't know. Was just looking to see if power only down here would be worth it to do a couple short loads with my new truck.. Answer is a big fat no. Only took about 2 minutes to find that answer

 

Could just deadhead. You can make it in about 9 hours.

 

The only way now to improve the market.

 

Yep. Let the chumps run til they are broke.