weights on Rate cons?

I have a formula I use that's roughly $25 per 10,000 lbs for every 500 miles. If I feel like the truck to load ratio is not in my favor, I'll refer to this formula as one factor in deciding if I should take a load with an offer that's below the average for that lane.

$272 @ 5.5mpg for 48,000 lbs
$187 @ 8mpg for under 10,000 lbs

 

So the 48K load costs are + $85.00 per 500 miles?

 

Yeah, that's about how much extra in fuel it would cost for my truck running flatbed freight. I round it up to 100 so it becomes easily divisible by 4, so $25 per 10k. It doesn't work always, like where fuel costs much more or less, or in the mountains, but it's an easy way for me to kind of ballpark the costs.

 

This crazy taking heavy loads burn more fuel put more stress on engine driver trine transmission and everything else only idiots will be not understand This my truck don't like anything above 30k

 

Lol

 

If OP is getting paid by the weight that changes everything.

 

It does. One wonders if OP is going to pop up and give us more particulars.

 

I rate every load I carry as if it weighs 45,000 pounds. Since I generally run the same lane every week, it saves a lot of headaches. Of course most of the time, my loads are that heavy.

 

I Myself asked the question because I rarely put anything less than 80K (70-89K) and my costs are pretty much the same, I know freight carriers that have had to deal with repairs that I still have not done @ 1,070,000 miles...so the "Idiot" & "Stress on the Drive Train" might not apply.

 

I hate to break it to you, but taking a load at 30k burns more fuel, puts more stress on engine, driver, and transmission than being empty. The only way you can be sure you're taking care of that truck is to just bobtail everywhere. Actually, might just want to park it.

Truck was designed to haul 80k basically forever. Anything less is just a bonus.