What are average hot shot rates?

You could get a semi to do it for $1.50 per mile and they’ll be smiling..

 

1500lbs pallet is getting delivered with cargo vans all day long at $1.2-1.3 per mile

 

Don't confuse the OP. No semi can make money at 1.50 or below. Those who say they do haven't done the math properly, that's why they go broke. 2 per mile for hotshot may be alright, I don't do hotshot so I'm not 100% sure.

 

I do hotshot and will not do $2 a mile over that distance because I would have to come back bringing all miles to $1 a mile. Cargo van may be able to do it at $2 a mile as their overall cost of doing business is lower. For sure a freight broker is charging you way more than he is paying his carrier. If you need a hot shot find one. Getting your brother to start a brokerage because your shipping cost is high is not the answer IMO ask the broker to lower your cost or find another broker . Better yet like I said before find some hot shot guys that have been in business for a few years. Your communication and service will be better IMO.

 

380 mile block @ 1500lbs (one ton rate) would be $1,197.00. That would include fuel and insurance. That’s about $3.68 per mile.
That’s from my rate sheet that’s 10 years old with updated fuel.
I hate brokers.

 

They are tricky

 

If you’re the shipper, you don’t even need a brokers license. Under your company name you can get an account on a load board and post your own loads. Here’s the thing though, a lot of truckers won’t want to work with you at first unless it’s a cod load. That’s because you don’t have a bond like a broker has. In time you can overcome that though. You’ll just need some carriers to let the load board know that they hauled for you, and you paid in a timely manner. The load board at that point will start to show an average days to pay.

if you’re shipping power only loads they’ll need to pay decent. On a short run like you described, your rate will more than likely need to cover the owner operator deadheading back.

Texas is a big state, where at in West Texas? The rate they charged may be right on target if they’re deadheading clear back to the the west Texas border?