What do you consider decent gross for your trailer type?

Well, dump trucks have a different odometer "shelf life" due to short runs so it wont scale. 300-400k on a straight dump is like 1-1.5 million on a otr tractor.

Maybe you meant to put dump trailer.

 

IF, I ran 100,000 miles, it would actually be 101200 miles because my run is 1012 miles round trip, and if I didn't pull any oversize or ever haul anything back, have to tie down a load, or any of the loads exceeds 45,000 pounds, then I would gross 400,000 after insurance cost. I do not intend to run 100,000 miles though.
Now, I do not pull my trailer, so I do not know until I pickup the load if I am pulling a dry van, reefer, flat, step, curtain van, lowboy or even a stretch.

 

Not a dime, thinkng about miles makes you less money.

 

Our company flatbed trucks easily run 100k miles a year. Some as much as 130k a year.

I try and do LESS than 100k miles but, I will be bumping that this year to keep my gross up compared to last years 80k miles. My minimum goal is to generate $200k after the carriers cut of %10 with the least amount of miles and effort.

First year I came up short, then the last 2 years I meet or exceed my goals. On track this year to meet goals.

The big question is how many weeks will I stay home? I try and spend a full 8 weeks (10 days) at the house and most weekends and any holidays.

My opinion is, if you own and drive the truck you should be able to spend at a minimum, $100k a year however you chose.

That would include payroll, dividends, taxes, health insurance, frivolous business expenses and retirement funding.

Company drivers here make $50k to $70k with various work ethic levels. All of them drive more miles than I do. Most Work 50 to 48 weeks year. None of them wrench on there equipment during home time. They make %25 so, there gross would be $200 to $280k a year.

My gross averages right in the middle of those figures.

Hope I answered you question?

 

I know dumptruck guys that do very well but i think 100k miles is way more than they put on in a year. Much of their day is in line to load or unload. Theyre gonna work their pay more toward hourly, daily or per trip. Hourmeter might match up with otr but odometer wont.

I understand what youre trying to figure but it'll be general data with tons of operators countering the trend. You can lose a fortune in any type of equipment with the right combination of inexperience and bad luck. You can make good money with any trailer type by knowing and exploiting load to truck ratios and putting yourself in the right place at the right time.

I hauled a flatbed load yesterday from my normal zone in NC to my normal zone back in TN. Upon delivery i found out the cargo value was $320k on that one load, which explains why the rate was double of the normal lumber backhaul i am sent on. So for a market statistic divided among all trucks, its just a few drops into the whole flatbed pond. But for one truck its the difference between 100k gross vs 200k. Any trailer can make half the average pulling junk or double the average pulling jems. Your results will be unique to your saavy and your luck.