When it's $1.48/mile versus .48/mile why not aspire to be an o/o?

Ya, but you get all those benefits from Schneider.....

 

How many odometer miles you run that it comes out profitable at that rate?

 

I grossed $133,311.99 and I ran 87936, this is from my odometer. I just sent my taxes to my CPA just morning.

 

You're absolutely correct. You need a minimum per-day rate that any load must meet. And a full day gets added to the rate if shipper or receiver delays cause you to miss out on a re-load opportunity.

 

Not hard to do.

For the week ending 2/3/2018, I averaged $745 per day, on around 1800 miles. Home every night, start around 3am, back at the yard around 2pm. Power only, one preloaded trailer, multiple stop delivery.

edit: That was a 5 day week, M-F, $3700 to the truck.

 

Beverages, weight 40-50K, preloaded trailer, multiple stop deliveries. Northeast and central PA, 50-350 miles round trip per day.

 

Off topic but is that the lehigh tunnel on your profile pic?

My dad is leased to small carrier. 6 company driver and about 15-20 owner op's. My dad only supplies bobtail insurance and plates. Everything else the carrier pays for, even tolls and full fsc.

100-400mi a day home every night weekends off. 146k this year on 74,000 miles. Truck paid off and never breaks down.

Running northeast pa you must see some Nealon transportation trailers?? (red lettering) white mack company trucks. That's where my dads leased

EDIT. 80-85% of the freight is 1 way very rarely does he ever get a backhaul. Carrier takes 23%

 

that does not seem very good to me. that's a lot of hours in for that gross id be charging more than 2.05 a running mile if i was only going to be running 300 miles per day on 11 hour days. your not valuing your time enough.

 

Week ending tomorrow, also M-F. $4750 on the same miles. Not home each night, but not working 11 hr days either.

 

Yes, Lehigh tunnel.

I don't recall seeing Nealon trailers, but now I'll look out for them lol.

I'm paid by the piece for the LTL loads (monday-friday), and miles for weekend truckloads when I want them. Both come with FSC added, and the weekend truckloads have accessorials and add-on flat pay for certain origin / destination zip code combinations. But no percentage. And I haven't seen a back haul yet as an O/O with them lol.