Would you accept this offer?

the thing is, will that be consistent . or will they be sitting for a week, at $75 a day.

 

Garbage

 

No, I would not.

Back of the envelope math is it costs at least 90 cpm to run the truck. With the fuel surcharge you would be grossing 1.5 to 1.6, leaving a "net" of 65 cpm. Out of that you have self employment taxes and health insurance. Then don't forget capital reinvestment . So basically you are making company driver money with o/o headaches.

 

Get your hazmat endorsement, it is super simple to get.

However I am taking issue with this idea that LS takes 25% out of your profits, it isn't your profits they take the money out, it is their money and you get the a percentage of what they collect.

 

Before you do any of that you need to know your operating cost and draw up a business plan. In the beginning, even the most rudimentary business plan will do. You can refine it as you progress. If you will be negotiating rates for yourself, you need to know what lanes pay what rates. One way to learn this is to sign on with a company that negotiates for you in exchange for a %.
You also need good money management skills.

I thought landstarve was 65% with their trailer and 72(?) If you have your own wagon. Pretty steep.

 

Just to be clear: “Landstar would take 25% of (your) profit” (** which is actually NOT 25% of profit, it’s 25% of gross revenue) but meanwhile you considered running for the numbers in your first post, where the carrier takes 100% of the actual “profit” and pays a fixed mileage rate that’s very similar to actual operational costs on a scenario such as provided vs the 25% of gross that landstar takes?
Just want to verify I read that correctly.

 

Cart before the horse again