Earnings Per Mile

603772

{"replyTo":"","text":"ah I gotcha was just curious. when I first bought a truck I ran from Sioux City Iowa to Houston every week. you might have even seen me, black 379 Pete pulling a stainless steel 48' spread axle reefer that the top and bottom rails and the unit were painted blue. sold  that trailer to a kid in Dallas that had a blue w900. \n\nI know when I ran that way I did pretty decent money wise usually around $2/mi another o/o that runs for the same guy I do runs that Texas round every week and lately every time I talk to him he's complaining about cheap loads coming back out of Texas. I think a lot of what he's bringing back is around that buck fifty mark you mentioned so might just be the trend down that way right now.","replyToPid":0}

452168

{"replyToPid":0,"replyTo":"","text":"First of all, stop thinking about running for a bunch of miles. Miles cost the Carrier money. Only use mileage as a number to help determine the cost associated with running that particular load. Also, every lane is different. If you think you're going to get $2/mile everywhere you'll be broke in no time. Your current \"pay\" is going down because whoever you're leased on to does not have direct customers and they're running the spot market. The spot market (loadboard freight) is in the toilet right now. Carriers are going out of business left and right at the moment. Basically...know your cost of operation, lane rates and get direct freight or you won't make it more than a year."}

718595

{"replyTo":"","text":"Nooooooooo please. DONT BE BUYING A TRUCK when you dont already know these questions! ! yall low ball the rates for people who know what they are doing. ","replyToPid":0}

723808

{"replyTo":"","text":"If you're going to be an owner op your biggest worries are not how much you will make but buying the right truck that will make you money.  There's where all your concentration should be because that's what it boils down too.","replyToPid":0}

723808

{"replyTo":"

452168 发表于 2019-07-30 11:43:24 First of all, stop thinking about running for a bunch of miles. Miles cost the Carrier money. Only use mileage as a number to help determine the cost associated with running that particular load. Also, every lane is different. If you think you're going to get $2/mile everywhere you'll be broke in no time. Your current \"pay\" is going down because whoever you're leased on to does not have direct customers and they're running the spot market. The spot market (loadboard freight) is in the toilet right now. Carriers are going out of business left and right at the moment. Basically...know your cost of operation, lane rates and get direct freight or you won't make it more than a year.

","text":"You're right Jimmy, and I don't look for rates to change much especially being an election year coming up.  Unfortunately the radical left and MSM want to drive this country in the ground to establish a one world order.  But that's another topic for another day.","replyToPid":161467}

452168

{"replyTo":"","text":"I concur. Another topic/day indeed.","replyToPid":0}

728761

{"replyTo":"","text":"A friend of mine who has a few years of Dispatch experience is willing to go in 50/50 with me on a truck, reefer and dry van.","replyToPid":0}

728761

{"replyTo":"","text":"No. A friend and me will be buying a truck together, thinking cascadia, and he will dispatch me","replyToPid":0}

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103619 发表于 2019-07-30 06:54:09 from looking at your 4 posts. you're an absolute new driver... so dont bother trying to be an OP or lease..   get some experience first.. before jumping into the big pond

","text":"This is correct. In my circle of friends. everyone drove for about 6 months before getting their own trucks. that's why I'm considering","replyToPid":161372}

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{"replyTo":"

723808 发表于 2019-07-30 22:49:34 If you're going to be an owner op your biggest worries are not how much you will make but buying the right truck that will make you money.  There's where all your concentration should be because that's what it boils down too.

","text":"I was considering a newer cascadia","replyToPid":162104}