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For current year and year ago months when we were in service about the same percentage of time, our loaded miles are about the same.

Actually, no EXACT formula has been provided. And before going more in depth about this, the short reply is simply to re-ask the question that remains unanswered. How does an expediter calculate his or her ROI? As you have often said, DaveKC, "Why complicate the simple?" It is a simple...

I'm sorry, Highway Star, it is not good enough. See post below.

My point is not that I cannot figure it out. It is that you cannot. You have yet to offer an ROI calculation that readers can actually use to calculate ROI. Explainations offered by you so far would earn you a failing grade in any college accounting course. Writers that say ROI is important...

OK. So since ROI is simple to get, please, tell me how to calculate it in a way that is meaningful to a one-truck owner operator business or multi-truck fleet owner business if you prefer. I don't get it. Why are the people so willing to talk about how important ROI is, also so mum about how to...

That is the difference between exclusive use freight and freight that moves fast, is it not? As carriers and shippers are getting more skilled at moving LTL freight fast, exclusive use freight remains our market niche. With exclusive use fright, the shipper is indeed paying for the whole truck...

Until someone can explain with a straightforward formula how to calculate ROI, it remains a meaningless concept and it might as well not exist. What good is ROI if no one can tell readers how to calculate it?

To learn more and test the validity of said conclusion. Is that OK?

I believe my post already explained how the conclusion was reached. It was reached by talking to truckers who wanted me to buy their trucks. Allow me to add two more items to reply #37 above. What is cheap freight, really? 11. Ateam: Cheap freight is a cop out; a reason given by some truckers...

It is important for expediter wannabees to realize there is more than one fleet owner business model. Some fleet owners run just a few trucks on a variety of compensation arrangements. There are a few that run a much larger number of trucks. Like drivers, fleet owners get into the business for...

The answer to your question will vary with each expediter. The boundaries between working and not working blend together in expediting. What one expediter considers work, another may consider play. Being on the road does not always mean you are working, and being at home does not always mean...

OK, let's review. What is cheap freight, really? Here are the answers paraphrased: 1. jaminjim: Cheap freight is cheap freight. 2.x06col: freight priced below the minumum floor set by whoever, and the floors are "wild" for a variety of reasons. 3. dabluzman1: it goes baaaaaaa, and it is...

Our first quarter, 2008 run count, miles and revenue were down about 12.5% compared to first quarter, 2007. We attribute that to time off we took in 2008 that we did not take in 2007 and "breaking the streak." Friends have told us, "Don't break a streak." By that they mean when you have one...

With talk of the trucker strike, fuel prices, owner-operator failures and increased media attention on the trucking industry, the words "cheap freight" have been bantered about quite a lot. In the interests of clear thinking and intelligent discussion, can someone share with readers here just...

NLM can't be all that bad, can it? A quick online search shows that Panther Expedited Services, Inc. has won the NLM Coverage Support Carrier Excellence Award in 2004, 2005, 2006 and 2007. The Express-1 web site talks of Express-1 winning NLM's Carrier Excellence Award in 2004 and the growth NLM...

I have an online acquaintance named Tim Conway. He is a truck driver but not an expediter. When talking about a truck strike, he makes an observation about the public that has not been often mentioned (quoted here with his permission). He says, "Do you really think that Joe Public is going to...

There are other deals out there, different than what you describe. You would be wise to shop and compare. Also, if you have not already done so, read Introduction to Expediting.

I am curious to know more about Expediter Services. Those red trucks with white boxes, leased to Panther, FedEx Custom Critical and TriState, and perhaps other carriers, are an increasingly frequent sight on the road. In the last month, Diane and I have had lunch with two Expediter Services...

It's not about me doing well or not doing well. It's about developing a better sense (as in specific data) about what is going on out there. My reason for asking is no different than me asking drivers we might meet at a truck stop and shop talk comes up. You talked about your results so I took...

True enough. Still, these are somber times, and I fear they will get worse before they get better (my personal view). Put in another way, I expect general economic conditions to further soften and to remain so for an extended period of time. While there may be similarities between the courrier...