. Every one's cost to operate will vary, but I was surprised that was interpreted as a "not a great run" but "a good one". .
Variable costs are what they are, it's not mach in most cases, and if the business is being run on an quarterly base they are even somewhat predicted.
fixed costs are being evenly spreads over the amount of revenue being paid to the truck, and again, can be somewhat predicted over time.
the more paid for mil. ones gets, the less those costs impact the Pay Per Mil (PPM).
the big questions is how mach of those 1.40PPM is going right back to the DH%/carrier deduction/fuel pump/repair shop, Ext.
if one is running a truck at 25%Dh, have huge carrier fixed deductions,gets poor fuel millage,big truck payments,expect the load to pay for his retirement and children funds,(or even the ridiculously truck replacement), Ext. - then NO, that's not going to be enough.
if a team truck only move 26,000paid for/loaded mil a quarter - then NO...
i can run my Hino day in and day out for that, and personally know a few that do just that. i am considering many of them to be some of the finest Expediters out there, if only for the fact that they know what it takes to run a truck, keep operations costs low. and keep the box full with good paying freight.
charging any more then that is simply pricing oneself out of the market. in many cases more needs to be charged to provide exceptional services offered by the CARRIER.
this is falling EXACTLY into CharlesD question from a month ago : (dose the rate pay for the truck or for the freight? )
in this case you might be asking :
'dose the rate pay for the load or for the services ?'
there is a rezone why many shippers choose to stay away from carriers that provide exceptional service - if one don't need that service why pay for it ?
if your truck is being able to ship 20,000 pound of frozen nuclear waist, then you'll get broke hauling automotive's or baseball cups.
