any info on bolt express

[miker]

I can agree with that Chef, I sure appreciate the info it is a company that I am definately considering. Good luck in Laredo I hear of an alot of stuff going there but nothing coming out. Hope you find a load soon

 

[LDB]

So, he can actually write a book about Panther, Express 1, Bolt Express, Expressway, Prestige, some independent courier companies around Atlanta, and TriState.

He also said a few choice words to Dwain Ridgeway when he quit, so his chances of ever coming back to work with the big E have been thwarted.

So if he were John Doe and nobody knew him and we were just all hearing about someone unknown we might say he's a hot head who talks when he should keep quiet and who jumps ship fairly often. Each carrier change costs a fairly significant amount of money so it's not usually something suggested every few weeks. This is an industry where sitting has to be expected and tolerated. That's not to say it should be perpetual, just that one can not expect to run all the time.

 

[LDB]

If you get a 1,500 mile load that pays you 1400, and you get 15 miles per gallon. It is more than likely going to take three tanks of fuel to deliver the load (considering you have a 31 gallon tank). That is 93 gallons times lets say 3.50 per gallon (again, assuming you have a gas engine). This comes out to be around 324 dollars to run the load deducted from 1400 gross, which leaves you with approximately "1,076" dollars in profit. This is not bad for 48 hours worth of work.

If it's 1500 miles at 15mpg that's 100 gallons of fuel for $3.50 but there's also 1/4 of a pm service for say $25 plus a bit of cost for tires, belts, hoses, chassis lube, wipers etc. etc. etc. as well as depreciation, insurance etc. so it's probably closer to double the base fuel cost. That still leaves maybe $800 of the $1400 but all those costs have to be figured in.

 

[miker]

I woulod agree with what LBD is saying here, I have been trying to convert my monthly truck payment to miles so that I can figure more closely what exactly it costs to run a load, but havent been able to figure that out , any suggestions?

 

[LDB]

Go to the OOIDA.com website and find their spreadsheet. It's free to download and will help you figure out the cpm.

 

[blizzard2014]

So if he were John Doe and nobody knew him and we were just all hearing about someone unknown we might say he's a hot head who talks when he should keep quiet and who jumps ship fairly often. Each carrier change costs a fairly significant amount of money so it's not usually something suggested every few weeks. This is an industry where sitting has to be expected and tolerated. That's not to say it should be perpetual, just that one can not expect to run all the time.

He is a very good driver. He just does not take no bull**** from anyone. He's kind of like the "John Wayne" of expediting.

 

[blizzard2014]

If it's 1500 miles at 15mpg that's 100 gallons of fuel for $3.50 but there's also 1/4 of a pm service for say $25 plus a bit of cost for tires, belts, hoses, chassis lube, wipers etc. etc. etc. as well as depreciation, insurance etc. so it's probably closer to double the base fuel cost. That still leaves maybe $800 of the $1400 but all those costs have to be figured in.

Yeah I thought about those costs as well. But, if a driver was like me and did his or her own oil changes, break jobs, tranny flushes, and everything else (excluding an entire engile overhaul) the maintenance costs will be substantially cheaper.Also, my friend owns his van outright, and I also own my van outright, so there is no truck payment to factor into our monthly expenses.

 

[LDB]

No payment is a good thing and being able to do your own maintenance is a big plus too but for many those are not a fact of life so the overall costs have to be considered or at least mentioned so anyone looking into it will know the entire picture.