routejumper
Seasoned Expediter
Here's the situation:
My new carrier, who just branched out into the long-haul segment of the industry, is willing to pay me extra to haul heavy weight freight since I have a tag axle and incur more expense in tolls and fuel when the tag is down and thus make less money than the standard rates. God bless him! However, he has asked me to calculate the extra expense on a per load basis, and present a "reasonable amount for consideration," and he will help compensate. The facts: I drive a 9 year old Western Star still on payments, very nose heavy so I have to drop the tag at 5000 lbs to weigh legally. I'll probably lose 1.5 to 2 mpg on loads weighing 10,000 to 20,000 lbs, as well as an additional 40% on tolls. I don't want to have to negoitiate every heavy load with extra analysis and time spent and haggle on a regular basis, because I know he's itching to find the heavy freight. The best advice I've received so far is twofold:
1. Ask for a flat rate of 10 cents per loaded mile for every load over 10,000 lbs, or
2. Ask for double the current fsc per loaded mile for every load over 10,000 lbs.
What would you ask for?
My new carrier, who just branched out into the long-haul segment of the industry, is willing to pay me extra to haul heavy weight freight since I have a tag axle and incur more expense in tolls and fuel when the tag is down and thus make less money than the standard rates. God bless him! However, he has asked me to calculate the extra expense on a per load basis, and present a "reasonable amount for consideration," and he will help compensate. The facts: I drive a 9 year old Western Star still on payments, very nose heavy so I have to drop the tag at 5000 lbs to weigh legally. I'll probably lose 1.5 to 2 mpg on loads weighing 10,000 to 20,000 lbs, as well as an additional 40% on tolls. I don't want to have to negoitiate every heavy load with extra analysis and time spent and haggle on a regular basis, because I know he's itching to find the heavy freight. The best advice I've received so far is twofold:
1. Ask for a flat rate of 10 cents per loaded mile for every load over 10,000 lbs, or
2. Ask for double the current fsc per loaded mile for every load over 10,000 lbs.
What would you ask for?
