The dog days of summer: AUGUST!

[ntimevan]

Lol....if you have all the experience ...then why come to EO looking for advise... Please educate us....also note we like to poke fun at one another at times..

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[Ragman]

Lol....if you have all the experience ...then why come to EO looking for advise... Please educate us....also note we like to poke fun at one another at times..

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But only really mean it if you are a Canadian living in South Dakota.

 

[xmudman]

Sometimes comedy is all we have; the girls got wise to us, so we had to close the Kit Kat Klub

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[Therion]

Lol....if you have all the experience ...then why come to EO looking for advise... Please educate us....also note we like to poke fun at one another at times..

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I have no experience expediting that's why I wanted to ask you guys/gals about your work. Anyways, what does everyone think of a very light load <100lbs going 390 miles for $400. Good rate or no?

 

[layoutshooter]

I have no experience expediting that's why I wanted to ask you guys/gals about your work. Anyways, what does everyone think of a very light load <100lbs going 390 miles for $400. Good rate or no?

I would not even be able to stop laughing if I got an offer like that. Then again, we are TVAL, but I doubt if I would start a van for that.

 

[Ragman]

I have no experience expediting that's why I wanted to ask you guys/gals about your work. Anyways, what does everyone think of a very light load <100lbs going 390 miles for $400. Good rate or no?

It's an OK ( not good, just ok ) rate for a van. Stinks for a straight truck.

 

[layoutshooter]

It's an OK rate for a van. Stinks for a straight truck.

I would not take that rate in a van either. Went I rent out part of my life, I demand a LOT for it. My life is precious. closer to priceless. That's burger flipping money.

 

[ntimevan]

A lot of variables ...is that a one way rate..? Are you returning ( deadhead). On your dime..then it sucks....is load going to dead freight area..? Research Newbies section... A lot of these same ? have been answered there...

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[ntimevan]

I would not take that rate in a van either. Went I rent out part of my life, I demand a LOT for it. My life is precious. closer to priceless. That's burger flipping money.

I flip Burgers & Steaks for Free every weekend I'm home....

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[OntarioVanMan]

I have no experience expediting that's why I wanted to ask you guys/gals about your work. Anyways, what does everyone think of a very light load <100lbs going 390 miles for $400. Good rate or no?

just over a buck a mile....it is just fine.....

 

[OntarioVanMan]

I would not even be able to stop laughing if I got an offer like that. Then again, we are TVAL, but I doubt if I would start a van for that.

then you would starve...99% of carriers pay less then that....L

 

[ntimevan]

then you would starve...99% of carriers pay less then that....L

No ..he wouldn't starve... He could find Cardboard anywhere....

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[layoutshooter]

then you would starve...99% of carriers pay less then that....L

NO, I would not starve, I would be doing something else. My time, my life, is worth more than that.

SO many in here, myself included, tend to look at "how much per mile" or at "CPM", or "ROI", and we often forget what "WE" are worth. We need to quit selling our selves, which is what we are doing, for so little.

Most know what they need to make money on a run as far as the business is concerned, how many know what THEIR life is worth? As each minute passed the remaining time you have becomes more and more valuable, never forget that.

 

[OntarioVanMan]

NO, I would not starve, I would be doing something else. My time, my life, is worth more than that.

SO many in here, myself included, tend to look at "how much per mile" or at "CPM", or "ROI", and we often forget what "WE" are worth. We need to quit selling our selves, which is what we are doing, for so little.

Most know what they need to make money on a run as far as the business is concerned, how many know what THEIR life is worth? As each minute passed the remaining time you have becomes more and more valuable, never forget that.

Joe....if one has a low CPM like around .30 or less that is a good margin of profit for a CV with their minimum investment.....unlike you with a large investment needs to see much bigger numbers....

 

[letsdrive]

NO, I would not starve, I would be doing something else. My time, my life, is worth more than that.

SO many in here, myself included, tend to look at "how much per mile" or at "CPM", or "ROI", and we often forget what "WE" are worth. We need to quit selling our selves, which is what we are doing, for so little.

Most know what they need to make money on a run as far as the business is concerned, how many know what THEIR life is worth? As each minute passed the remaining time you have becomes more and more valuable, never forget that.

I think some know their worth but others dont recognize it

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[fastman_1]

I have no experience expediting that's why I wanted to ask you guys/gals about your work. Anyways, what does everyone think of a very light load <100lbs going 390 miles for $400. Good rate or no?

It's ok just a tad lite, but is that 400.00 all in or does it have a FSC?

 

[layoutshooter]

I think some know their worth but others dont recognize it

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That is why I was bringing it up.

 

[OntarioVanMan]

I think some know their worth but others dont recognize it

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and some I've met are "overvalued" themselves....LOL

 

[OntarioVanMan]

actually when it comes to value....a burger flipper might have more credentials and be worth more then a van driver....LOL

 

[layoutshooter]

Joe....if one has a low CPM like around .30 or less that is a good margin of profit for a CV with their minimum investment.....unlike you with a large investment needs to see much bigger numbers....

How many "DPH" is YOUR life worth? $25? $50? $3? The CPM is only a part of what we need to be looking at.

I believe that we are selling ourselves short. I KNOW I am, which is why I am not planning, at least right now, to buy a new truck. That is why I am looking for "other means" to support us. My time is worth FAR more than FDCC, the shippers, etc, are willing to pay. It is no longer worth it.