Throwback Thursday: Cargo Van Revenue in 1995

Lawrence · Apr 27, 2017

TBT:

Here's what life and revenue looked (moi) like in a Expediter Cargo Van in 1995. Not too often you get see to the whole picture.

Lawrence · Apr 27, 2017

I should add that in the early 1990's in expediting, if the carrier was unable to get you a load by 6:00pm when you were away from your home - they paid you $45 a night for a motel room. At that time that would get you a clean comfortable room for that kind of money.

OntarioVanMan · Apr 28, 2017

I see the $$ is about the same as today....first load was .85 all in 2nd load was a WTF.... 69 cents!!

OntarioVanMan · Apr 28, 2017

Whats really changed is the Accessory charges now have all but disappeared...

Lawrence · Apr 28, 2017

I guess the thing that helped around that time was fuel was around .90 cents a gallon.

OntarioVanMan · Apr 28, 2017

in 95..that was good money back then....I think todays most carriers and brokers are still living back in that time period...yesterdays rates to todays cost of living...

Mailer · Apr 28, 2017

OntarioVanMan said:
in 95..that was good money back then....I think todays most carriers and brokers are still living back in that time period...yesterdays rates to todays cost of living...

Today, at least we got higher mileage deductions. Back then I think it was 30 cents/mile. Loose some, gain some, I guess

Wonder what was the cost for 2 hot dogs at the J then? Lol....

OntarioVanMan · Apr 28, 2017

And the Cvs back then didn't get the fuel mileage the new ones do

Steady Eddie · Apr 28, 2017

OntarioVanMan said:
in 95..that was good money back then....I think todays most carriers and brokers are still living back in that time period...yesterdays rates to todays cost of living...

Now now, you are talking the "Good'O days we keep hearing about. Lol

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geo · Apr 28, 2017

remember those day's well, a lot of hotel's had good deal's on hotel rooms, van's and straight truck's didn't have sleeper on them.
so after staying 10 nights in hotel room you got a free room, you learn system

beachbum · Apr 28, 2017

Goes to show me that O/O's now a days don't seem.to understand that we're getting paid the same or less then in the 1990's.
Now this isn't the only industry that this happened to when it comes to pay.

TeamHutch · Apr 29, 2017

So cool to see. Lol .90 a gallon.

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skyraider · Apr 29, 2017

https://www.expeditersonline.com/tr...y-i-chose-a-cargo-van-for-expediting-8733.htm

another point of view

redytrk · Apr 29, 2017

Lawrence said:
I should add that in the early 1990's in expediting, if the carrier was unable to get you a load by 6:00pm when you were away from your home - they paid you $45 a night for a motel room. At that time that would get you a clean comfortable room for that kind of money.

Don`t forget that $45 was generated by reducing our revenue to 46% on any load that took us closer to home.

davekc · May 11, 2017

Ha, there was a time in the Roberts days they paid the motel stays. lol

Lawrence · May 11, 2017

davekc said:
Ha, there was a time in the Roberts days they paid the motel stays. lol

Dave, it's amazing to think that in today's freight environment.

The net effect was it forced the carrier to keep the fleet and freight levels equal because it would become very expensive to over staff and pay thousands of dollars daily in trucks not moving.

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Dubs · May 12, 2017

This is ridiculous why are we letting ourselves get screwed today?

Ragman · May 12, 2017

Dubs said:
This is ridiculous why are we letting ourselves get screwed today?

What do you have in mind to solve the issue?

Dubs · May 12, 2017

Ragman said:
Dubs said:

This is ridiculous why are we letting ourselves get screwed today?

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What do you have in mind to solve the issue?

Gather up the troops. If everyone was on the same page we could have a strike and send them all scrambling. I've been talking a lot about this with other drivers and what I'm hearing is a lack of leadership. Another guy said truckers don't like each other but I think that's b.s. because I get along with everyone. Drivers gotta understand we're all on the same team.

Ragman · May 12, 2017

Dubs said:
Ragman said:

Dubs said:

This is ridiculous why are we letting ourselves get screwed today?

Click to expand...

What do you have in mind to solve the issue?

Click to expand...

Gather up the troops. If everyone was on the same page we could have a strike and send them all scrambling. I've been talking a lot about this with other drivers and what I'm hearing is a lack of leadership. Another guy said truckers don't like each other but I think that's b.s. because I get along with everyone. Drivers gotta understand we're all on the same team.

Spoken like a true union man.