What is your bottom RPM you will run for.
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My acceptable rate varies from load to load. How long have I been waiting for an offer? How long is it from offer time to pickup time? How long from pickup time to delivery time? How much deadhead is there? How much routing is toll roads? Where is the delivery location? How far is it from delivery to a decent layover location? What day of the week is it? How long have I been out? Am I ready to go home? Minimum acceptable pay based on all factors could be anywhere from 62cpm all miles to $1 plus all miles.
Oh Lordy..my heart be still....
I have to agree with Leo...
It is hard to put a firm RPM to things...
I have to agree with Leo...
It is hard to put a firm RPM to things...
transporter
Expert Expediter
i agree with leo their are lots of variables i have know set rate
Yesteryear
Expert Expediter
Skyraider have you thought about asking your co-drivers in the straight trucks and tractors if they have any extra showers? We straight truck drivers usually have extra showers. Take my husband and I, we fuelled 3 times yesterday, 3 times the day before after showering we usually have a few left we would happily give to the van drivers. It is not like we can keep them after-all they expire and fall off if not used.
chefdennis
Veteran Expediter
What I "can" run for and what I "will" run for is 2 different things....but i agree with the others, there are alot of variables...
Oh Lordy..my heart be still....
I have to agree with Leo...
It is hard to put a firm RPM to things...
It's not hard at all. What's your "Cost per Mile", then how much you wanta make? Use your spread sheet.
In addition to the cost of running your truck per mile, the cost of sitting per day must also be considered. What's better, one or two runs a week that leave you sitting for half the time but pay $2.00 a mile, or several runs a week that pay $1.25 per mile but keep you moving most of the time?
If you are in a fleet owner's truck, the goal is to maximize your gross income, regardless of how many miles you drive. Run, don't sit, because you could care less how much it costs to run your truck. That's the fleet owner's problem, and even more so if your fleet owner pays for fuel. You get a percentage of the gross, so maximize your gross.
If you own the truck, the story is different. And the story will differ further among owners because their business assumptions and needs vary.
If you are in a fleet owner's truck, the goal is to maximize your gross income, regardless of how many miles you drive. Run, don't sit, because you could care less how much it costs to run your truck. That's the fleet owner's problem, and even more so if your fleet owner pays for fuel. You get a percentage of the gross, so maximize your gross.
If you own the truck, the story is different. And the story will differ further among owners because their business assumptions and needs vary.
guido4475
Not a Member
The average load offer to me usually does not and rarely has been below my contracted rate of .77 plus FSC,which comes out to and average of .88-.90 cpm on all loaded miles.I cannot even remember the last time I was offered a below contracted rate load.My actual loaded miles are, on an average, anywhere from 5-10% lower than the actual paid miles, thus bringing the pay up farther.
We don't have a set cpm that we won't go below. Each load is taken on it's on merits. Like Phil said, sitting waiting for loads is not free, it has a cost as well. In most cases, not all, we will turn down loads that do not make us a profit.
when the sum of my withdrawals are greater then the sum of deposits..then I am not making money...
Major understatement of the year there OVM!!!
Must be short on coffee. Mornin Ken.
Major understatement of the year there OVM!!!
I thought it was a rather profound statement and well thought out, myself...
Morning Joe....you are correct sir....on 1st coffee here...
will be in the "banter only "thread...trying to be a good upstanding member and not polluting or contaminating threads with idle chit chat....
Thank you.
greg334
Veteran Expediter
My God, what else should be taken in account?
Wind velocity at the delivery?
Temperatures while traveling?
Planet alignment?
Keep it simple, start with your costs then add in the revenue you need. If there is an exception, like a move or a favor, then take that into account.
Wind velocity at the delivery?
Temperatures while traveling?
Planet alignment?
Keep it simple, start with your costs then add in the revenue you need. If there is an exception, like a move or a favor, then take that into account.