Greg, I never said it wasn't making money at our carrier.
yes you did.
"I don't want to do that if I can find a carrier that we can put it on with that will keep a
single driver working."
You are imply that the thing is not making money because the company can't keep it busy, so I have to ask why can't you keep it loaded and moving yourself?
Not many people want to run team in a tractor anymore that is why I'm asking.
Think outside the box for once and get rid of the idea that everything has to have a team in it to make money. You know there are single drivers out there making more than teams.
Once again your putting your foot in your mouth.
Really?
Then why are you asking questions?
You miss half of what it written or explained and you can't seem to get the idea that this expediting thing is not the only thing in the world to make money with a truck. <<GASP!>>
You would rather praise someone who sits at one company then changes finally while NEVER taking any risks, thinking that they know a lot more than others while at the same time bashing those who have at least done more than write about things they never learned first hand.
Open your mind for a bit and listen to these little stupid things that some say instead of "successful" people who never experience things first hand or take chances.
I would rather leave a truck parked than running solo with cheap freight Greg.
My opinion for what it's worth - that's dumb. Really really dumb.
Here is what I would do, just for **** and giggles... Take the tractor and get a trailer of my own, I would increase the split with the driver to retain them and have them run it as much as possible with anything that I can get on it.
WHY?
BECAUSE it is a revenue generator when it is moving but it costs money just sitting.
The key (this is not for you but others who are reading this) is to make something with it and forsake the asinine thing over cheap freight because it isn't going to go away.
IF that truck after costs produces $2k in revenue in MY pocket is $24k a year that I didn't have before. SO I conclude that IF you can't get that solo driver to produce revenue above $60k than you need to seriously look at how you are managing your entire fleet, not just that one truck.
AND to add to this, the idea of cheap freight is something of a misnomer AND will never go away. You don't get that and jump on the bandwagon with others screaming about it which is a joke because MANY of you are causing it yourself by surrendering yourselves to the company and not taking control of things - like making sure a tractor is moving.
If you can't see beyond the rate and look at the big picture with all the avenues of revenue generation that is possible, then you are chasing the pennies and ignoring the dollars.
I'm not going to run cheap freight off of load boards then give my carrier 15% off the top of that for me finding loads to keep the truck moving.
Why not? Read what I said above - maybe take it and print it off and tack it to your computer screen, bathroom mirror and on the fridge for a month so you read it EVERY DAY.
Your missing the whole point Greg, It's not that the truck lose's money at our carrier because it don't. It's about losing teams drivers because they will let someone get into this no money down lease to own program after a owner has trained them for two months.
NO I understand YOUR point exactly Dave, You DO NOT get mine so here is what I see;
You assume that you are doing good because you expanded your fleet while you think that this is the only way to make money.
You let the company, Panther, do most of your work for you, from finding the work to offering it to you which is fine. It seems you don't want to take a chance to find other ways to make money so you sit and wonder about it.
You assume that the only way to make money is with a team because that is the norm at Panther or what they indicate they want. You see the results with a team and then think "I need a team in every truck" while not realizing how much a single can make.
One glaring problem is when someone suggests something outside the box or you assume they miss the point, you get all defensive about it and tell them pretty much they are full of crap or we can't see the point.
I think your right.
