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I was curious; If anyone had experience doing this with pantherii.
I sat down and ran the cost and it seems I dont think I could pull it off unless i made at least 2500 miles a week or more.
I think the going rate was .77/mile, but I had to figure my cost of living atm, plus payments and future payments so at end of the vans life, buy another one.
Any suggestions?
Robert
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Panther2 is the SWIFT of expediting - I'm talking about it's size because since buying Conway's expedite division, P2 is currently the biggest expedite carrier.
Generally speaking, many cargo van drivers are either semi-retired or trying to make money driving without the hassles associated with driving a truck that requires a CDL.
That being said, as far as I know, P2 has a safety department that limits the miles per day that even cargo vans can run, similar to the HOS regs.
While it may happen on rare occasion, I wouldn't plan on 2500 miles per week, I'd say that 1000 - 1200 loaded miles per week with 50% dead head is closer to reality.
Don't forget that, compared to a T/T, driving a cargo van may have some advantages, but when it comes to layovers, they are a whole helluva lot less comfortable.