any body got info on Dart Transit
#21
05-04-2008, 12:11 PM
Originally Posted by geomon
But you better factor in or, at worst case, be aware of those costs and risks
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#22
05-04-2008, 02:14 PM
Originally Posted by Dave47078
Originally Posted by no_worries
Typical $.90/mile carrier. Whether that's good or bad depends on what you're looking for. The freight will generally be more consistent with those type of companies...but then again, it is $.90 a mile.
How about, Paid tolls, paid scales, paid detention on Loading, unloading, trailer breakdowns, Guarenteed Stop pay, Guarenteed pay when bills in hand, They deal with collecting crap. They pay all plates and permits, Fuel sircharge is adjusted some times twice weakly. The .90 per mile (actually .91 now) is paid on all dispatched miles (movers guide) loaded and MT. For someone that is new to OOing, or doesn't want a bunch of head aches, Dart has a great hand hold program, if you chose to use it. THey will hold your hand as little or as much as you like. (What price do you put on that?) I got a buddy that runs Flatbed for CRST and we are always compairing rates. He's paid percentage and Can pull from CRST freight or load boards or whereever he can find a load. He's pulling for 75% of gross. When you facter in his trailer costs cost of plates and permits, tolls, scales, etc etc etc. We come out within pennies of each other. Some times he's ahead some times I'm ahead. Depends on which area's he's pulling from. Also seems that he has to put together several partials to keep up with that silly 91cpm Not to mention the fuel program helps offset fuel quite well.. Current Fuel sircharge, factered in with my MPG, with the fuel program, I can keep my CPG at about a buck a gallon. even at a $4.06/gal price at pump. Moral: You can't look at a CPM and just buck it without knowing all the work ins that go with it, IMHO. Those things that the .91cpm carriers reimburse doesn't add up to a whole lot annually. IF you have a good broker or customer base you can average high enough to where you can cover those extra costs and not worry about whether the company will get you home on time or if they will give you enough miles. There are pros and cons to everything. The average rate for these carriers with fuel surcharge is around 1.37pm give or take. The extra out-of-pocket costs for having your own authority are about .30cpm more but with a good base rate you can average well over 1.80pm. Granted there are more headaches involved but the independence of not having to ask a fleet manager about getting more miles or getting home outweighs that IMO.
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