What is the break even point for an owner operator?
#151
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Originally Posted by charged
Lets take an owner operator that has the following monthly expenses:
authority $100 road taxes $500 maintenance $1500 other? truck and trailer payment $2000 insurance $700 phone $100 internet $50 load boards $100 no tolls no oversize loads no parking figure gas at $4/gal and mpg at 6mpg including idle time figure he runs 8k miles/month What does this driver have to make per mile to break even? $1.30???? edited to add in expenses and break even # in red Fixed costs per month: $2,400 Operating Costs: $0.96 (or at least it was last time I checked, fuel has come down since then so I will guess 0.92) per mile. 8000 miles * 0.92= $7360 op costs +$2400 fixed costs =$9760 total costs / 8000 miles = $1.22 per mile breakeven point
#152
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Originally Posted by deep dixie blue
Originally Posted by charged
Lets take an owner operator that has the following monthly expenses:
authority $100 road taxes $500 maintenance $1500 other? truck and trailer payment $2000 insurance $700 phone $100 internet $50 load boards $100 no tolls no oversize loads no parking figure gas at $4/gal and mpg at 6mpg including idle time figure he runs 8k miles/month What does this driver have to make per mile to break even? $1.30???? edited to add in expenses and break even # in red Fixed costs per month: $2,400 Operating Costs: $0.96 (or at least it was last time I checked, fuel has come down since then so I will guess 0.92) per mile. 8000 miles * 0.92= $7360 op costs +$2400 fixed costs =$9760 total costs / 8000 miles = $1.22 per mile breakeven point
#153
Originally Posted by charged
Thanks for your numbers. They are nearly the same as Rev's.
#154
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Originally Posted by Rev.Vassago
Originally Posted by charged
Thanks for your numbers. They are nearly the same as Rev's.
#155
Originally Posted by charged
Originally Posted by Rev.Vassago
Originally Posted by charged
Thanks for your numbers. They are nearly the same as Rev's. |
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