Re: tractor
 

I guess so. Not much in the mid west.

Steve hasn't posted any of the weight estimates that were given on that rate. It certainly isn't for a full semi trailer. I would venture to guess that it is either a straight truck, or about 1/4 of a trailer's worth. I'm also guessing that there were no accessorial charges in that rate. I make almost half my money in accessorial charges.

Without more information, that Steve hasn't provided, I can't really answer the question fully.

Regarding the comparison between HHG and other forms of trucking, here's what some people might mean:

You Rev., are willing to stay out for weeks or months at a time and willing to handle peoples' personal belongings, pay your manual labor and damage claims, etc. The container hauler wants or needs to be home alot, and doesn't want to handle that stuff, nor squeeze the truck/trailer into neighborhood subdivisions, downtown streets, etc. You are well paid for the trouble/sacrifice you go through, as you should be. To some here, those types of trucking and what's involved are just too different to compare, in terms of gross income.

i made 144k in 2006......... 47,352 mt miles/ 51,011 loaded miles

home everyday :D

Good grief Rev.Vassago, :shock: I thought you were making good money. By the time you pay for your truck, trailer, helpers for loading and unloading, damage claims, insurance, repairs, motel bills and everything else I'm surprised you have enough left to pay for internet service. Sorry to see things aren't going very well for you. :sad:

:Disclaimer; I realize that there was sarcasm in your post, but for those who can't pick that up......:



What you have to realize is that is only on ~50k miles. All variable expenses are going to be kept low due to the fact of the lack of wear and tear on the truck caused by excess mileage. Also, he's not running heavy, so it's not sucking down fuel...you're only going to spend ~30k on labor, and maybe about the same in fuel for the year...it wouldn't be hard to walk away with $80-90k in your pocket at the end of the year. That's not an overly high 1099 for a bedbugger actually, the HHG scene has been in a funk this past year and this year as well..............

Back in the early 80's, I made extra $$ helping Moving Van's get loaded when they were in town(Evanston WY), picking up corporate transfer's. I would make 60$ for 5 hours work..and usually helped load 2 houses worth(everything was already packed and wrapped). I figured out quick how much a moving van could make, if it hauled 3 households at a time, if there was room. The drivers ALWAYS loaded the furthest drop first..and so on...and almost always said they would maybe pickup one more drop, after geting rid of the first and/or second drops.

I'm willing to bet, that is how the Rev, Teale 95 and Bandit's Cuz work now.

From Teale 95 KW :

"What you have to realize is that is only on ~50k miles. All variable expenses are going to be kept low due to the fact of the lack of wear and tear on the truck caused by excess mileage. Also, he's not running heavy, so it's not sucking down fuel...you're only going to spend ~30k on labor, and maybe about the same in fuel for the year...it wouldn't be hard to walk away with $80-90k in your pocket at the end of the year. That's not an overly high 1099 for a bedbugger actually, the HHG scene has been in a funk this past year and this year as well.............."

Last year was a decent year. I had about $55,000 in taxable income before I took my depreciation, which wiped out a good chunk of that amount. But, I use a good accountant who found many ways to get my income down to $55,000.