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floored 05-23-2007 05:32 PM

Best of luck to you. I'm still waiting for our season to get going, last week was slow, but this week I already have 39 hrs in with the truck just from Monday & Tuesday work.

I rarely haul by the ton anymore, the last broker I worked with paid out that way but I never knew what I was making until 60 days later when I got paid, and rates varied from $3-$6 a ton :roll:.

My truck now hauls by the hour, $82 for transfer work and $75 as a ten wheel, which I prefer because I now know what I'm making when I take the load. I have taken one tonage job with my current broker, and that worked out to $92/hr.

Post some pics of your truck up when you get a chance and keep us updated on how you do.

8)

TCLika 05-23-2007 08:48 PM

Today was much better, no equipment issues and got in 10 loads of rock to fill in a gas line trench. Some jobs around here are by the ton, others by the hour. But mainly by the ton is what we have been dealing with. If I did the math right, the truck got about $65/hour. Got to get on a mudflap that fell off as well as some PM stuff as well tonight. If anyone is interested in seeing a complete breakdown, line by line, as to what my start-up expenses let me know and I can email the PDF file from Quickbooks.

Travis

Mackman 05-23-2007 11:05 PM

Where you live??? what type of truck is this a tandam, triaxle etc. If you could send me that break down I would like to see it. [email protected]. Thanks lot.

TCLika 05-26-2007 12:26 AM

The truck is triaxle. just did the numbers and it looks like over 2 days the GROSS was about $2,000. Now thats gross, before fuel and overhead expenses, etc. etc. etc.


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