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

Hi Robert! Didn't hear from you for a while. How you been doing?
And what are you talking about? :roll:

Hey man, long time no chat.

lol. Im use to couriering; use to do it before I got into trucking. I want to do something like a courier in a regular vehicle.

Just wondering if anyone has experience doing this, and with pantherii or any other company.

Ive been otr/regional for about 2 yrs now. Just wanted to see what other options I have.

I could probably get a loan for a van, but Id have to make decent cpm and steady miles for all that to work.

Just seeing if anyone has info on this; If it's worth it; etc.

for 77 cents a mile? hell no!


fyi expediters usually bring top dollar, you can do much better.

Triple that $0.77 per mile pay rate and you might be talking. :wink:

If your fuel costs you $0.50 per mile than at $0.77 you won't have much left. 8)

True. This is a cargo van though. If it's a diesel, then Id be lookin around .15/cpm fuel cost.

ugh, I dont know. I really need to do some digging. Maybe straight truck would be better.

And what's wrong with T/T?

how about a stretched out tractor with a box on it? or a dually and a trailer, a cargo van really limits what you can haul.

with any 3 of those options 77 cents is still far too low

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.

Oops - sorry. I posted to the wrong thread. Check the thread on Straight trucks.

http://www.classadrivers.com/phpBB2/...ic.php?t=20733