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Originally Posted by blake1984
i have returned this time i would like to be my own boss. USA trucking: i drove for them for a whole year my schooling is paid in full accident free. i quit driving for them because the dispatcher i had could not maintain his word and keep me moving.
3 companies will hire me
crete will hire me. crete is willing to pay 39cpm
and 2 underground companies as well they don't use qual's thats a major plus for me. one is paying 34cpm the other 39cpm
I WANT TO BE ELITE, I WANT TO BE O/O, I WANT TO HAVE MY OWN AUTHORITY, AND I WANT TO BROKER MY OWN LOADS. I AM AIMING TO BE A TRUE I.N.D.E.P.E.N.D.E.N.T DRIVER.
so lets say i want to haul flatbeds is it possible for me to make 2.50cpm dealing with flat? could i own a brand new tanker and make more that way?
This time of year is probably not the best time to go out on your own, but it will take a few weeks to apply and get your authority back, if that is what you want to do. Freight is likely to be down until about the end of February or the middle of March.
Rates and freight are down this time of year. There are rates which are $2.50+/mile. But, you are not likely to average $2.50/mile. I have gotten some loads that paid me over $3/mile, but it usually involves a long deadhead to get out of the bad area, which lowers the over all rate. I receive offers for loads every day. Most regular flatbed rates are somewhere between $1.60-2.20/mile. If they are going to a bad area rates will go over $2/mile. I have been offered rates at just over $1/mile. It is difficult to believe that anyone would even bother with that low of a rate. I would be embarrassed to offer something that cheap.
Rates will vary according to where you run, what you haul and your negotiating skills. Hopefully, rates will come up after the first of the year. Spring usually brings better rates and more freight availability.