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There's a silly thing trend going on right now I don't know where they store their brains but some brokers and carrier seem to think that if you run 1200 miles it should pay less than a 200 mile load?!A long mile or a short mile cost the same amount to run

That is right up my alley I can do that all the time :)

I had to pay Social Security tax you can't get away from that one

And you still get to deduct your telephone, your tolls, your motel rooms ,the ice for your cooler, your new laptop for business purposes any expenses to do with your generator , your AAA coverage your insurance coverage. You have more than enough deductions to get down to zero gross adjusted...

Oh my nine years here I've done mileage plus Perdiem

No I'm heading to my summer chalet in the Hawaiian Islands:p

I just went through northern Wisconsin thru Minneapolis and there has been no storms it all

American expediting is so much easier:p

Unfortunately they had a way to unload me so no bonus bucks I am now in western Minnesota out of service until the weekend ! Happy hunting gang

Wish I had of said that LOL

you mmust be talking contractor?...and that BEFORE expenses is NOT a good wage..

everyone has slow months or just bad luck...wrong place, wrong time.....remember we rely a lot on shippers making errors , mistake....if they have a good day, we have a bad day....Inventory software has gotten a ton better....far less times do they require us to "Catch up" or make missed...

quite a few down to $1.20 to $1.40 now...base rate...

Now....Good morning gang from Eau Claire Wi....receiver opens at 8.00 am the Mayo Clinic here....I am hoping to get some hand unload and get a few extra bucks to help with the DH home...

But, But.....You are making expediting great again!!! LOL

I remember the days when straights wouldn't even answer the phone for less then a $1.50 PLUS fuel...

agreed.....I think some miss where we are INDEPENDENT OPERATORS/ INDEPENDENT CONTRACTORS....and WE decide what our INDIVIDUAL profits margin are....NOT what the next person thinks it should be comparing thier life needs to the next persons....they know absolutely nothing about someones elses...

you can run a straight for a $1.30 a mile?....try it....

we are not the industry to be hit with dropping profits...and the O/O's either competed or they die....maybe one could call that dumbing down or maybe just cutting the fat, slowing down, cutting expenses...no one promised we would get rich out here...I see it as surviving and everyone has a...

Maybe if one can't make a living at this anymore ...as in be able to have a cost per mile that can compete ....maybe it's time to change careers and get a real job? Instead of whining about people who are making a living by running a lean business plan and being somewhat successful ...just a...