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We are in a straight truck and have been long enough to know what the recap system is. Now that 34-hour restarts are harder to come by, we are relearning the recap system. There is not much to learn, just dusting off old practices. About rest room needs, we have a full bathroom and shower in...

Yes, we have gotten delayed at the pumps before, and shame on the drivers who use the fuel islands as their personal parking place while they take a break, do their personal business inside, and force other drivers to wait on them. And, yes, under the new rules, this problem has increased. The...

No. It's not all attitude. There is more to it than making up a story after the fact. After a delivery and when deciding what to do next, you don't get to make up the end of the story ahead of time. You only get to play the probabilities and position yourself as best as you know how...

In the past when rates were higher and expenses were lower, you could make a lot of mistakes and still make money. Not so today. The numbers have become more important.

Let's wrap up the revenue-per-mile part of the thread. As others said above, the formula is: Total revenue earned divided by total miles driven. This is true of one load or of a set of loads, and it is true the same for all expediters. Notice that it does not matter what kind of miles were...

Good point. Revenue per mile and total revenue are but two pieces of the larger puzzle. But it is important to know how to calculate them just the same.

Actually, there is a pop quiz every day you are in the business. The answer may seem obvious and simple to those who know how to calculate it, but pause to note that not everyone does. One of the down sides of experience is forgetting what it is like to not know the things you now know.

Where you wind up does not matter regarding the question being asked. The question is about the money made on three runs combined that were completed in the past. But to take the "where you end up" issue off the table, in this hypothetical scenario, let's say you end up in a busy freight area...

You are correct about the recap but the restart is something different. Paper logs now issued by Landstar have a new feature on them. It is a box you check to declare that the sleeper or off-duty time you are now taking is qualifying for the restart. You have to declare in the present that your...

I believe all the needed numbers are there. Do you care to take a crack at providing the answer?

I'm not asking for a formula that determines whether you should take a load or not. I am asking for the formula (that should work the same for everybody) that shows, after the fact, what your true revenue-per-mile results are for a number of loads you completed over a given time frame. Let me...

That would not work for two reasons. First, with electronic logging, it is not possible to do what you suggest. Second, with paper logging, it is illegal to do as you suggest. You are on the right track though with the idea of saving your restart until it is really needed. If your last restart...

Perhaps, but I think not. Yes, expedite has flaky schedules, but there is also a rhythm and flow to what we do and to the freight that expediters, some of them at least, orient themselves to. You make certain assumptions and choices based on this rhythm and flow. It is not all random.

Yes they are, but they are not obligated to retain you if you ask to see the documents.

That's the type of scenario that worries me under the new HOS rules. At some point in a year, maybe two or three times, the new rules might cost a team a coast-to-coast run. These runs pay $5,000 to $8,000 and sometimes more. How many of those do you wish to give up because of new rules that do...

Food for thought indeed, and your item seven is pleasantly digestible. Since newbies are in attendance, it would be helpful to share the math formula you use to determine your average pay per mile. Say you do three runs in a week; one for $3.50 per mile, one for $1.70 per mile and one for...

An anomaly? FedEx Custom Critical is deeply committed to the reefer market. They have hundreds of trucks in its reefer fleet and a number of company-owned reefer trailers; all to serve its reefer customers. One low offer does not a trend make.

How did it bite you exactly? What was the effect of missing the 1 a.m. terminal time?

Impressive. Professional. Very well done. I presume that Progressive brought its resources to bear to produce this piece, which explains the high quality. The piece raises the bar, sets a tone and presents possibilities for carriers fleet owners who wish to differentiate themselves from others...

We thought so too, but the project is going slower than expected. The delay is due to the surprisingly slow negotiating process to lease suitable space for our first gym. The second gym will follow after the first is up and running. We are represented by a firm that specializes in commercial...