We are NOT a collective out here...we are not a team....we are independent business people...we compete against each other....thats why people thirve to make their van more sellable....bigger, longer, moving blankets, straps, Hazmat....
If and that is a big if, now at my age....your rate would have worked for me...I was a driving fool, but now not as eager or hungry for miles as I once was.....
I wish you success in your endeavour....:)
Yes, absolutely....everyones rates are going to be a bit different.....and then there is the OCC issue.....whether you pay thru the carrier or out of your own pocket it is still an expense.....luckily SD doesn't force me to buy OCC....a right to work state...;)
There is absolutely nothing wrong about setting a rate per mile that is bottomline for YOUR business....that is what sets us all apart.....the differences....:)
The part in bold....I don't really care about.... I am not out here to make your life or anyones elses better...nor to set a...
FSC is also an illusion...it only messes with peoples minds...the ONLY thing that matters bottomline...RATE per mile.....whether it is 70 plus .18= .88 or a straight .88....it doesn't matter....have to stop thinking FSC and think RATE...
But they are not free and clear really....maybe on thier end because they've shifted the insurance part unto the operator...it is an illusion.....ya still have to be insured....whether they pay it thru deductions or you pay direct....it is still an outflow.....know what I mean?
Good discussion here with the general theme....
Enter at your own risk.....but then again every business venture has risks...
Plus the general thoughts.....finding the carrier that has van freight and works best to get you loaded....that is the tricky part....
Ummm About E-1...last time I looked they still pay 70 on a CV load plus whatever the FSC is this week...maybe .18...that to me is .88 cents.....they do give out some .80 cent loads....sometimes