Streakn1
Veteran Expediter
Most people like myself do not like change, especially when it entails changing employers or carreers for that matter. As I've shared on this forum we recently did just that. It was a decision made after much agonizing over our cost of operation and frustration with our prior carrier. Rather than fully embracing the total package our previous carrier offers it's customers, as was suggested by one this forum, we chose to gamble and change carriers. Not only did we change from one carrier to another, we changed the type of freight we haul, a commodity we had never dealt with before, jet engines and aviation parts.
Much number crunching went into the decision to change, such as the cost of owning and maintaining a T-Val liftgate equiped reefer trailer verses a stepdeck trailer,etc. We also compared the average miles each carrier would run us and what the average $/ml for all dispatch miles we would see. With the decrease in cost of trailers ( 75% lower monthly payment , maintenance on the trailer,etc) we felt we could end up with more money in our pocket than everyone elses.
I'm happy to be able to report that in the first full quarter with our new carrier, the per mile gross revenue has stayed approximately equal to the same while we were leased to our prior carrier Our overall gross revenue for our first quarter is almost 25% higher than any prior quarterly gross earnings. Our total miles driven have increased to slightly less than our revenue increase. Our cost of operating our business has gone down. We have been told we came into this during the slower period!Can't wait to see the really busy times!!!
This decision was a huge gamble, but seems to be one that has worked for us. What we do now is not for everyone, but we enjoy it and the things we get to see and do. If you've never seen what a complete jet engine looks like, heres a CFM-56 we just delivered to Atlanta. The 1st photo is what I jokingly call "The Blender", followed by two side views and finally the same sized engine after we have tarped it.
Much number crunching went into the decision to change, such as the cost of owning and maintaining a T-Val liftgate equiped reefer trailer verses a stepdeck trailer,etc. We also compared the average miles each carrier would run us and what the average $/ml for all dispatch miles we would see. With the decrease in cost of trailers ( 75% lower monthly payment , maintenance on the trailer,etc) we felt we could end up with more money in our pocket than everyone elses.
I'm happy to be able to report that in the first full quarter with our new carrier, the per mile gross revenue has stayed approximately equal to the same while we were leased to our prior carrier Our overall gross revenue for our first quarter is almost 25% higher than any prior quarterly gross earnings. Our total miles driven have increased to slightly less than our revenue increase. Our cost of operating our business has gone down. We have been told we came into this during the slower period!Can't wait to see the really busy times!!!
This decision was a huge gamble, but seems to be one that has worked for us. What we do now is not for everyone, but we enjoy it and the things we get to see and do. If you've never seen what a complete jet engine looks like, heres a CFM-56 we just delivered to Atlanta. The 1st photo is what I jokingly call "The Blender", followed by two side views and finally the same sized engine after we have tarped it.
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