new to expedited area

sircharles4999 · Apr 16, 2014

hello all new to this! question i am new to expedited area and i have found a carrier who will pay 28% of gross or 1.70 per mile and driving his truck dose that sound good. thanks in advance for any and all input!

layoutshooter · Apr 16, 2014

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sircharles4999 said:
hello all new to this! question i am new to expedited area and i have found a carrier who will pay 28% of gross or 1.70 per mile and driving his truck dose that sound good. thanks in advance for any and all input!

What kind of truck? What kind of freight? Who pays fuel? Who gets what part or all of FSC?

Need a lot more info to answer that one for you.

Welcome

zorry · Apr 16, 2014

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Is that 28% of gross. Or 28% of $1.70 per mile. All miles ? Loaded only miles ?
Does truck have APU ?
Who pays tolls ?
What happens to out of route miles accumulated ?

layoutshooter · Apr 16, 2014

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Is that $1.70 including the FSC or the base rate? Any loading or unloading to do?

davekc · Apr 16, 2014

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Wow...over six bucks a mile. I'm game. I guess it might be a secret as to what you might be hauling.

Tennesseahawk · Apr 16, 2014

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sircharles4999 said:
hello all new to this! question i am new to expedited area and i have found a carrier who will pay 28% of gross or 1.70 per mile and driving his truck dose that sound good. thanks in advance for any and all input!

If you're talking straight truck, then 28% of 1.70 = .476, which is right around what Panther drivers who make 40% of 1.20 make. This is a good wage IF you're not paying anything out of that, pertaining to the truck, like fuel or tolls.

davekc · Apr 16, 2014

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It says the carrier pays .28 percent of gross. But probably means the carriers rate is 1.70

sircharles4999 · Apr 16, 2014

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yes i get fsc and no unloading and the owner pays fuel.

davekc · Apr 16, 2014

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Might want to check. If the owner is paying for the fuel, why would he give you the FSC?

sircharles4999 · Apr 16, 2014

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and the truck is a t600

layoutshooter · Apr 16, 2014

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sircharles4999 said:
yes i get fsc and no unloading and the owner pays fuel.

I think you may be misunderstanding FSC. It is highly unlikely that you would get the FSC if the owner is paying for the fuel.

Tennesseahawk · Apr 17, 2014

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davekc said:
It says the carrier pays .28 percent of gross. But probably means the carriers rate is 1.70

That's how I took it too.

Tennesseahawk · Apr 17, 2014

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If the rate is 1.70, I'm guessing the FSC and load money are all tied in together. Thus, the 28%. C&M was 1.60, and I got 30% for the same reason.