Question for small Fleet Owners (leased to carriers)

RatDog · Dec 19, 2014

I am curious about how many fleet owners who are leased on with a larger carrier pass on to their drivers the costs of QualComm, EZ Pass and truck insurance (physical damage/collision). Or do you pay these costs as part of your normal cost of doing business?

Thanks!

davekc · Dec 19, 2014

Typically, including ourselves, the fleet owner pays those costs.

Daffyduck528 · Dec 19, 2014

davekc said:
Typically, including ourselves, the fleet owner pays those costs.

Same here. We eat those costs.

Dynamite 1 · Dec 20, 2014

We do the same, its all about driver retention !!!!

Treadmill · Dec 20, 2014

RatDog said:
I am curious about how many fleet owners who are leased on with a larger carrier pass on to their drivers the costs of QualComm, EZ Pass and truck insurance (physical damage/collision). Or do you pay these costs as part of your normal cost of doing business?

Thanks!

Why would you charge the driver for these costs? I think it would be a part of being a fleet owner.

T270_Dreamin · Dec 22, 2014

Not really a fleet owner but I own two sprinters. I pay the driver 60 percent after expenses. So therefore I eat/cover 40%. We are working for .89 a mile... anyone know what happened to the surcharge over at panther premium?

Treadmill · Dec 22, 2014

T270_Dreamin said:
Not really a fleet owner but I own two sprinters. I pay the driver 60 percent after expenses. So therefore I eat/cover 40%. We are working for .89 a mile... anyone know what happened to the surcharge over at panther premium?

Have you looked at fuel prices lately?