My numbers this week. I started late Tuesday morning 15 miles from home and delivered near Dallas at 08:45 this Saturday morning. 3,031 total miles including loaded, DH, exploring and chasing for my favorite restaurants and truck stops.
For me, this is a very average week at CRE. A few worse, more then a few were better. And I never stay out more then one weekend away from home!
$2,650 Gross (rounded down)
-$75 insurance per week
-$687 fuel this week
-$140 weekly maintenance fund
($20 per day, every day even when sitting) Thats what I do!
That's profit of $1,748 almost completely tax free, in one week. After milage, per diem and other tax credits that I get, I pay very little to the tax man.
Maintenance fund totals over $7,280 annually. More then enough for the occasional front hub, alternator, starter, fluid changes, wipers, tires and even my engine swap.
If I bought a new Van/Sprinter type with no money down the payments would be about $650 a month plus $200 a month higher insurance. But, I'd be doing less repairs the first few years and have the potential for longer/taller loads at the higher Sprinter rates.
I'd have to increase my weekly maintenance fund to more like $250-$300 per week and hope to score a few better paying Sprinter loads to make up the difference.
You make money moving, sitting costs money in living expenses and erodes your profit daily because the payments, insurance and maintenance funds need to be fed first, before taking any profit. JMHO
So, I run more, sit less and somehow manage to bank money every week. And my van is paid off 8 months after I purchased it. Comments?? This should be interesting!
