semi_crazy
Expert Expediter
Been reading and studying this stuff for awhile and have decided to come out of the closet and ask some questions.
I currently drive over the road as a company driver. I average about 3000 - 3500 miles per week, running solo. I have been doing this for over 5 years now. I have been eyeballing the little B units and have thought it would be interesting to give the expediting lifestyle a try, and would like to solicite yall's opnion on my particular situation.
I live in Arkansas about hour outside of Little Rock (definatly off the beaten path for expedite work, i know). I'm about 20 miles south of I40 betwen Little Rock and Memphis. I'm not interested in moving anywhere so I'm stuck with this bad location.
What I would like to do is start off in a B unit and stay out 3-4 weeks and then come home for about a week. I would drive as many miles as I can during those weeks out. I would consider upgrading to a C unit later on, but I think I know where I can get me a cheap B thats in good shape (2000 model so it shouldn't be too hard to lease it on somewhere) so I would like to start with that.
So what I would like to know is this:
1) How many miles per week could I reasonably expect to do on average?
2) What is your best questimation for the average cost per mile on a B unit? While I'm asking how about a C unit?
3) Just how hard do you think it would be to get loads back to the general area where I live when its time to go home, or would I have to deadhead a long way to get here?
4) What areas near where I live would I most likely have to travel to to get loads after I been home for a while?
6) Is there a busy and slow seasons for this type of work and if so when is it?
5) I keep seeing people complain about a B unit not having a TV, not being able to stand up, and no place for extra clothes. I understand the not standing up part, but what's up with the TV and clothes? Seems to me you can just yank the pasanger seat out and create a space to keep an ice chest and TV for virtually no money. Am I missing something here?
6) Final question: I average between 40K and 50K now, working the way I have described would I be taking a pay cut (and how much) to start doing this kind of work or would it stay about the same or go up? (that would be Gross revenue - expenses but before taxes and assuming the van is paid for)
I am not expecting hard and true numbers to any of these questions, I would just like to have your best estimations. If you need some information I have not listed, please make some assumptions and list what those assumptions are.
Thank you for being patient with us newbies and our questions.
I currently drive over the road as a company driver. I average about 3000 - 3500 miles per week, running solo. I have been doing this for over 5 years now. I have been eyeballing the little B units and have thought it would be interesting to give the expediting lifestyle a try, and would like to solicite yall's opnion on my particular situation.
I live in Arkansas about hour outside of Little Rock (definatly off the beaten path for expedite work, i know). I'm about 20 miles south of I40 betwen Little Rock and Memphis. I'm not interested in moving anywhere so I'm stuck with this bad location.
What I would like to do is start off in a B unit and stay out 3-4 weeks and then come home for about a week. I would drive as many miles as I can during those weeks out. I would consider upgrading to a C unit later on, but I think I know where I can get me a cheap B thats in good shape (2000 model so it shouldn't be too hard to lease it on somewhere) so I would like to start with that.
So what I would like to know is this:
1) How many miles per week could I reasonably expect to do on average?
2) What is your best questimation for the average cost per mile on a B unit? While I'm asking how about a C unit?
3) Just how hard do you think it would be to get loads back to the general area where I live when its time to go home, or would I have to deadhead a long way to get here?
4) What areas near where I live would I most likely have to travel to to get loads after I been home for a while?
6) Is there a busy and slow seasons for this type of work and if so when is it?
5) I keep seeing people complain about a B unit not having a TV, not being able to stand up, and no place for extra clothes. I understand the not standing up part, but what's up with the TV and clothes? Seems to me you can just yank the pasanger seat out and create a space to keep an ice chest and TV for virtually no money. Am I missing something here?
6) Final question: I average between 40K and 50K now, working the way I have described would I be taking a pay cut (and how much) to start doing this kind of work or would it stay about the same or go up? (that would be Gross revenue - expenses but before taxes and assuming the van is paid for)
I am not expecting hard and true numbers to any of these questions, I would just like to have your best estimations. If you need some information I have not listed, please make some assumptions and list what those assumptions are.
Thank you for being patient with us newbies and our questions.