DO YOU REALLY MAKE MORE LOADING OVER 80,000 LBS OR DOES IT JUST LOWER THE RATE?

May 19, 2010 at 05:15 PM CST
Posted by a private BulkLoads.com member.	Posted by a private BulkLoads.com member. DO YOU REALLY MAKE MORE LOADING OVER 80,000 LBS OR DOES IT JUST LOWER THE RATE? JUST CURIOUS WHAT OTHERS THINK ABOUT THIS.

Replied on Wed, May 19, 2010 at 07:50 PM CST
Posted by a private BulkLoads.com member.	Posted by a private BulkLoads.com member. IT ALL DEPENDS ON WHAT STATE YOU OPERATE OR HAUL IN. WHATEVER MOST TRUCKS WILL HAUL ON AVERAGE IS WHAT SHIPPERS ARE GOING TO BASE THE RATE OFF. SO IF EVERYONE IS HAULING 85,500, THAT IS WHAT THEY'LL BASE THE RATE OFF OF.

Replied on Wed, May 19, 2010 at 10:48 PM CST
Posted by a private BulkLoads.com member.	Posted by a private BulkLoads.com member. IT ALL DEPENDS ON WHAT YOUR EXPENSES ARE. YOU MAY HAVE DIFFERENT EXPENSES THAN I DO SO THAT DETERMINES WHETHER YOU MAKE MORE MONEY OR NOT. I RUN MOSTLY SD, ND, AND MN WHERE I CAN GROSS UP TO 88,000# BECAUSE OF AN EXTRA AXLE SO I DO MAKE MORE PER MILE, BUT I ALSO HAVE A FEW MORE EXPENSES (EXTRA TIRES, MORE FUEL) THAN A GUY THAT ONLY CAN GROSS 80,000#. YOU HAVE TO DETERMINE WHAT EXTRA EXPENSES YOU WILL HAVE, WHETHER IT BE EQUIPMENT OR FUEL. IF I RUN INTO IA I CAN ONLY GROSS 80,000# SO I DON'T MAKE AS MUCH BECAUSE MY EMPTY WEIGHT IS MORE BECAUSE OF THE EXTRA AXLE. I HOPE THIS HELPS, BUT THE BOTTOM LINE IS YOU NEED TO KNOW ALL OF YOUR EXPENSES TO DETERMINE IF IT WOULD PAY TO HAUL MORE.

Replied on Wed, May 19, 2010 at 10:48 PM CST

Posted by a private BulkLoads.com member.

IT ALL DEPENDS ON WHAT YOUR EXPENSES ARE. YOU MAY HAVE DIFFERENT EXPENSES THAN I DO SO THAT DETERMINES WHETHER YOU MAKE MORE MONEY OR NOT. I RUN MOSTLY SD, ND, AND MN WHERE I CAN GROSS UP TO 88,000# BECAUSE OF AN EXTRA AXLE SO I DO MAKE MORE PER MILE, BUT I ALSO HAVE A FEW MORE EXPENSES (EXTRA TIRES, MORE FUEL) THAN A GUY THAT ONLY CAN GROSS 80,000#. YOU HAVE TO DETERMINE WHAT EXTRA EXPENSES YOU WILL HAVE, WHETHER IT BE EQUIPMENT OR FUEL. IF I RUN INTO IA I CAN ONLY GROSS 80,000# SO I DON'T MAKE AS MUCH BECAUSE MY EMPTY WEIGHT IS MORE BECAUSE OF THE EXTRA AXLE. I HOPE THIS HELPS, BUT THE BOTTOM LINE IS YOU NEED TO KNOW ALL OF YOUR EXPENSES TO DETERMINE IF IT WOULD PAY TO HAUL MORE.

Replied on Fri, May 21, 2010 at 11:43 PM CST
Posted by a private BulkLoads.com member.	Posted by a private BulkLoads.com member. Quote: "IT ALL DEPENDS ON WHAT YOUR EXPENSES ARE. YOU MAY HAVE DIFFERENT EXPENSES THAN I DO SO THAT DETERMINES WHETHER YOU MAKE MORE MONEY OR NOT. I RUN MOSTLY SD, ND, AND MN WHERE I CAN GROSS UP TO 88,000# BECAUSE OF AN EXTRA AXLE SO I DO MAKE MORE PER MILE, BUT I ALSO HAVE A FEW MORE EXPENSES (EXTRA TIRES, MORE FUEL) THAN A GUY THAT ONLY CAN GROSS 80,000#. YOU HAVE TO DETERMINE WHAT EXTRA EXPENSES YOU WILL HAVE, WHETHER IT BE EQUIPMENT OR FUEL. IF I RUN INTO IA I CAN ONLY GROSS 80,000# SO I DON'T MAKE AS MUCH BECAUSE MY EMPTY WEIGHT IS MORE BECAUSE OF THE EXTRA AXLE. I HOPE THIS HELPS, BUT THE BOTTOM LINE IS YOU NEED TO KNOW ALL OF YOUR EXPENSES TO DETERMINE IF IT WOULD PAY TO HAUL MORE."

Replied on Fri, May 21, 2010 at 11:43 PM CST

Posted by a private BulkLoads.com member.

Quote: "IT ALL DEPENDS ON WHAT YOUR EXPENSES ARE. YOU MAY HAVE DIFFERENT EXPENSES THAN I DO SO THAT DETERMINES WHETHER YOU MAKE MORE MONEY OR NOT. I RUN MOSTLY SD, ND, AND MN WHERE I CAN GROSS UP TO 88,000# BECAUSE OF AN EXTRA AXLE SO I DO MAKE MORE PER MILE, BUT I ALSO HAVE A FEW MORE EXPENSES (EXTRA TIRES, MORE FUEL) THAN A GUY THAT ONLY CAN GROSS 80,000#. YOU HAVE TO DETERMINE WHAT EXTRA EXPENSES YOU WILL HAVE, WHETHER IT BE EQUIPMENT OR FUEL. IF I RUN INTO IA I CAN ONLY GROSS 80,000# SO I DON'T MAKE AS MUCH BECAUSE MY EMPTY WEIGHT IS MORE BECAUSE OF THE EXTRA AXLE. I HOPE THIS HELPS, BUT THE BOTTOM LINE IS YOU NEED TO KNOW ALL OF YOUR EXPENSES TO DETERMINE IF IT WOULD PAY TO HAUL MORE."