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When we could not get the prices we wanted in construction, we just went fishing until the right gig came along. I managed to pay my bills, did it get tight sometimes, sure, but we always managed. When you keep pulling freight at prices lower than this report, the only ones now making money are the shippers and the brokers.\n \n \n", "forumContentHtml": "I just posted an article at the Independent Carrier Group detailing out the marginal cost per mile to run your rig. For those that choose to read it, this will let you know that you should not be running you rig for any less than that price. I recommend that you add 40% - 50% to that price to account for all the freebies that everybody wants you to do for them. \r\n \r\nA. Free miles \r\nB. Free washouts plus miles \r\nC. Free unloading of the trailer \r\nD. Free time waiting on them to load or unload you, or giving them a couple of free days waiting on them \r\nE. Free scale tickets (dry van mainly) \r\nF. Free Free Free, a lot of you are actually paying them to work for them. \r\n \r\nYou can work for free at home, does your wife not have some things for you to do around the house? When we could not get the prices we wanted in construction, we just went fishing until the right gig came along. I managed to pay my bills, did it get tight sometimes, sure, but we always managed. When you keep pulling freight at prices lower than this report, the only ones now making money are the shippers and the brokers. \r\n \r\n ", "thumbUrl": "", "dateAdded": "2016-05-11T02:22:15Z", "lastPost": "2016-05-12T20:01:28Z", "views": 3449, "likes": 2, "dislikes": 0, "messageCount": 10, "premiumOnly": 0, "isfeatured": 0, "showInDays": -100, "showDate": "", "forumLink": "", "youtubeVideoId": "", "approved": 1, "active": 1, "alias": "the-price-to-run-a-rig", "forumUrl": "https://www.bulkloads.com/forum/the-price-to-run-a-rig/", "userId": 11426, "firstName": "ALFRED", "lastName": "JORDAN", "companyName": "POWERHOUSE TRANSPORTATION, LLC ", "email": "[email protected]", "city": "PECULIAR", "state": "MO", "userCommentCount": 1182, "userLikes": 206, "replies": [ { "replyId": 36406, "content": "Yeah no chit. I was in a major Chem CO last week to load. Got all hooked up and pumping product.\n \n Up walked an operator with a shovel. Tried to hand me the shovel and said the foreman said for you to keep the drain open. My tire tracks had created a little dam in the ditch across their alley and rain runoff was going into the tank farm. I laughed and told him where to stick his shovel.\n \n Big boss comes out. Says if I don't keep his drain clean he'll call my boss. I told him to go for it. In a minute my cell started ringing and he was pissed about the boss runaround.\n \n I finished loading and left. About 30 minutes later I got a call from the really big boss. Really Big boss laughed and told me to go easy on the boy he's new. Instead of barring our trucks he gave me this week's load list.", "contentHtml": "Yeah no chit. I was in a major Chem CO last week to load. Got all hooked up and pumping product. \r\n \r\nUp walked an operator with a shovel. Tried to hand me the shovel and said the foreman said for you to keep the drain open. My tire tracks had created a little dam in the ditch across their alley and rain runoff was going into the tank farm. I laughed and told him where to stick his shovel. \r\n \r\nBig boss comes out. Says if I don't keep his drain clean he'll call my boss. I told him to go for it. In a minute my cell started ringing and he was pissed about the boss runaround. \r\n \r\nI finished loading and left. About 30 minutes later I got a call from the really big boss. Really Big boss laughed and told me to go easy on the boy he's new. Instead of barring our trucks he gave me this week's load list.", "parentReplyId": null, "thumbUrl": "", "avatarThumbUrl": "https://s3.amazonaws.com/cdn.bulkloads.com/user_files/profile/thumbs/default.png", "signUpDate": "2012-06-18", "dateAdded": "2016-05-11T03:33:45Z", "likes": 0, "dislikes": 0, "approved": 1, "userId": 7792, "firstName": "JERRY", "lastName": "BECK", "companyName": "BECK BULK", "email": "[email protected]", "city": "HANKAMER", "state": "TX", "userCommentCount": 517, "userLikes": 48, "userDislikes": 5, "links": [], "files": [], "iLike": 0, "iDislike": 0 }, { "replyId": 36408, "content": "Funny stuff right there I tell ya. There was a driver yhat pulled a knife on a old timer here today at the J. He ended up hiding inside the truckstop. I had to go but I think the chief of police most likely took care of it. It is getting bad out here, I just keep my piece until one of the SB Truckers start messing with the old timers. The young people today just dont show any respect to those that deserve it. No wonder the shippers are responding to my sales team.\n \n", "contentHtml": "Funny stuff right there I tell ya. There was a driver yhat pulled a knife on a old timer here today at the J. He ended up hiding inside the truckstop. I had to go but I think the chief of police most likely took care of it. It is getting bad out here, I just keep my piece until one of the SB Truckers start messing with the old timers. The young people today just dont show any respect to those that deserve it. 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Celadon must not have had an extra cause he didn't give one out. \r\n ", "parentReplyId": 36408, "thumbUrl": "", "avatarThumbUrl": "https://s3.amazonaws.com/cdn.bulkloads.com/user_files/profile/thumbs/default.png", "signUpDate": "2012-06-18", "dateAdded": "2016-05-11T03:59:01Z", "likes": 0, "dislikes": 0, "approved": 1, "userId": 7792, "firstName": "JERRY", "lastName": "BECK", "companyName": "BECK BULK", "email": "[email protected]", "city": "HANKAMER", "state": "TX", "userCommentCount": 517, "userLikes": 48, "userDislikes": 5, "links": [], "files": [], "iLike": 0, "iDislike": 0 }, { "replyId": 36416, "content": "I am going to have to remember to ask for my whipping the next time. I just usually walk up to the dumb ass and thunk him and walk away, and let the police deal with the issue. I have only had one officer mistakenly try and arrest me for knocking a person out, I calmly held out my hands and he put me into the car, we did not even make it out of the parking lot and then he understood what happened went back and grabbed the guy that had started the whole deal. \n \n I may have to rethink this whole thing now with all the concussion suits going on out there. I would just hate to see a individual get harmed by a white trash punk.\n", "contentHtml": "I am going to have to remember to ask for my whipping the next time. I just usually walk up to the dumb ass and thunk him and walk away, and let the police deal with the issue. 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", "parentReplyId": 36409, "thumbUrl": "", "avatarThumbUrl": "https://s3.amazonaws.com/cdn.bulkloads.com/user_files/profile/thumbs/default.png", "signUpDate": "2013-06-26", "dateAdded": "2016-05-11T12:56:58Z", "likes": 0, "dislikes": 0, "approved": 1, "userId": 11426, "firstName": "ALFRED", "lastName": "JORDAN", "companyName": "POWERHOUSE TRANSPORTATION, LLC ", "email": "[email protected]", "city": "PECULIAR", "state": "MO", "userCommentCount": 1182, "userLikes": 206, "userDislikes": 6, "links": [], "files": [], "iLike": 0, "iDislike": 0 }, { "replyId": 36442, "content": "thank you for making me laugh this morning....good job", "contentHtml": "thank you for making me laugh this morning....good job", "parentReplyId": null, "thumbUrl": "", "avatarThumbUrl": "https://s3.amazonaws.com/cdn.bulkloads.com/user_files/profile/thumbs/default.png", "signUpDate": "2016-05-08", "dateAdded": "2016-05-12T14:58:38Z", "likes": 0, "dislikes": 0, "approved": 1, "userId": 90172, "firstName": "GREG", "lastName": "BALLAST ", "companyName": "GREG", "email": "[email protected]", "city": "Winnipeg", "state": "MB", "userCommentCount": 1, "userLikes": 1, "userDislikes": 0, "links": [], "files": [], "iLike": 0, "iDislike": 0 }, { "replyId": 36453, "content": "We aim to please, if you can't have fun doing it then why do it at all.\n", "contentHtml": "We aim to please, if you can't have fun doing it then why do it at all. 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You are now approved and will be able to see the article once you relog in. \n", "contentHtml": "Sorry it takes me a little time in between all the calls, to get to the vetting process. You are now approved and will be able to see the article once you relog in. ", "parentReplyId": 36457, "thumbUrl": "", "avatarThumbUrl": "https://s3.amazonaws.com/cdn.bulkloads.com/user_files/profile/thumbs/default.png", "signUpDate": "2013-06-26", "dateAdded": "2016-05-12T18:53:55Z", "likes": 0, "dislikes": 0, "approved": 1, "userId": 11426, "firstName": "ALFRED", "lastName": "JORDAN", "companyName": "POWERHOUSE TRANSPORTATION, LLC ", "email": "[email protected]", "city": "PECULIAR", "state": "MO", "userCommentCount": 1182, "userLikes": 206, "userDislikes": 6, "links": [], "files": [], "iLike": 0, "iDislike": 0 }, { "replyId": 36466, "content": "where is the list all i see is the free stuff", "contentHtml": "where is the list all i see is the free stuff", "parentReplyId": null, "thumbUrl": "", "avatarThumbUrl": "https://s3.amazonaws.com/cdn.bulkloads.com/user_files/profile/thumbs/default.png", "signUpDate": "2015-12-09", "dateAdded": "2016-05-12T20:01:28Z", "likes": 0, "dislikes": 0, "approved": 1, "userId": 76869, "firstName": "Ross", "lastName": "Waldemar", "companyName": "UNITY TRUCKING", "email": "[email protected]", "city": "Sunray", "state": "TX", "userCommentCount": 31, "userLikes": 5, "userDislikes": 0, "links": [], "files": [], "iLike": 0, "iDislike": 0 } ], "userDislikes": 6, "signUpDate": "2013-06-26", "avatarThumbUrl": "https://s3.amazonaws.com/cdn.bulkloads.com/user_files/profile/thumbs/default.png", "links": [], "files": [], "iLike": 0, "iDislike": 0, "iSubscribe": 0 }

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The price to run a rig.

Posted on Tue, May 10, 2016 at 10:22 PM CST in PECULIAR, MO

The price to run a rig.

I just posted an article at the Independent Carrier Group detailing out the marginal cost per mile to run your rig. For those that choose to read it, this will let you know that you should not be running you rig for any less than that price. I recommend that you add 40% - 50% to that price to account for all the freebies that everybody wants you to do for them.

A. Free miles
B. Free washouts plus miles
C. Free unloading of the trailer
D. Free time waiting on them to load or unload you, or giving them a couple of free days waiting on them
E. Free scale tickets (dry van mainly)
F. Free Free Free, a lot of you are actually paying them to work for them.

You can work for free at home, does your wife not have some things for you to do around the house? When we could not get the prices we wanted in construction, we just went fishing until the right gig came along. I managed to pay my bills, did it get tight sometimes, sure, but we always managed. When you keep pulling freight at prices lower than this report, the only ones now making money are the shippers and the brokers.

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