WAYS TO LIGHTEN YOUR TRUCK AND TRAILER TO INCREASE YOUR PAYLOAD
It's ever more important to find ways to increase your bottom line. Since this is an industry primarily paid by the weight hauled, it's crucial to make sure your empty weight is as light as possible. I did some simple math and if you could figure out a way to decrease your weight even by 1000 lbs or 1/2 ton you could make an extra $14 per day. I did this by figuring hauling 25 tons to 25 1/2 tons and averaging $700 per day. I know we can all argue these numbers, but let me get to my point. $14 per day is $70 in increaed revenue per week and $3500 per year.
Now there may be ways that are more expensive and won't offset the incremental revenue, it all depends on how far you spread out the costs over income. But maybe there are some simple ways to increase or strategies others have done that can help us out as a group. Try not to think of yourselves competing, but working together as a family to help others.
What are some ways you've decreased your weights on your truck or trailer to haul more? Maybe it's as simple as keeping your fuel tanks half full. What are some others?