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Re: hauling costs??
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Posted by the tractor vet on April 08, 2005 at 10:52:58 from (4.124.88.59):
In Reply to: Re: hauling costs?? posted by Dave H (MI) on April 08, 2005 at 10:08:50:
I don't care if it is a one ton and a goose neck . Today a one one costs as much as i paid for a 1977 Eagel and with all the cost that ges along with owening a truck . If you think that you can haul for less then go for it . Back in 1977 it took a 1.13 per mile to break even figuren out all the per mile cost of operation and the guys that thought that they could run for less are now driving for the big guys and putting up with there B/S now today a good not even an fancy tractor is going to cost you over 120000 bucks along with that goes that insurance payment of over 1200 a month for lib. and cargo and them tires are over 350 each plus the repairs and maintance and it does not take just 5 Qts. of oil your talken 11 gal. and everytime you go out for parts it's not a 10 dollar or100 bucks it's a grand . The freight that i was haulen was payen over 2.50 a mile and up as high as 8 bucks a mile . So go ahead and buy your self a new one ton diesel and anew 20000 lbs goose neck and get you CDL and insurance and like i said the pemits ot haul a tractor the the axels stick out past the rubrail and find out that that DOT officer does not like the way you chained that load and you don't have the IFTA sticker and no fire extingusher and your chains don't meet std. and see what it all about when he sticks that RED stivcker on your windsheild and has it impounded.
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