What is your cost per mile

Overnite · #1 (**permalink**) 03-17-2008, 12:55 AM

what does it cost to run your truck per mile.

I am talking about diesel at $4.00/gal, tires, parts etc.

Before you any profit. At what $/mile do you break even?

If a truck gets 6 mpg and diesel is $4.20/gal that is $.70 a mile. that is crazy.

Dirtball · #2 (**permalink**) 03-17-2008, 05:04 AM

Not sure what the operating rate per mile is but I found the fastest way to become a millionaire in trucking today is to start out with two million.

Overnite · #3 (**permalink**) 03-17-2008, 05:16 AM

If you started with 2 million would would be a millionaire in about 2 weeks.

Lyv Wire · #4 (**permalink**) 03-17-2008, 03:42 PM

Our fleet maintenance operating cost ( oil, grease , labor , tires, etc.) is .07 per mile which I think is pretty darn LOW. Now this doesn't include insurance , just strictly maintenance expense.

Overnite · #5 (**permalink**) 03-17-2008, 03:56 PM

I would of thouht that would have been much higher.

Lyv Wire · #6 (**permalink**) 03-17-2008, 04:01 PM

Truthfully,

Most carriers are probably much higher but, that is OUR maintenance cost...we work for P-nuts here....

I have been figuring the cost for our company for about 7 years now . I would think that they (the management , that is ) have NO reason to complain.....