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Quoted from plowpusher:Dont drive for a living but my 2 trucks help me make a living . Hauled 350,000 bushels grain this fall and this old rig ran like a champ
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I like that you have a Timpte Super Hopper there. Built just down the road in David City. I used to call on them in my prior job I retired from. One of my favorite customers... .
Owner-Operator paying for his tractor & Trailer has many costs to pay. If we're talking about a Truckload haul 53' trailer, the $5.33/mile usually yields 20% for wages so $1.06/mile which is low for an owner operator.
Truck payment, Trailer payment, Insurance payment, food, fuel, DEF, maintenance, meals.... Refrigerated load cost more as a Refrigerated trailer costs $50-60K versus $24K for a Dry Van
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Paradise, NV