Yeah it seems like it's been getting harder. The phone doesn't ring anymore when I post my trucks. Gotta spend more time searching for loads.

I've been able to stem the tide somehwat by doing more OD loads than usual + doing things we don't normally do like escorted loads & LTL. This week we have a guy out from Sat - Fri...on a 3 pick - 3 drop - 1600 mile trip that grosses $3895. Monday I have to take a barge across the St. Lawrence river to deliver.

Here's my monthly average for my backhauls, after taking out fuel, permits, escorts etc.
That $3.89 number in Sept is an anomoly because it included two escorted loads that increased the average. If you take Sept out, the only only month I was into the "3's" was April, compared to 4 months in '07.


US dollars per loaded mile:

2008
Nov: $2.70 x 3344 loaded miles (so far)
Oct: $2.52 x 5790 loaded miles
Sept: $3.89 x 4302 loaded miles
Aug: $2.56 x 687 loaded miles
July: $2.58 x 4076 loaded miles
June: $2.91 x 4380 loaded miles
May: $2.95 x 2721 loaded miles
April: $3.35 x 1484 loaded miles
Mar: NO MILES (rates sucked)
Feb: NO MILES (rates sucked)
Jan: $1.23 x 3158 loaded miles

2007
Dec: $2.03 x 2058 loaded miles
Nov: $3.42 x 1829 loaded miles
Oct: $2.69 x 2356 loaded miles
Sept: $3.36 x 2750 loaded miles
Aug: $2.90 x 4458 loaded miles
July: $2.86 x 5098 loaded miles
June: $3.22 x 2494 loaded miles
May: $3.26 x 4028 loaded miles
April: $3.49 x 2077 loaded miles
Mar: $2.52 x 4437 loaded miles
Feb: $2.75 x 2012 loaded miles
Jan: $2.72 x 4590 loaded miles

2006
Dec: $1.83 x 2492 loaded miles
Nov: $1.78 x 1779 loaded miles