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Crossed 2 million pounds hauled, but the debate is empty miles vs. wait time
Last month I logged my 2 millionth pound across about 480 loads over 6 years. What surprised me wasn't the total weight, it was the split between actual driving hours and sitting at docks. On paper my empty mile rate sits at 18 percent, which looks solid, but I wasted nearly 300 hours waiting for loaders last year alone. That amounts to over 7 full work weeks of unpaid clock watching. Some guys argue you should eat empty miles to keep the wheels turning, others swear by booking loads that guarantee quick turnarounds even if the rate per mile drops. I'm leaning toward charging more for detention time as a standard line item. Has anyone else hit a milestone and realized the metric you tracked was the wrong one to measure success?
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jordan1346d ago
Been there man, tracking empty miles while losing weeks to dock time is just measuring the wrong pain.
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