Rich Trucker vs Poor Trucker (Two Lease Operators: Same Truck, Same Mileage, Vastly Different Pay)

Here's another interesting pay comparison video for drivers out there!
Recently, we've had two drivers with the same trucks, same payments, and the same mileage bring home two vastly different paycheques, $5000 and $2000.
The answer to this large difference lies in the two drivers' fuel efficiency; one driver drove at 5.8 MPG while the other one drove at 8 MPG. Why was there such a big difference? One of the trucks was governed at 65 MPH speed while the other one was unlocked by the driver.
In this video, Ronen breaks down the two pay statements from the two drivers, and explains the factors that lead to the huge pay discrepancy between the two drivers. He also offers some quick tips on the many different ways you can save extra money on the road as an OTR driver.
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Soundtrack:
Pop Filter - Alternate Endings
DaMarcus VanBuren - Patterns
Chapters:
00:00 Introduction
00:40 Comparing 2 lease operators 2018 Freightliner Cascadia
02:49 Lease operator pay statement breakdown: $2000/15 days
03:23 Money spent on fuel in CANADA vs US
03:43 Fuel charges breakdown for driver #1
04:06 Lease operator pay statement breakdown $5000/15 days
04:32 Lease operator deductions semi- monthly
05:04 Fuel charges breakdown for lease operator #2
05:18 Reasons for pay difference 2 lease operator comparison
05:37 Driving at 61-62MPH will save you money on fuel
05:57 Unlocking your truck can make you LESS money
06:11 Truck analytics review- Freightliner Cascadia stats
06:30 Driver #1 stats at $5000
07:26 Driver #2 stats at $2000
08:03 Two big reasons for low earnings in trucking: 5.6MPG & high idle time
08:55 Aim for $4500-$5000 net income every 15 days as a lease operator with 6000 miles
09:06 Difference in fuel consumption lease operators

[@gregsmith4210]

He forgot to mention that the dispatcher didn’t like the other driver and was giving him the shit paying loads while giving the other driver the cherry loads 😂

[@michaelknox3504]

I was actually thinking all their freight sucks.... I work 5 days a week and gross more. Hell, I only worked 4 days last week and put 8600 on the truck.....

[@jorgyjones6897]

Exactly. He has valid points, but using his own stats the fuel difference accounted for $900 of the $3000 difference.

[@mabitout4901]

@@michaelknox3504 who do you work for?

[@michaelknox3504]

@@mabitout4901 I work for myself. Get 90% of my loads off of internet truckstop when I'm flatbedding. When I pull a bottle thru come direct from tramo

[@peter97379]

right.

[@kizerbread]

Driver governed to 62mph please keep your rig in the right lane

[@williamgonzalez4172]

BIG FACTS 😂😂😂

[@edparrera4455]

Left Lane = Less Money Gotcha

[@williamgonzalez4172]

@@edparrera4455 Left Lane = Bread winners

[@edparrera4455]

@@williamgonzalez4172 our guy just spent bout 14 mins explaining the opposite 💀🤣

[@edparrera4455]

@@williamgonzalez4172 unless you get fuel for $0.89 cents 🤷‍♂️

[@t90drummer]

This proves that trucking is not just about sitting behind the wheel and driving. This video shows the amount of math that is used to make sure that we are as profitable as possible. Amazing content!

[@NorthAmerican-Trucking-News]

thank you Joseph, i appreciate the feedback.

[@circusboy90210]

Idling doesn't eat $3,000

[@gustavoalvarez9676]

Plus add the 8/2 split . wich is not hard but if you doing it often that mean you must track and double check what ypu doing or it will mess up your HOS

[@philmarwood69]

Running west coast is what burned his fuel. I've done it full time from Edmonton to Los Angeles and boy do those mountains burn up your fuel. Soon as he said west coast I knew where his fuel went.

[@germanr19741]

@@circusboy90210 you are right..this only shows they pay cheap

[@rogerlewis1361]

62 saves you a lot of fuel on flat land, but you ain’t doing a lot of fuel saving with a 62 MPH truck in the mountains

[@bobboy5508]

Mountains will get you. In Pennsylvania I won’t use the toll roads. That gives me 2 options. Take I-68 which is very fuel consuming with the mountains. Or I-80 depends on where my delivery is. It’s tricky with the mountains, but the Pennsylvania toll roads are the most expensive for trucks in the US. Now un Ohio and Indiana I will take the toll because of the extra miles it takes to get down to US-30 or others is negligible and I can keep on time delivery. It’s definitely a math game for operators. I come in about 4,000 US take home every 2 weeks. So based in this I’m doing quite well. But I could maybe improve in areas. One thing I don’t do is west, I stay east of the Mississippi. No Canada either. I’m governed at 65.

[@christopherplecker3426]

I’ll go even slower in the mountains and not use the cruise and lots of coasting. I actually get better mpg with some hills than flat land

[@firstnamelastname-gf4ds]

@@christopherplecker3426 you mean downhills stop lying

[@kennethkoontz5036]

🤣

[@xirs80]

My 2020 cascadia average in 9.5 in mountains. I didn’t believe it too until I bought

[@jimbrock8310]

I will run 70-75 quite often due to a tight schedule but I factor that into the price when I bid the load. If I set my cruise at 70 I will get 7mpg if I set it at 75 I will get 6.4-6.5mpg if I set it at 65 I will get around 7.5. Now here is the odd part. If I set it at 77-78 I will get 6.8-7mpg. I have no idea how your guy is getting 5.8 with a DD15 with an automatic. I run a ISX with a manual he should be running circles around me in fuel mileage! 30 years ago I would get 6 mpg and better out of a B series Cat running 60-62 when the speed limit was 55. Every truck has a sweet spot you just have to find it. I also don't buy fuel at the big chain stops. I save 40-50 cents a gallon just doing that and I have never gotten bad fuel. Everybody has to remember that fuel is the biggest expense we have. That goes for company drivers also. Trucking is not a high margin business! If you an Owner Operator and you are not paying attention to to your cost and keeping your equipment maintained you are setting yourself on a path for failure. If you are out there taking fuel draws on every load you need to hang it up your expenses are to high. If you are hauling cheap freight you are just screwing yourself and everyone else out here trying to make a living! I don't know about Ya'll but I like having nice things! I just have no desire to live in a trailer park! The only thing you have to sell is a service! The way you do that is with late model well maintained equipment and on time service and get everything there in the same condition you picked it up! I will get anywhere from 3-500 more than what a broker wants to pay because they know it will be there on time and in the same condition I picked it up in! When they ask for your MC number it is to see how many loads you have hauled for them, if you have ever been late and if you have ever had any damage claims and your safety score. If it is all good you can get a premium price. If not you won't get a premium price. Another way to get premium prices are when you crawl out of that cab be well groomed well dressed and well mannered! If you crawl out of that cab wearing flip-flops shorts and a t shirt with man boobs guess what? The will have no respect for you what soever! Same thing goes if you get pulled over or get pulled into a scale. Be clean cut look professional and be polite you will most likely get a warning if you cop an attitude you are getting a ticket and they are going to look for more crap to ruin your day if you run into a total ass the place to fight that is in court not along the side of the road! Remember folks! You are business men! Lets start acting like it! If you need to piss use the restroom not the parking lot. Throw your garbage in a dumpster be considerate of the people that have been nice enough to let you park there! If they charge to park get over it! They are in business to make a profit just like you and they have expenses picking up after the slobs that trash the place also charging a fee to park keeps the slobs out because they have no idea of how to manage money and it keeps the place smelling better and un trashed! I do not have a problem at all paying to park! I just write it off on my taxes anyway. Lets get this industry back where it used to be! Truckers used to be respected by the public we used to stop along side the road to check on people to make sure they are okay. If someone needed to chain up and didn't know how we would help them! If Grandma had a flat we would stop and change it. Back in 86 or 87 I broke down near needles Calf no cell phones then a JB Hunt Driver going east bound pulled over because he seen my cab jacked up and just assumed I needed some water. He walked 1/2 mile back to me with 2 gallons of water just because he was a good guy. That 2 gallons of water got me into the rest area where I could call our shop and arrange to get towed to Barstow. While I was waiting for a hook a Man and his Wife from Connecticut noticed that I was sweating my ass off while I had the cab jacked up with no air conditioning and come over to see if I needed help. I told them I had a hook on the way from Barstow. They invited me to sit in their air-conditioned van to cool off and would not leave until the hook arrived! That my friends is the society we need to get back to and strive for! United we stand divided we fall the only ones who gain are the leftist communist!

[@brandoncaldwell95]

All in the gear selection and RPMs. Also dealing with traffic, wind and terrain. I do agree its low, but it sounds like he is hounding the throttle keeping it lower heared higber RPMs vs you being able to choose a gear and stay.

[@suk-kyungchang8904]

Thanks for story.

[@basharalhasan4050]

❤💙❤💙

[@Dru625]

Far different America than we have today ftl.

[@peanutmansemporiumofrandom7472]

Brother, you’re living in a fantasy. Society has changed and so has the industry. If drivers want to be sloppy bums, that’s their personal problem, not mine. I’m well groomed, I work out in my truck to maintain condition and lastly but just as important, I MIND MY OWN BUSINESS. Let those individuals that are ruining things deal with the consequences because it will catch up with them.

[@MidwayGuy]

That one guy worked for $0.36 cents per mile. Plus all the headaches/risks of owner operation. Might be in the wrong line of work

[@brucewright319]

Back up the bus. The guy ran 6000 miles and only grossed 8800 , the problem isn't with his foot, it's either your crappy rates or your screwing him on his percentage.

[@briansims4819]

FUCKING THANK YOU!!! Niether driver has made decent money. $5,000 for 15 days? Fuck outta here with that cheap shit!

[@Dragon2free2007]

Neither driver made money. Both glorified company drivers. And probably not even getting paid a good percentage. If you're leased onto a company you should be be grossing between 5k-10k weekly (ball park estimation) depending on the rates you're getting and what you're hauling. Anything less, you should just go be a company driver.

[@BULLDOGHOTSHOT1]

@@Dragon2free2007 wait didn't both drivers gross 9 grand?

[@Lettersandstuff]

Exactly, shit loads

[@NorthAmerican-Trucking-News]

hi Thanks for the feedback, have you watched part 2 of this video,? he explains a lot of your points. Also stay tuned, part 3 is coming out in a couple days.

[@robertjefferson1372]

The title should say "Poor driver versus Very Poor driver."

[@defjulz]

You don’t know poverty if you think that.

[@misterstaple]

U made me laugh

[@JoeJohnson-mk4qd]

"Rich" Driver is probably racking in over 100k, a year, and "Poor" Driver about 50k or so. So I wouldn't call rich driver rich, but I wouldn't call poor driver poor.

[@JP-vw7pb]

Is it just me or does this dude sound more like he’s marketing a MLM disguised as a driver recruiter? 😂

[@NorthAmerican-Trucking-News]

LOL, thanks for the positive feedback,. Glad it was helpful!, stay tuned, part 3 is coming out in a couple of days.

[@Matonye]

Any job opportunities?

[@mrtoosweet2u]

Another aspect is the weight of the load causing greater fuel consumption. If two drivers travel the same distance, but one driver average 40k loads and the other 25k, then the 25k would have a greater MPG...possibly. I think it was the "poor" driver who received the overweight ticket...

[@philg7101]

Only dummies and rookies get overweight tickets! I have never gotten an overweight ticket in 20 years!!

[@brandoncaldwell95]

Honestly, this amount of tracking is concerning. I get the point of it, however its intrusive. I see why drivers typically quit. I do agree with traveling slower, but locking a truck is creating a safty risk. If i need to boogy out if the way or to pass, i dint want to be in a pissing contest on who has the higher set governer.. Also, terrain, wind, traffic and load weight was not brought into this. If you want equal testing, take the 2 drivers, same routes same weights same days at the same time. Thays a true test. Theres too many variables here.

[@eliassantamaria3168]

I agree, every load is different. And whether conditions play a big part in trucking. This video needs more explaining, the same truck and miles don’t explain why the driver was making less money.

[@ptyboxing4938]

So he wants the driver to sleep with his truck off ? Da fak. Job is hard enough for him bitching about idle time.

[@mikeshoults4155]

Yeah these analytics are just a cover to rip people off. They talk about making money for drivers, really they take a cut and they only care about making profits. It's like a trucking MLM. Scam.

[@normwoods]

it's law in Ontario & Quebec that all commercial trucks be speed limited @ 105 km/h (65 mph)

[@normwoods]

@@ptyboxing4938 - every truck has an apu, no need to leave truck idling

[@BradHackett]

Awesome content! You have a new subscriber. I have worked with Lease Purchase / Owner Operators for the last decade. I have had several similar conversations along the way. You did a great job overviewing this side by side comparison.

[@unclemonkey4699]

These videos are so helpful. Your ability to mine the date of your fleet and share the info is appreciated. Subbed

[@RyanUnderwoodspage]

Very informative! Never considered the business economics of trucking before, but it’s cool to see the diff btwn success and struggling shown so plainly

[@lalalalo37]

Thanks for the heads up learning so much from your guys videos Can I wait to get my own truck hopefully next year

[@gearscarlos]

Thanks for this valuable information man I started working with my company in December, learned how weight and fuel management makes a huge difference in fuel consumption. Now I see how one driver can make more than another driver in two weeks. Wow. I’m aiming to be an owner operator soon and I’ve seen your other videos!

[@wcherron]

If they’re only bringing in that much in 15 days sounds like they need to work for another company.

[@andrewbarnett4621]

This channel is so informative I love this channel so much thanks for all the great videos provided doing a wonderful job. 🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼

[@NorthAmerican-Trucking-News]

Glad you enjoy it!

[@Deleted-oc4ou]

Thank you. Glad I came across this page. Like the fact that we’re both in the same province.

[@timmyo3162]

Got my subscription. Thank you. Great video.

[@DrtyDiesel]

Loving the videos, excellent info! I just became a lease op and have changed the way I drive. Driving 62mph and accelerating slow, I was able to get 8.22mpg. My truck is a 2017 Pete 579 Glider with the 12.7L Series 60 Detroit running local hauling fuel.

[@NorthAmerican-Trucking-News]

Nice work!

[@timothyplumley8316]

I am a retired driver and all I can say is, I wish there were more companies out there that cared about their driver as yours does. When I was driving both as a company and owner operator. All they cared about was getting the freight to the destination anyway possible.

[@Myco97]

Hey thx for the channel I'm really thinking about getting my CDL. Your channel has a lot of valuable information.

[@billrussell3525]

Great job on all those very informative videos ! Keep them coming sir.

[@HTownTrucker]

The content on this channel is on a different level! Thank you for the information!

[@NorthAmerican-Trucking-News]

I appreciate that!

[@user-ix8ki9lc2q]

second that

[@POLYLIVING]

I agree!

[@chrisgeezvlog7349]

“Both drivers are in 2018 FRIGHT-liner Cascadias.” 😂😂😂

[@aleksram8572]

I am from Lithuania, it's a great to watch such a informative video Thanks

[@jizzstain4458]

Thank you for the info. I really do appreciate you.

[@bcfd2956]

I think how you help your drivers with analytical support is amazing, for a person like me getting back into the industry its awesome to see the support system you have….Lee

[@1iota1420]

I drive west coast mountain, BC/Ab, and I do my best to (try) avg 7.5mpg or 35L/100km. Mid West/Prairie driving I do better dispute the wind; either way, this vid proves trucking is more than just holding a steering wheel. Good show

[@ribs666]

excellent video, well done for highlighting the differences. As a driver/assessor here in the UK I come across the same issues. Drivers who treat the trucks as racing machines always compare badly to those who show more sympathy for the truck, take off smooth, slow down gradually-not at the last moment, use the cruise control to take your speed up and down use the engine (Jake) brake to hold you back downhill as well as keeping in the green band on the rev counter. On a good day grossing 40-44000kg (96800lbs) we can still return 10-11mpg with speeds up to 53 mph on busy roads. Keep up the good work......

[@TheTravelVlogger]

Awesome video! love the breakdowns

[@TheBolt62]

Another good video, love seeing honest reports about how easy it is to screw youself by driving to fast etc. 30 years in this industry I can confirm you are right on the money with this one

[@NorthAmerican-Trucking-News]

thank you Scott, i appreciate the feedback

[@blast4me754]

The reality is most truckers prefer driving fast because trucking and driving on wide open interstates is boring ...

[@raymondwandell8880]

Fuel cost difference was less than $1000 per 15 days. Where is the other $2000?

[@MrWwoww123]

Driver number 1 got a 400$ ticket and driver number 2 drove few hundred more miles, which the guy equated to 500ish$. But that only accounts for 1000.

[@ssempijjabismark8761]

How do I become a driver in CANADA ?

[@stuartmccorkindale7138]

Keep up the good work.

[@nnggwwuu]

This is insightful. Thanks Ronan

[@craigsteeves4295]

Great video. I suggested in 1996 that our company have 1 on 1 meetings with drivers to show them how they could save fuel and take home more. And also suggested that company drivers be given incentives to drive more efficiently. It went nowhere. The drivers that you are coaching don't know how lucky they are.

[@TacticalTrucker]

Here are some tricks to save fuel: - Move your fifth wheel closer to the main drive axle According to Cummins engine manufactures tricking the engine into carrying the load versus pulling the load will save a substantial amount of fuel, by keeping more weight on your drives you increase traction reducing rotation slipping on the road and pull better up Mountain terrain‘s - having the right tires Bridgestone and Firestone are the only tire manufacturer that has the best traction technology in comparison to the competitions - use MotorKote oil over all competitions in your diesel engine, it is the only oil in the industry that is 100% anti-friction - have your truck axles Spect for a 3.0 and under gear ratio, this will lower your RPMs and burn less fuel - Install a visor on your truck, the visor on top of any semi truck is not for blocking out the sun, it’s aerodynamics, the air goes under the visor and pulls the truck along the road - Have your tires properly inflated Under inflated tires causes the truck engine to demand more fuel - keep your truck cleaned Dirty dirty truck causes air to stick to your truck causing air friction forcing your engine to demand more fuel - Calculate your fuel to distance ratio In a DD 15 500 hp engine with the gear ratio at 3.0 and under, 25 gallons is equal to 100 miles at 65 mph LTL (7 to 18 tons) 20 to 21 gallons per 100 miles FTL (25 - 36tons) - Keep your fifth wheel grazed A dry fifth wheel under a heavy load will cause extreme friction and cause your engine to demand more fuel when making 90° turns - Use nitro gas shocks Gas shocks respond better to rough roads, most gas shocks rebound this standard position to your weight, thus maintaining minimal amount of traction loss

[@NorthAmerican-Trucking-News]

Thanks for sharing

[@firstfreightlines750]

Hey do the math. Let's say you have a rate of 1.80 a miles 72 mpg will give you 66 mph average. Now slow to 62 with the lag factor of hills do to slower speed would be 54 mph. Now add the E-log factor. So if you can log 60 hours of drive time in the 8 days so let's dig in... so at 54 mph average $5,832 in gross revenue. Now for the sake of this comment I'm going to use my 2004 t600 c15 cat with a 10 speed 3:55 gears with the final on transmission being .74 with 40.7 inch rubber or 11r22.5 tires. So at 62 I can get up too 6.5 mpg so let's see what our profits would be after fuel per hour with fuel costing $3 per gallon. $4,336.62 on 60 hours or $72.27 per hour. Now let's bump it up to 72 witch I get 5.9 by doing this... $7,128 would be my gross $5,114.44 net or $85.24 per hour after fuel. So that works out to be $12.72 per hour earned on 60 hours of drive time in an 8 day period. Now yes your tires are going to take a 10% increase of wear and tare so let's see what that means. I'm running XDN2 Michelin drives and XOne steers. I get about 180k miles with steers and 450-550k miles out of my drives. Oil and all everything els with the truck is not effected by this because after all everything was engineered for 75 mph. Or 1800 rpm. Look it up that is where all diesel engines perform at max performance... PERFORMANCE!!! not fuel mileage... now let's see what I'm loosing on that 10% hell let's make it 20% extra wear and tare. So let's stick to 450k on drives slowing down would bring that up to 540k miles and 216k miles for steers. Now let's see how much we are loosing per hour so for a set of steers you will pay 580 per side so that would be .0053 cents per miles slower speeds or .0064 cents higher speed now for drives. 540 per tire x8 .008 slower speeds or .0096 faster speeds. So worst-case your cost would increase by .18 cents per hour so that gives you $12.54 per hour extra. Now let's do that on a 40 week year...$30,100.32 extra pay in your pocket every year by running the speed limit and not blocking the road way. Now if we was still on paper logs we could run 62 but show 72 be safer make all that extra money and rest when we felt tired like we use to. Accidents are still taking place the difference is now we have technology to show who really is at fault versus oh it was a truck driver... yep hang that driver!!!! Technology is evil and keeps you the business owner from making tons of money and puts to much stress on the drivers. Now I would support E-log if they got rid of the 70/8 rule and just gave us 11 hours on 14 every single day we wanted to work. Then you could slow down and make money however you would still make more running faster no matter what on E-logs because that clock stops on 11 where as paper you could do 12-13 hours safely....

[@Lettersandstuff]

Moral of the story life ain’t fair.. and it’s not the fuel mileage that causes the difference! It’s the dispatch

[@Flyingfast79]

Great video, very informative! I see a lot of new box truck owner operators starting up in the U.S. who have zero experience in the accounting aspect of the business so they end up either quiting or barely making it. Planning is key in being successful.

[@NorthAmerican-Trucking-News]

Thanks 👍, i totally agree

[@laszlohorvath8637]

Phenomenal presentation and content. Thank you!

[@westwind2550]

Why nobody talks about the weight of the load and the route map was taken? Fuel consumption is much different in ON and BC

[@spikejr73]

He never mentioned load weights on both trucks, that would make a big difference in fuel consumption and the terrain they were driving in, mountains vs flat territory

[@Alexandr1683]

Exactly you can't have the same mpg with 44000 pounds and 16000 up roads down roads

[@1darkmerik661]

You're right he never talked about load weights. Lighter loads make better fuel consumption. Also he did say the second driver got an over load ticket so he at least was running heavy. Nothing about the first driver.

[@jamieshields9521]

Awesome vid👍great insight, for farmers like me it’s good learning experience we can save fuel in bulk storage avoiding fuel shortages during peaks seasons of sowing n harvesting. I was talking to truck mechanic who with one biggest transport company n he said maintenance can make big difference in saving money in long term ownership. Parts would be replaced when needed but if part wasn’t up to full job they would replace it no questions ask, as break down on side of the road would be into thousand. I strongly believe knowing truck n talking to mechanics can help avoid break downs.

[@anmolsidhu4782]

Amazing content! Keep it up!

[@NorthAmerican-Trucking-News]

Thank you! Will do!

[@ItalianStallion1415]

Driving a large truck at those high speeds is too stressful on top of the other reasons you mentioned.

[@ronaldlachance8390]

Great video, well explained. My one question is if companies could save that much in fuel why don’t they split it with their company drivers? Instead of only offering a measly hundred dollars a month if you meet If you meet their fuel bonus. Because as a company driver it is more beneficial for me to get more miles. Than to go slower and possibly loose out on maybe a extra run or two by end of month. So what are you guess I’m saying is why wouldn’t they wanna split the difference with a company driver on the cost of the fuel that they would save in that one example you gave it was over $2000 Canadian in 15 days. Is it because they think that that would be too much to give to a driver that’s saving them $2000 in 15 days. Or is it just greed on their part did they think by giving us $100 bonus they would be able to keep almost or save almost $4000 a month in fuel cost and not past some of that benefit onto the drivers

[@hectorportillo1906]

Wow! Thanks for the video. Hopefully some drivers are not too proud to admit this makes sense.

[@stillshakes5499]

Dude this video was massively helpful

[@georgelove9816]

Thank You 🙏 So Much, you O’Right with Your excellent comments. From Houston, Texas, USA 🇺🇸 Jorge Washington L.

[@NorthAmerican-Trucking-News]

You are very welcome

[@oliviernguessan4892]

I thought driving in mountains in the west adds a huge toll to the fuel consumption. Especially going uphill.

[@vadimprozorov2569]

Well, he has just proven to you that he knows better )

[@PumpUptheJam81]

Not much fuel used coming down the other side of the mountain.

[@vadimprozorov2569]

@@PumpUptheJam81 well that depends. If you want to control your cargo 100% you go down in the same gear you went up in.

[@rickkern5785]

@@vadimprozorov2569 Zero fuel consumed on the downhill with the motor slowing you down.

[@richardgreen507]

It does this is what you hear from a business owner who has NEVER Been in behind the wheel

[@hotshottruckingtrainingcou9645]

Fantastic data!!! Well done!

[@diyagarcia3335]

Great informacion especially for someone who is thinking about getting into this carrier, thank you

[@Omar87874]

Driver 2 he drove in west where there’s a lot of mountains where the driver 1 drove in Midwest flat land

[@mikeshoults4155]

Yeah this dude is the worst kind of boss. He uses analytics to cover his really purpose,. Scamming drivers.

[@otrookie]

Rule #1 don’t lease, $2600 a month for a year is $31.000 you can buy a beyond solid truck, and after a year you’re payment free. Sure won’t be new but if you’re smart and get something rebuilt it’ll make same money, insurance a grand a month and then you’re set. This whole lease thing is horrible, people just pay all types of things not even realizing how much they’re throwing away. I have drivers pull up to me all the time talking crap on how my truck is all this and that.. If I don’t drive at all my monthly expense is like $1700 with trailer lease and insurance... I’m ok if loads are cheap, down the road I can get something newer. This video just shows that it’s a lot more to trucking than holding the wheel, you’re a business owner, accountant, mechanics, etc and the video hit spot on. I understand your business offers lease etc as options and nothing wrong with that but those are just my two cents. Take care

[@mtndew010572]

Obviously you are a single person living in a truck with zero expenses if you can afford to bank $2,600 a month out of a company driver paycheck every month

[@otrookie]

@@mtndew010572 you can save up for down payment and pay that truck off in few months easily trucking as owner op.

[@mtndew010572]

@@otrookie I'm sure you can as a owner op but to become a oo you 1st need a truck and for drivers working for a company that has home and family depending on them its not so easy to save ...this is why so many end up in lease purchases chasing a dream

[@amarjit2185]

thanks for this video...i appreciate ..keep it up

[@sergiopaternina2011]

Excellent comparison, excellent video, thanks for all that valuable information.

[@NorthAmerican-Trucking-News]

Very welcome!

[@jeremyavegno5751]

You haven’t accounted for route, or terrain .

[@nicholaskasolosungweashikk4053]

Yes and load, the 2000 dollar guy also had an over weight bill, wasnt carrying mattresses

[@preston9412]

Honestly he addressed it but skimmed over the effects the lower paid driver was running western states primarily and the better paid driver was running mid west. Running the western states pulling heavy loads is going to kill your fuel economy. Where running the plains pulling light is gonna boost it even if your running 70 in a properly set up truck for running that way.

[@wadelevan1787]

Damn 15% idle time is acceptable with an APU? I was figuring they were not equipped with APUs. My idle time is usually between 1-3% with the APU. Sometimes a little higher during extreme cold because of idling to prevent fuel gelling.

[@elizlikethequeen]

This was WAY cool!! Thank you!! 💜 I would personally never lease. I'm sure there are good options but I haven't seen one yet.

[@Lone_Wolf_91]

That's what I always thought! I see few trucks passing me going like 120+ and always wondered if the time they save will exchange for fuel consumption costs, my friends stopped driving 105 and do 100 cos even this makes better $, just 5km/h wow. Thx for Your video, extremely informative and best thing it ain't just talking but proving and backing with real info. Very nice!

[@marlinpetre788]

Idk. Depends on whether you have 700 hp and are making 6 dollars a mile or have a 60 mph governed truck making 1.50 a mile

[@scrappydoo9196]

Remember truck 1 and truck 2. One was in mountain driving and the other is on more in flat land in the Midwest.

[@tanelpolts7257]

Explain the difference in idle time

[@preston9412]

driver probably had a broken apu would be my guess given the idle difference

[@stephenhunter70]

$2000 US pm, I used to make more than that driving a 1 tonne "white" courier van!

[@whatwouldyoudo64]

A very excellent and informative video! Thank you for all your efforts.

[@guidetruckersgmailcom6505]

👆📩for more information on trucking service.

[@edwardthetruth8994]

Great job! Really a great job!

[@TheGuaduas]

You finally surface,hope everything is well.

[@ahemming06]

It’s great content. Let’s also not skip over the huge factor that is not being lazy and regularly checking tire pressures.

[@2500grit]

Checking your tires will save you sitting on the side of the road Time waiting for the tire repair truck

[@josepherobichaud1273]

Great videos,Ronen!

[@NorthAmerican-Trucking-News]

Glad you like them!

[@ih7america]

I need to learn all about this topic. I can tell that in this video, thank you professor

[@alexkouvolo2477]

What consideration was given for terrain? Flat land versus mountains can make a big difference.

[@dchawk81]

And traffic.

[@willdrivesu7914]

Idle time and terrain is the biggest factor here. I drove the same truck, L.A. to Dallas on i40. Governed at 72 mph with a heavy load I would avg 8.8 mpg. Idle was very low since I shut it off and used the apu when I knew I'd be stopped for more than a few minutes.

[@tomwithers9119]

That true as well

[@kingprettie01]

I was wondering about that since he took a different route & also I presume planning was the cause of his lower payout

[@exdel2335]

just keep in mind the west has more mountains ,probably one of the reason why he burned that much fuel.

[@oliviernguessan4892]

Sure, I thought the same. I know many drivers who decline loads to the west. For that reason, some companies pay more per mile. Plus, it's hard on your truck.

[@flyovercounty1427]

and a touch of wind from time to time

[@ionts8345]

very useful information ,thank you !

[@annapavlyuk1966]

You opening my eyes about fuel consumption, thank you !!!!

[@jamescabebe3945]

5k in 2 weeks I did that as a company drive now an owner operator I do 5k a week minimum

[@howdydoody8258]

Im going into a paid for cdl program because i dont have any money. Ill have to sign on with them (schneider) for 9 months after. Do you think one day I can earn as much as you? Do you have any advice you could give? Do you know if Schneider is a good company to work for?

[@lucasharten6913]

Was gunna say...... I’m taking home $1200/5 days as a company driver! He needs to give his head a shake loool

[@TheGuaduas]

If you making 1,200 a week as a company man stay there no headache at the long run you are better.

[@pollypurree1834]

Ditto. I'm making the same as you as a company driver.

[@qb3666]

Do u buy fuel if u don’t then please shut God loving praise n worship mouth n use it to uplift. His money is not your money n pray for him b4 ur quick to speak.

[@NBHank]

@@qb3666 Yes he'd rather Exxon have his money than himself. All praise EXXON!!! ;-)

[@brake1adam]

Seriously vary informative!!!

[@NorthAmerican-Trucking-News]

appreciate the positive feedback,. stay tuned PArt 3 is coming out in a couple days.

[@jeffsutton950]

Excellent content

[@abdullahiabdi6706]

Thanks for the info I usually average 7 in 70mph I’ll definitely be starting drive around 65mph nice video.

[@blast4me754]

Trucking is just to boring to be going 65mph all day and every day especially on most of these boring interstates ...

[@MrWwoww123]

@@blast4me754 is it worth the potential hundreds for a more engaging drive? So essentially you are paying for entertainment.

[@blast4me754]

@@MrWwoww123 Yes

[@MrWwoww123]

@@blast4me754 fair enough lol

[@denniswebb7068]

It also proves that unless you out right own your truck the leasing company will still dictate what's you are allowed to run your truck at just like a regular company driver

[@garrettrickard]

Great analysis and comparison that demonstrates how to make more money by efficiently operating your truck.

[@noly927]

Amazing work

[@jon8223]

My advice for anyone here. Save your money. Then get your own authority, fuel card, go through people that specialize in permits/ifta, and insurance. When I hear someone taking home 5k every two weeks I cringe. They should be doing that almost every week. Yes I'm talking about Net not Gross. I typically gross 8k-9k every week also. Take home $4500 to 6k every week. I run my 2020 automatic freightliner between 68 to 72 mph on average 2500 miles a week. Then go through a broker that will find you loads. They typically take 7% - 13% depending on who they are and what they offer. I refuse driving for other carrier's because you just don't make money like you should when you're under them.

[@NorthAmerican-Trucking-News]

Fair enough, thanks for sharing!

[@malyshevvasiliy9541]

Hello Sir. Are you from the US or Canada? Big difference I guess..

[@trustytrade3134]

How much did you pay for your 2020 cascadia If you don’t mind me asking

[@jon8223]

@@trustytrade3134 I'm still paying on it but the total amount is 167k.

[@trustytrade3134]

Jon yea I got the same quote I have 2 manual Volvo trucks paid off but they keep breaking down. I have been thinking about renting from Ryder or Penske but I heard buying brand new like you did is much cheaper. Someone told me they pay $800 a month for brand new cascadia freightliner and that includes repairs if it breaks down

[@lionheart7431]

Don't drive for these companies, they will annoy you every day.

[@dangerkingston]

I run a 2018 Cascadia (13 speed manual), but according to my metrics I only average about 5.7/5.8 miles per gallon lately, the highest I've been able to achieve is 6.5 average when I really tried, but my company has no incentive program for milage. I do a lot of hill country out East, and I'm carrying a lot of maxed out tridem loads. Load size makes a big difference but it hasn't really been talked about here. Also, it's very easy for me to achieve high MPGs when I'm traveling between places in the Midwest, I'll usually average between 7 and 7.5 miles per gallon, and then watch it go down like crazy when I hit the Appalachians. Hilly terrain makes a massive difference in what you can achieve efficiency wise. Awesome video though! I'll be watching more Edit: grammar

[@Mr.Beastforpresident]

Excellent DETAILED video 👍👍👍

[@NorthAmerican-Trucking-News]

Glad it was helpful!, stay tuned, part 3 is coming out in a couple of days.

[@eugeneponcelet9377]

Unfortunately you only take into the equation of driving habits but you don't take into consideration dispatcher habits. You get that load there on time no matter what. The other thing is running the west coast vs running local. Too many variables. I got a new truck and it is governed and it gets worse mileage than my old one. 4.3 loaded or empty. Not good.

[@greghess6077]

If you’re only taking 5k home in 15 days you should be a company driver and let the company have the risk of the equipment

[@11lee0]

Love this channel

[@mrdodge1303]

What a great content! Thank you

[@NorthAmerican-Trucking-News]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@rustycarpenter9607]

If that’s all they’re making they should park them. $8,000 to $10,000 a week after expenses is easy to do these days and be home every weekend at least for me anyways. Lots of guys out here I know doing it. Know what you’re doing with the rates these days this is easy pickings

[@bradm6287]

Yeah OK, you make 520k a year driving truck.

[@rustycarpenter9607]

@@bradm6287 You must be a company driver or aren’t a part of the industry at all. If you know how to pick your loads going out and coming back it’s very much doable. Do you know anything about rates and the economy or supply and demand? It’s not rocket science bud. Some are just better at it than others. Pay your dues and pay attention along the way. You too can make something out of yourself that you didn’t think was possible.

[@rustycarpenter9607]

@@bradm6287 I’m just a little fish in the game. Guy’s doing $15k-$25k a week in this economy. Thanks in part to a PLANdemic and the so called driver shortage. I’ll take mine while I can get it.

[@bradm6287]

@@rustycarpenter9607 No you're/they're not.

[@rustycarpenter9607]

@@bradm6287 Yes I am/They’re/We’re. I’ll keep doing what I do to succeed and you do whatever it is you do. Practice doing better for yourself and worry less about others business and you to will succeed. It’s all in the numbers and it’s there for the taking. Go get it.

[@zamed9037]

I take hone 5,600 in 14 days.. I guess I’m a Rich Trucker too .. 😄😄

[@NR-fn6uq]

GREAT VIDEO!!!!

[@jasonbrace3229]

Thanks for the eye opening that truck companies look at. As an old truck driver whom only was a company driver. Never had in mind to become a lease driver. I was more on the road than your illustration in comparison. But still good information for drivers whom are out on the roadways of today.

[@mikeshoults4155]

Yeah I don't trust this manager. He doesn't take into account traffic, elevations, road closures, weather and all of that. Just completely ignores reality and craps on his drivers. Treats them like dogs. I would never want to work for this guy.

[@SC68170]

So this is why Super Truckers are always broke🤔😂🤣

[@brandoncaldwell95]

But they look good while doing it.

[@manuelnavarro2240]

Nice Info explanation is very clear, like it

[@cygordon2521]

Quite informative video. What software are you using to do your analytics?

[@mudbuff]

Wow, your drivers are not making shit smh

[@thomaskirkpatrick4031]

Why would any driver have the added expenses of an APU, than not use it? That's just a dumb driver.

[@kellykolnes1954]

Awesome video!!

[@chauhdreyali8438]

Great info,,, keep it up