Box Talk Trucking
Real talk about expedite trucking
Know what you keep before you take the load.
Rates, loads, brokers and truck economics for cargo vans, sprinters, box trucks, curtain sides and hot shots. From someone who has spent years in expedite dispatch and operations.
Example: sprinter, 620 loaded + 140 deadhead miles
Load pays$1,450
Fuel, maintenance, fixed costs−$474
Factoring 3% and tolls−$69
You keep$907
Example numbers. Run your own in the calculator.
What we talk about
No hype about easy money. Just the numbers and decisions that decide whether a small-truck business makes it.
Truck economics
What a cargo van, sprinter, box truck or hot shot really costs to run per mile and per day.
Loads, rates and brokers
When a load is worth it, how deadhead eats profit, and how to talk rates with brokers.
Starting and growing
Lease on or own authority, the mistakes new owner operators make, and going from one truck to a fleet.
Ask Box Talk
One question email. One detailed answer.
A written consultation for owner operators and people getting into expedite. No calls, no upsell.
- Pay for one consultation.
- Send one email: your equipment, your situation, and up to three related questions. Add numbers if you have them.
- Get one detailed written answer within 72 hours.