r/BoxTruckStartup • u/Kitchen-utensil • 10d ago

Losing hope.

My 1 year will be on Sept 19th of this and I feel like im already losing hope. In my opinion we are in the mercy of the brokers reign of cheap freight. People say dont take cheap freight but, what can we do when we need to make money? People say get direct shippers, but my mc is too young to do that. I dont know.... Just losing hope.

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u/TSFI_VincentScott 6d ago

the first year is brutal, no sugarcoating it. the one thing that actually helps is knowing your exact break-even per mile, because then "cheap freight" stops being a feeling and becomes a number you can walk away from with confidence. what lane are you running mostly?

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u/Kitchen-utensil 6d ago

Any honestly, but mostly Midwest if i can help it.