Dispatch5 min
What your dispatcher is paid to do
Loads booked and gross rate per mile can both climb while the account gets worse. Only one number moves when the desk is actually working for you.
/ The Ledger /
cost per mile
5 pieces on cost per mile — across dispatch, fleet operations and growth, because the subject does not respect those boundaries.
Fleet Operations6 min
When to add the second truck
The question is never whether there is freight. It is whether you can fund six weeks of a truck that has not been paid yet.
Fleet Operations5 min
Maintenance is a cash decision, not a mechanical one
Deferring a service does not save money. It moves the cost somewhere less convenient and adds interest.
Fleet Operations6 min
What a mile actually costs you
Most owner-operators undercount their cost per mile, and the missing pieces are always the same four.
Fleet Operations6 min
The five numbers on a fleet scorecard
Revenue tells you how busy you were. These tell you whether it was worth it.
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