[scollins]

So it is "$1.00 mile loaded". You get a load just under the premium kick-in, and it is 50 miles away from the pick up location. The pick up location is 10 miles from you. So, round trip you are looking at driving 120 miles to make $50. Assuming you could cover all that distance in 2 hours, you are making $25/hour gross.

For sake of easy math, let's use the IRS's figure for the cost to operate an average car per mile ($0.50/mile.) Driving 120 miles in theory costs you $60 (120 miles at $0.50/mile).

You just lost $10......