say $1.75/ml. now out of the 10 trucks he hires or books these loads for @ $1.75/ml he is making as much as the trucks moving the freight ($3.50-$1.75= $3.50). Now I don't know about you but I have yet to see a brokers office that meets or exceeds the overhead cost of operating a Tractor Trailer! We not only pay a outrageous cost on fuel ( on a average a Tractor Trailer gets @ 5.5 to 6. miles per gallon of diesel @ a cost of $4.20/gallon that is $.75 to $.82 per mile just in fuel costs) , highway tax, road use tax, repairs, leasing of/payment of our equipment, normal repairs, both Cargo & Truck/Trailer insurance ect. On a whole a driver that owns all his equipment, needs a average of $2.00 to $2.10/ mile to pay all costs, and have a paycheck for securing these loads, driving them to the destination in a timely manner , All the while living on the road, eating truckstop or fast food, being away from home and family! The option that would best serve the short haul industry [in my opinion] would be to define thresholds, 2 or more out of 7 days on the road would be reasonable. That threshold would remove landscapers, farmers, septic system businesses, carpenters and other typical small businesses using trucks over 10,000 lbs but less than 26,000 lbs from the costly burden of EBOR requirements. As a safety consultant/educator I am in contact with many