New to trucking and I have the bug

Hey old heads, vets I need guidance. I'm brand new to trucking about to hit 30,000 miles I am absolutely in love with it I love being on the road I love the freedom I love everything about it when I'm home all I want is to be back on the road with family I want to be back out on the road it's the first time I'm actually been proud of what I do, more so than when I was in the military when I earned my EGA, I look forward to it every morning. Here's the thing I want to go owner operator everyone says it's not the market but I have a feeling it's all about the hustle you need to work hard at it. I am money hungry and I want to make the most I can. I want that high pay per mile not no 50 cents not no 70 cents I want $2,3,4,5 $10 per mile, that $10000+ per load after expenses what do I need to do how do I do it? Ideally I would love to have a super sleeper so I can bring my wife and kid along. I understand that certain sacrifices do have to be made the loss of relationships everything but I absolutely love being on the road and I will not give up that freedom I will fight tooth and nail to keep that. I want to know what is the best route to go to be able to make all this happen currently I do Dry van. I know one thing that I'm going to have my wife get her broker's license so I can't cut that out having to pay a broker.

 

Okay I honestly figured money like that would have been more commonplace even for those massive oversize overweight loads that are a real pretty penny. Before this I was a diesel mechanic ironically for 10 years. I'm a pretty good mechanic when I want to be lol. Well I work for knight and I really from what I've noticed I haul a lot of stuff for grocery stores, beer, clothing and wholesale stuff from time to time which is just a bunch of random crap

 

Explain or elaborate a little more please why Chicago, wouldn't purchasing outright a new vehicle be better than leasing in the long run mainly because the warrantiea?