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Is the owner-operator a dying breed?

Discussion in 'Ask An Owner Operator' started by LSAgentOZR, Apr 1, 2013.

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  1. Apr 1, 2013 #1
    LSAgentOZR

    LSAgentOZR Road Train Member

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    The common wisdom in some circles is that the owner-operator model is dying. There's some reason for that conclusion. Major rounds of emission technology have added tens of thousands of dollars to the cost of new trucks. After years of loose credit ended in a recession, tight credit suddenly made the purchase of even a cheap used truck impossible for many buyers. Some owner-operators, fed up with an expanding regulatory maze, simply bailed out prematurely.

    [​IMG] The owner-operator population has grown since the recession.


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  3. Apr 1, 2013 #2
    HwyPrsnr

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    Very well said.
     
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  4. Apr 1, 2013 #3
    Autocar

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    There will always be a drive to be self employed. I have heard that the end of the O/O has been coming for over 30 years. It hasn't happened yet. We have adapted to every change the gloom and doomers has said will destroy us. Like the ####roach, we evolve to overcome new obstacles.
     
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  5. Apr 1, 2013 #4
    Epmtrucks

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    In 1980 we hauled by the hundred weight under regulation. Im still here. Doing as well now as ever. The future so bright I have to where shades. Im driving a business with a truck!
     
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  7. Apr 1, 2013 #5
    Autocar

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    I sure miss those old CWT rates. You could sure make some good money on them.
     
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  8. Apr 1, 2013 #6
    Epmtrucks

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    We load pipe in houston headed farmington nm, then you a bud would go to odessa and split one load on top of the other going to farmington. We had blast, never made a nickle though, hell i was 23 i had the rest of life right?
     
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  9. Apr 1, 2013 #7
    Epmtrucks

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    We used to truck together 2 to 4 of us for 30 days at a time. COE Internationals GMCs KW Pete i had a 75 ford with a 318. Rolled up the windows to keep the west TX heat out! Temp gauge never droped below 110 at night. We slept good though when we needed to.
     
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  10. Apr 1, 2013 #8
    Autocar

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    Are we related? LOL Made plenty, just didn't keep any. But, it was fun.:biggrin_25525:
     
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  11. Apr 1, 2013 #9
    HwyPrsnr

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    LOL...oops. Didnt kno that was the article.
     
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  12. Apr 1, 2013 #10
    Epmtrucks

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    Thats a nice way to put it.
     
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