What do you think?

ouch!!!

but for less than that a month i can sell ya a truck and trailer....and even get you a yob

seriously....$1600/month + ins+ trailer rent+20% (or more)+maint+tires+reserve= hard to pay yourself anything

my payment is about half that and im not having an easy time

 

Dont go through OOIDA, they have the most expensive everything, google some truck insurance agencys and get some quotes, you will need bobtail and physical damage. What permits are you talking about? The company provides that.

You can make it if you have no family and plan to run hard, but you still wont net more than a company driver. Basically you will just have your own truck which one day will be paid for, but as far as making money i doubt it will be there.

 

2 things...

1) My company pays $1.125 per all miles + FSC all miles + accessorial pay.

I'm not sure I can afford to quit being a company guy so I'm real sure you are getting screwed to the wall with your deal.

2) If you accept that you won't make more than as a company driver???? why in gods green earth would you chance owning the truck that could bankrupt you??? This for the same money????

Start saving right now so you'll have funds available for some point in the future when buying your own truck will actually earn you more money than doing what you are already doing with out headaches.

owner operators don't exactly get "paid vacations" unless you count moving it from the right pocket to the left as being paid... hehehe

 

1200 a week owning a truck is a joke, sorry.

 

I couldnt agree with you more on that 550.

 

Good Luck...............