Prime O/O's?

Does prime take O/O's that have their own truck? Or do they expect you to fleece from them? Just curious... If they do, doe sanybody know how much they're making and are they steady rolling?

I'm curious about the FLATBED area of the company, from what my friend and his wife are telling me who did a fleece with them a few years ago they are busy as hell, and have even been able to afford taking time off because the flatbed area of prime is fairly small and there arent alot of trucks to suck up the freight, however i am also taking into consideration the fact that they are running as a team so it's much easier for them to make money regardless of how crappy freight is.

Any input is appreciated. I'm considering buying a truck outright from a dealer and i want to lease it on to someone and get some money rolling in before getting my own authority.. Thanks for any input guys, keep the shiny side up.

 

Thanks, it will be a newer truck, while freight is crappy, and it's hard for most O/O's to stay afloat right now, it's also an excellent time to work a little magic on getting a great deal on a newer truck that you will actually like 10 years from now.. Which is what i'm looking into.

The hardest part will be cutting costs and running smart until the economy picks back up again, if i can get through that until the economy picks back up again, i'll have a nice low truck payment to show for it.

I'm just having an issue finding a company to lease onto that will allow me to pay the bills, I don't need to bring much home for the first year or two, my current plan is to pay myself a base salaray for the first 1-2 years of about 1k/wk(gross) while putting the rest into a bank account to sit there. Once i have a nice hefty fund sitting aside i will give myself a raise as I can afford to. I've been doing lots of financial research, and this seems like the safest / least confusing way to go about doing things at first, I can always raise/lower my salaray as needed if/when the need arises.

I also have unlimited recourses, the experiences of friends and family (and you guys on here!) to back me up, including my stepmom who used to be the VP of safety for a very large automotive carrier and knows all the ins and outs of insurance and obtaining your own authority, etc. I also have an excellent CPA that's been a great help... Still, all that combined doesn't make me any less nervous about jumping into something! Keep the info coming guys, i'm just gathering information at this point. I did find an hourly job but i don't think i'm going to be happy there for very long, i miss the road.