Reminded why I Love this job!

It may be temporary but afraid you are going to miss it the day you turn in your keys. I took a break and it only took about six months before I had to get back on the road. Happy and safe travels...

 

He may be an O/O
I do the same thing.
I follow the money until
I’m sick of the road. Then I go home until
I’m sick of that
Usually 3-4 weeks out which if I’m going by the house I will stop a day or two then 2-3 weeks home

 

That looks like WA just out from Seattle.

 

Been out here over 20 years.
Running a boring old dry van.
Coast to coast.
Seems like the older I get, the more I enjoy it.
Couldn't drag me from OTR.
Just to much peace and freedom.

 

I84 in Oregon. EB towards The Dalles on the Columbia River

The one you are talking about is just as breathtaking for me too.

 

Wish I could do that. Is your truck paid off? Always heard as an O/O you have to stay out to make the payments etc. Hope to get to that point someday.

 

No
It’s new 2021 but I did end up putting $$ down but still have a payment
I think maybe 4 years to payoff but by then or before I will have a different one I’m sure??

It’s not always about running you butt off to make it.
Just can’t grab cheap freight

I’ve been out west like Seattle area and been offered that $1.40 freight
I pass and they think I’m nuts. I say. I will DH all the way to Chicago before doing any favors

Also
You don’t always need to be loaded and heavy
Many think of the truck is empty that they’re not making money

I will DH all the way from Miami to say Seattle if there’s a $5 PM load there going to Miami
That’s $2.50 RT all miles and many don’t get that
As long as you loaded miles are paying enough and going further than your DH miles to make all miles come out over $2 then your usually in a good position

If I’m in Florida I usually run out empty to Atlanta if I can’t find good loads
Reason being is the cheap loads will take you all the way to Chicago therefore you pass all the better loads along the way

 

Interesting, I have only been company for a few years but this sounds appealing for the future. Is this a lease or purchase? U must be on a load board for landstar or something similar

 

No
Personal bank
I’m leased on as a contractor with a company so they find most of the loads
I will jump on the board if in a dead area just to see what’s available

I hVe helped a couple guys go from company to O/O
The only advice I can give is. If interested in that then start taking notes now like loads and expenses
If you know the rates the company would pay on the load then that’s a plus
You know fuel costs. You can figure maintenance. And so on

You should be able to get an idea how to make it work even if at a different company
Work it until you figure it out and the numbers start to make sense

Don’t do a lease thing period unless you find a good one but I’ve only heard of a couple and it has t been from a Mega

 

Thanks for the info . Gonna look into this in the next few years, just seems the few I know who have done it,including a bro in law, were married to the truck until it was paid off, that's why I am reluctant to do it. Kind of afraid to go out and purchase a 150,000 truck. Wish I could find that deal though where I could go out for 4 to f5 weeks and go home for two weeks,.just doesn't seem possible to make those payments and exoenses unless you put a heap down but sounds like y'all make it work so maybe I need to re visit it