Future plans.

If you're getting you're own authority, I'd say $100K in reserve.

Leasing on to someone-$25K.

And even leasing on, you better know these people. Cause not getting paid really sucks.

Leasing on to a known large player, at least you know you're going to get paid.

Construction game, waiting 60 days is not uncommon.

Construction stuff goes awry all the time. Guys go belly up, job shuts down, split town with the money, or just blow it.

Someone will say you can lien the job.........good luck with that.

I have a rock solid Cascadia I'll let go for $25K if you're interested.

 

Last year was weird.

 

It's okay, you just stated the "O/O's creed" and exactly why I did it, only I had 15 years of the bosses crap. Like getting married, I didn't listen, and I don't expect you to either, BUT,,,you're building a case against the "company driver" without really knowing what's involved in O/O's. Here say only goes so far, and I think you should go for it, and a word, don't burn too many "company" bridges. You may have to come crawling back, like I did. Remember, like marriage, it's a lot easier getting into it, than getting out of it. I'm glad to hear it's not about money, because, rest assured, there will be times you'll be doing something for nothing. A company, you get paid from when you turn the key until you turn it off, or should, anyway.
Yeah, that Pete was a foolish purchase, but I was so disgusted with being an O/O, I thought maybe a cool old truck would help, and it did,,for about 6 months. When fuel went over $1.49/gal. I sold it and went back to a company job, a union bread hauling job and never regretted getting out of truck ownership.