Owner operator 5 years or newer truck rule good or bad ?

Their company, their rules.

 

The real reason companies want owner operators to have five year or newer trucks:
Desperation.
If I have huge truck payments I am desperate to work. If I have an older paid off truck, I’m more likely to tell them to stick it when I don’t like the work they offer me.

 

Couldn't have said it better myself. Aside from California, as long as it passes CVIP, who cares how old it is.

 

I'm actually going to buy a new truck just to say I've had one in My life time, but in all fairness some of the older trucks are in better shape and maintained a hole lot better then newer ones.

 

My well maintained close to 20 year old truck has had to re-power loads from new company trucks that were broke down on more than one occasion in order to get the loads there on time.

 

I just went from a '05 to a '14. The '05 was nickel and dimeing me to death. I had a old paid off truck that was making the shop money and not me. The issue I had was I could never get ahead of it. That truck is now going to be running regional and I am sure it will do a fine job but for the long haul I was doing it wasn't working.
I do miss my cat engine though!!