So you would overall advise against it in most cases?
I hear mixed opinions about this all the time, I guess I hold out until I find a better option
Is it time to be a owner op? (Owner op or hotshot?)
Discussion in 'Experienced Truckers' Advice' started by richrr223, Mar 19, 2022.
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Planning. Do a lot of that. you've found a good site to do a lot of research. And a lot of good hands with tons of experience and insight.
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My first year O/O I netted 90k. It’s possible to get straight to a good year if you’ve got a good village behind you. I had no less than 5 very mechanically inclined O/O that were leased on with me (that always answered my calls), had two O/O that showed me how to run efficiently, basically every step of the way I had help that cared.
but I also own my equipment fully. So that always helps with net.
also due to my family’s 20 years with their current insurance, I only had to pay $800 a month for insurance.tscottme and blairandgretchen Thank this. -
I would take the best company driver job you can find and study while you save more money. On YouTube I would recommend Steady Trucker, he's been O-O for a while and he switched from flatbed to Power-Only. He posts his numbers weekly and often shows his thought process on picking loads from load boards. Don't just wait for him to post a new video that answers one of your questions. Start watching all of his videos at least since Christmas forward, if not last 18 months. I also recommend the YouTube channel of Jeffrey Like called Trucker Education Network. He has tons more experience and information about all things in the industry, but I stopped watching his videos because he spends more time than I want skipping from the topic to chatting with friends on the video about their subject. Some call Jeffrey Like The Godfather of YT truck drivers. I think he was formerly an engineer.supergreatguy and richrr223 Thank this. -
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Check out a company like Blue Ribbon Logistis. They will hire you as a company driver and train you to run as an O/O or BCO in a few years. Don't know if it is true but they claim that all of their current drivers are making close to $100k in this market. They have a U tube channel if you are interested and recently stated they need about 4 more drivers within the next few weeks. They are a W2 company with benefits.
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the least money I made in 5 years was the weeks I was with tankers. At old job I could take off and get paid higher then the weeks I did in tankers. $250 a day was minimum day rate in dry van, up to $380 a day on busy days -
I also went over there to tri-state oil and they was trying to start me off at $18 a hour to do tankers, it kind of discouraged me to not even look into tankers anymore, knowing I started off around 280 a day plus overtime from the start at dry van work 5 years ago
i have all enforcements and Twic so I can pretty much go anywhere if someone willing to pay what I want
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