Future O/O's Please Read This

I quoted this just so I could show the wife!....

See every once in a while a blind squirrel finds a nut...

 

I also see great trucks that are not run down pulling cans. & some has been doing it for a while now,atleast in my state.

 

So true driver %100....thank you

 

Same here heavy dude,i'm with you on this. I'v been an o/o almost 4yrs now & love it. I don't even think about being company driver again.

 

I glad your doing ok, many O/O's are making money day after day even tho the naysayers say it can't be done. This is a tough gig and if you don't know what your doing it will bankrupt ya quick.

 

As will any business I suppose.

 

I'm loving these posts. I'm a dreamer as well, and I'm in the researching stages. Everyone thinks theres no money in trucking, but it's bull. I'm currently a company driver and a former co-worker has recently went O/O. He short hauls btrain tankers for a local bunch, make 2-3 trips a day, runs a legal log, home 3-4 nights a week and weekends off. He started with an older truck but within 6 months went and got brand spankin new pete. Says he's makin a good living, alot more than he was making as my co-worker.

 

Great thread. Very informative! I wish I have input but I too am a dreamer.

 

I also was a dreamer and wanted to drive/buy a truck, ect. I did it~with hard work and luck. It can be done.