Looking for Owner Operators (solo & team) - CA/OR/WA

Rees Enterprizes, Inc. is currently looking for Owner Operators (solo & teams) for their dedicated routes on the West Coast and Canada. Base Pay is $.95 per mile (Canadian Legal drivers) and $.92 per mile (non Canadian Legal drivers). On top of base pay, Owner receives Fuel Rebate on ALL MILES! As of 12/12/11, O/O's are making $1.35-1.32 on EVERY mile! We pay for: SIGN ON BONUSES; Baseplates/permits; OR PUC; $30/stop; Detention; loading/unloading; And much more!

Call recruiting today: 1-800-596-3876

 

CaptainYellowbeard, might I ask you how much you are currently making?

$580.53 a month? I wouldn't work for that either. I would like to see your calculations.


Here are ours:

Let's say 12,000 miles per month at $.92 = $11,040
+ 6 stops ($30 each) = $180
+ Fuel Rebate $.38 per mile (as of 12/27) = $4,560 (rebate is adjusted weekly based on W. Coast Diesel Prices)

= Gross Income = $15,780

Let's say you get 6.2 MPG, AVG W. Coast Diesel price for this week is $3.978;
That is $.64 per mile for fuel.
- $.64 x 12000 miles = $7,680

-We charge $.035 per mile for insurance: $420 per month

That is $15,780 - $8,100 = $7,680 per month

14 hours x 6 days/wk x 4 weeks = 336 hours
$7680/336 = $22.86 an hour

You would also be getting paid for any loading/unloading/detention/short haul which would increase your total net income.

If the price of fuel went up, so would your fuel rebate, so as an Owner Operator you would be protected from a increase in fuel prices.

 

Stranger, I'm not exactly sure what you are asking, but if you are referring to items such as tires, oil, depreciation, etc. it would be very difficult to compute an actual rate for that. Every truck is different and every driver has a different driving style, so those figures would be more accurate if the numbers were compiled on an individual truck and driver basis.

 

I agree that owning and maintaining a truck is very costly. That is why I believe that drivers, especially Owner Operators, need to do their Due Diligence when looking to join different trucking companies.

We also pay for baseplates, permits, Oregon PUC, and drivers pull our company trailers. We have done a thorough comparison of our pay package with pay packages of several other popular companies and it's hard to believe but most Owner Operators out there are making much less than this.

I know that Owner Operators can write off most if not all of their expenses (fuel, tires, shop labor, etc.) that can help quite a bit.