Question about O/O

HI ,PETE THREE SEVEN NINE EX-----------did not mean any disrespect. only the future will tell. I enjoyed the road,but wouldnt put my son on it.--$5 fuel is going to going put a lot of squeeze on drivers and expecially o/operators.and is going to send some big waves down that asphalt river.Im glad you own your rig,you were wise to pay it off.that will give you a lot of room. I sent my to son to air& heat school.and 5 years later he is self employed and folks call him to ask him when he can be there to solve there problem. He bills himself out at $50 an hour and has to turn work away. a father can have a great influence on a childs life and should do his best for that childs future.his school cost me $22,000.it was a great investment and i never have to change the oil.---love to all.

 

Ah bubba no disrespect taken there. Just kind of seemed like you were angry about driving. I owned 2 and now own none. Still 50/50 on that decision. Good to hear your son is doing well. Could only hope the same for my future kids.

 

Lighten up. If you have burned yourself out on the road, that is understandable, but you don't know this father and son. If my dad was going to buy me a truck, I think that would be one of the best things my dad could do for me. If the kid tries it but doesn't like it, then hey, he tried it and moved on.

I know plenty of folks that are office types that hate their jobs.

 

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no, it is not the best thing he could do for you,thats my point. many years ago ,ok. --today? --I love the road when I can do my way. ----glad your having good time, enjoy.

 

bigwilly, get the ins. angle figured out first before your papa buys a tractor, then you might have a chance!

 

Dude, if its what you want you WILL make it work. I got the same crap from everyone when I started trying to get in this industry. My dad wasn't in it, but about every uncle on both sides were. This is all I EVER wanted to do. Some days it blows and some days it sucks, but what job doesn't?

My brother, brother-in-law, and a lot of people I know worked for a large chemical plant for nearly 20 years. Big money, big benefits, and vacation time out the wazoo. Had all the security a job could offer, and guess what. They sut the plant down and now he makes less then half of what he was making and trying to figure out at 40 years old what he can get into to better himself.

I was always the crazy one trying be an owner-operator and do my own thing. And yes it's been a long and VERY hard road at times, but it has also been good to me. You have a heads up with your father doing it. At least he can teach as you go. Some of us didn't have that, make the most of it.

This is not the last time you will hear someone try to crush your dream, but if its what YOU really want, go after it. The hard work will payoff!

 

you didnt have to...