What should I do next?

My vote is idiot, but he kinda made that obvious for himself. At least pay for your own basement to set up your "command center" in as you do your day trading.....

 

Just stop. You won't impress anyone. All you're doing is making us laugh.

 

LOL..... Anyone else wager that it's a single $20, stacked up on a bunch of $1s?????

 

Have you considered forgetting the whole O/O gig and becoming a recruiter for Knight?

 

If you are doing a good job, you won't be making $0.38/mile for the next several years. Most people fail in this business for a couple of reasons: Lack of experience and lack of working capital. At 22 you are not very experienced. It is much better to learn on someone else' nickel than your own. From your posts, it seems that you have made up your mind what you plan on doing and know more than those of us with decades of experience in the industry. I have employed a number of former owner operators who failed in this business. Some of them thought that they knew more than me as to how to run my business. But, they were working for me rather than running their own business. I was employing them. You can go to uTube or read all the material you can find about how to be a successful owner operator, but there are some things that you will only learn on the job, by doing and making mistakes. One advantage you have in coming to this or other trucking forums is to learn from other owners mistakes. You can choose to learn the easy way or go it alone and take your chances. It is usually the little things that trip you up and cost you money. I won't tell you to not go out and buy your own truck, but it would be to your advantage to wait until you have at least a couple of years experience under your belt. It is not as important what you make, but the experience you will gain along the way. The learning is just beginning. Some people will break out of the norm and be successful regardless of the obstacles. Too many young people think that they are invincible and have all the answers. From now until you get to the age of 30 or so, you will go through a lot of changes. You will not learn how to run a successful business out of a text book or going to college. I have a good education, but I did not learn how to run a successful business in college. I learned by going through the process and making mistakes. You do have an advantage that we did not have when I started. You can get on your computer and access those with many years experience. When I started we talked at a truck stop or just learned on the job. You can take advantage of those who have "been there, done that" or you can ignore the advice and go your own way. I have not been one to tell anyone to NOT do something. But, when we are young we tend to be impatient. It is good to have a strong drive. It is not so good to act without regard to consequences for your actions.