Company Driver to IC

Nope, maiden voyage wont happen until Sunday or Monday. I'll be heading toward Wisconsin with a delivery scheduled for Wednesday AM, so that will put me into Markham. My lane preference is I-90 between Boston and Chicago area so this fits in nicely with that. I just hope I can get my EZ-Pass in time, stopping at all those tolls is going to blow.

 

That's funny because yesterday I saw two identical trucks to mine on the NY Thruway/Mass pike. I was still driving my blue company truck on my final final run. Did a quick out n back to Michigan, now I'm home and everything is coming together nicely. I'm definitely a go for launch on Monday (sans ezpass)!

 

Yup, I'm the third owner not counting the dealers. It was originally Carriers, then Traves Well Services, and now mine.

 

I'm planning for $14,000/mo gross revenue, $0.40/mi fuel cost, 10,000 mile monthly average. Thats $1.40/mi which is on the extreme low end of what the other O/O's have been getting. Even with that low estimate, I would still see around $94,000 taxable gross per year @ 48 weeks (after fuel and truck expenses). I think the key was keeping the truck payment low, with mine being $1200/mo.
Even with a $1200/mo health expense you are looking at about $80,000/year based on my very conservative estimates. I think the potential is there to make good money, live well enough and save for retirement which is my end goal. The wild card will be unexpected expensive truck repairs and extended downtime.