Owner Operator's Earnings?

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  1. lentz1

    lentz1 Bobtail Member

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    How much does a new owner operator should expect to earn per mile? Is $0.60/mile a good number?
     
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  3. Bob Dobalina

    Bob Dobalina Road Train Member

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    Only if it is after ALL expenses are accounted for and that is what he is paying himself.
     
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  4. White Dog

    White Dog Road Train Member

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    Just remember.... a Lease/Purchase victim is NOT an Owner/Operator.
     
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  5. Toomanybikes

    Toomanybikes Road Train Member

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    Good job pulling a number out your ###; you are halfway on your way to being a fleecer already.
     
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  6. Steel Tiger

    Steel Tiger Road Train Member

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    Umm, please don'make a blanket statement like that because not all lease purchase operators are victims.

    Yes, there are many more that fail than succeed, but a lot of that failure is because people don't know how to operate a business.
     
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  7. White Dog

    White Dog Road Train Member

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    Read it again. Not a "blanket statement".
     
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  9. flyby1971

    flyby1971 Light Load Member

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    There is WAY too many variables to give you a blanket answer. What is the truck payment, Trailer payment, plates, Ins, etc... If your truck payment is 2500 you will need to make X but if your payment is 1000, You will need Y.
     
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  10. Cat sdp

    Cat sdp . .

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    Not enough.....

    Is my blanket statement :)
     
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  11. gokiddogo

    gokiddogo Road Train Member

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    If you can't easily make double what you would as a company driver then it isn't worth the risk in my opinion.
     
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