Perspective.

Preach.

I agree in principal - unless you're an OO. If you're an OO and you think your worst day is better than the dock worker, then you haven't paid taxes or blown a motor yet.

 

At some point [if you stay in the job long enough to learn the skills to stand out from most, and begin to understand your value to a carrier] you will change your tune about your "being overpaid". But for now, perhaps you're right.

 

Truly happy for ya, man. One small phrase, tho . . . :::: "HOLD THAT THOUGHT~!"

 

Why do O/O keep blowing their motors? Ive been driving 24 years. Driven dozens of trucks from 4 manufacturers while working at 4 different companies. At least 2 trucks over 750,000 miles on them. Never blown a motor. Or a clutch, or a turbo.....you O/O must be hard on equipment or something!

 

Lots of newer owner ops are bragging how much money they're making ... problem is they haven't dealt with that first major breakdown and then realized perhaps they could have also spent a little more on preventative maintenance items.

 

My only regret is not making a career of trucking back in '80. Getting back into it a few years ago, and especially after switching to open deck two years ago I am having a blast. I absolutely look forward to getting up every day. Can't wait to get underway.

 

Overpaid.....yeah, ok

 

They open up the engines to wring out all they can. KABOOM. I rescued at least two O/O's whose motors blew out on the road. One left his crankshaft on the pavement with assorted parts and bolts. The other simply lost his oil pan and everything fluid in the engine.

Today's company engines are so casterated you can put 10 million miles on those things and the poor engines will never know what it means to be a engine.

 

Someone needs a urine test ASAP!!!!