Done with Afghanistan looking to get into frac sand hauling

Hey everyone,Great site with lots of great info so far. I've been in or around the military since 2005 and looking to get out of it and into owner operator trucking. Preferably frac sand hauling since I've seen the money that can be brought in. I hear that a downside to it is long hours in your truck waiting but that sounds like the kind of work I've been doing for years now and don't mind that AND I'd be in the states. I'll be posting in the appropriate areas in the message boards but any and all suggestions are welcome. I'm seeing lots of jobs for O/O making $10,000 a week! Is this at all true? There's me and about three others that are very interested in this. Of course I understand this is mainly due to a boom in Texas and will not last forever. I'm okay with that too as the great money as a contractor here in Afghanistan is coming to an end after all these years. I am going to be getting my CDL in a couple weeks and going to a driving school at a local community college. I've got plenty of cash on hand and have been looking at trucks with blowers or having one installed on the one I buy. Also another thought is to work with my dad who has been trucking for years and has just about every endorsement there is. He doesn't want to buy a truck but I'm willing to buy a truck, install a blower and have him work under me. What is everyone's thoughts? I'm open to hear anything you have to say or recommend. Please be constructive with advice and anything helps. Thanks from Afghanistan!!

 

Lol yeah I'm done with the Middle East and thanks for the advice. I've heard work for someone first quite a bit and will definitely look into it. Another route I've looked at is working around San Antonio hauling rock and gravel with a bottom dump trailer set up. Owner operator of course. One reason I've been interested in this was for the fact that a couple of the guys I've talked to said they'd hire me with no experience and have me run with an experienced driver until I was comfortable. I've been hearing weekly pay for that is around 4500 to 6000 a week from employers. Looking at trucks I've found hundreds of 2004 to 2007 trucks around the $18,000 range and good bottom dumps around $20,000 to $25,000. Is this all possible and true? Can I really be in for an investment of around $35,000 making $4,000 a week? Of course I understand a lot of this money will go to maintenance on an older rig and fuel but I'm thinking that once I get everything ironed out I'll be home every night, off most weekends and putting around $2,500 in my pocket a week. Am I way off in thinking this? Thanks again for the help.