When it's $1.48/mile versus .48/mile why not aspire to be an o/o?

Because if you can't fix it, don't do it.

 

Too be fair you can make money at that rate. But not any more than you can as an employee driver. So basically its the same pay and no benefits just to say "its my truck".

 

Its the holy grail for some of us. But we don't work for 1.48 a mile.

 

Common knowledge indicates it costs $1.50 per mile to run a truck.
You'll need $2 per mile to equal a company drivers paycheck,who has absolutely no chance of losing money on a weekly basis.
Weekly payments pretty much guarantees you won't be seeing home.
Lease with a dispatcher,who controls your income?

 

It doesn't cost a buck fifty to run a truck. At least not any of the trucks I've owned over the last 23 years.

 

If you have cash and good credit to buy a truck with conventional financing,you might be able to run under $1.50 a mile.
99% of Americans are in debt with poor credit.
Pretty much the game plan of the central banks.
Guys without 10-15k down are going to have weekly payments and high company fees.

 

The Real Cost of Trucking - Per Mile Operating Cost of a Commercial Truck - TruckersReport.com

This reputable source claims $1.38 per mile including the driver's 0.36 per mile. Unless you have highly specialized equipment the numbers should be closer to $1 per mile. They do not include the cost of chrome in their numbers though............

 

As soon as a guy buys a truck,he never wants to run big miles anymore.
He goes home a lot and just wants to equal his previous pay with less work.