New local o/o, where and how to start?

Mariuszsawicki · Apr 6, 2018

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If you don't mind unloading trailers onto rollers in NYC and the Boros you can try General Trading in Carlstadt NJ. They make pretty good money for hardly any miles.
They have 12' trailers so you can use the Lincoln Tunnel.
They are only 16 miles from the tunnel. They have some palletized work ,and night loads that are drop and hook.
I was an owner operator there in the mid 90's and made $4000
a week then when fuel was only $1.05 a gallon. The GW Bridge was only $20. They have some owner operators that have been there over 20 years. It's all under 100 mile day cab work. It's delivering to Inner city supermarkets. They deliver to some stores in NJ too. It's hard work ,but not too bad,but you can buy a cheap day cab that will last a long time if it's a decent truck and you maintain it and make a good living locally. There were many days I made over $10 a mile back then ,but you earn it.I use to start around 5 to 6 Am and be done in the afternoon and many times take a second load out . The day loads are usually 1 to 3 stops
and the night loads usually 1 stop palletized or drop and hook. They have 1 night load that's pure gravy ,it's a drop and hook in the Bronx right over the bridge. That load used to pay around $600 in 1996 and you could do it in around 2 1/2 hours . I think there average 2 stop
Load to Queens pays around $750 the last time I talked to them.Most people won't do that kind of work,but most people won't make $10 a mile either ! Lol. They used to pay you a percentage of the dollar amount of the load,it's their own work ,so you were on commission. But 2 loads to the same area could pay very differently .They changed it to trip pay to make it more fair and all loads to certain areas pay the same.
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Mariuszsawicki · Apr 6, 2018

Ridgeline said: ↑

Before you decide what you want to do, learn how to work the numbers and plug them in with real world facts. Fuel, tolls, downtime, insurance all of that will have to make sense before you even consider what you will need to do. By the way this is regional work, not local.
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Exactly,that is why I am asking you guys about basic informations like how mich do I need to take per mile olis minus to calculate everything, so all I need to do is call to comoanies,take informations about average miles per week,calcilulate then fules,tolls etc and see how much will stay in my pocket after that,would like to try on my own but need to find good company

Mariuszsawicki · Apr 6, 2018

roadtech said: ↑

If you don't mind unloading trailers onto rollers in NYC and the Boros you can try General Trading in Carlstadt NJ. They make pretty good money for hardly any miles.
They have 12' trailers so you can use the Lincoln Tunnel.
They are only 16 miles from the tunnel. They have some palletized work ,and night loads that are drop and hook.
I was an owner operator there in the mid 90's and made $4000
a week then when fuel was only $1.05 a gallon. The GW Bridge was only $20. They have some owner operators that have been there over 20 years. It's all under 100 mile day cab work. It's delivering to Inner city supermarkets. They deliver to some stores in NJ too. It's hard work ,but not too bad,but you can buy a cheap day cab that will last a long time if it's a decent truck and you maintain it and make a good living locally. There were many days I made over $10 a mile back then ,but you earn it.I use to start around 5 to 6 Am and be done in the afternoon and many times take a second load out . The day loads are usually 1 to 3 stops
and the night loads usually 1 stop palletized or drop and hook. They have 1 night load that's pure gravy ,it's a drop and hook in the Bronx right over the bridge. That load used to pay around $600 in 1996 and you could do it in around 2 1/2 hours . I think there average 2 stop
Load to Queens pays around $750 the last time I talked to them.Most people won't do that kind of work,but most people won't make $10 a mile either ! Lol. They used to pay you a percentage of the dollar amount of the load,it's their own work ,so you were on commission. But 2 loads to the same area could pay very differently .They changed it to trip pay to make it more fair and all loads to certain areas pay the same.
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I can do NY,so how much I can earn per day?

roadtech · Apr 6, 2018

Mariuszsawicki said: ↑

I can do NY,so how much I can earn per day?
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It depends , anywhere from $750 to $1200 to $1300 with a night load. Remember it’s not how much you earn, it’s how much you keep!
I know many guys who make $4k a week or double that but it’s not the gross , it’s the net and quality of life. I like to be home every night , although with the ELD’s I ll spend a night or two in the truck . As a owner operator for general trading I bought a day cab cash for $6500 . I ran that truck for 2 years before I bought a restaurant. I only broke down once, had a air compressor go. Other than a few flats and maintenance. I used maybe 20 to 30 gallons of fuel a day , plus tolls. If I grossed $4k , I easily netted $3500 for little miles and home every night. You earn it though. You won’t see any fat boys with a gallon of Mountain Dew sitting on the dash there !Lol! That job will keep you in shape.
I did that work in the mid 90’s and it was very good money and it’s still the same set up. I live upstate ny now and do other work , and at 53
I’m not really sure this body wants to handle cases any more.
I just recently bought a diner on the highway up here
And once that’s up and running I think I’ll be hanging up my driving career, but I’ve said that a few times before!

roadtech · Apr 6, 2018

Mariuszsawicki said: ↑

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Mariuszsawicki · Apr 6, 2018

roadtech said: ↑

It depends , anywhere from $750 to $1200 to $1300 with a night load. Remember it’s not how much you earn, it’s how much you keep!
I know many guys who make $4k a week or double that but it’s not the gross , it’s the net and quality of life. I like to be home every night , although with the ELD’s I ll spend a night or two in the truck . As a owner operator for general trading I bought a day cab cash for $6500 . I ran that truck for 2 years before I bought a restaurant. I only broke down once, had a air compressor go. Other than a few flats and maintenance. I used maybe 20 to 30 gallons of fuel a day , plus tolls. If I grossed $4k , I easily netted $3500 for little miles and home every night. You earn it though. You won’t see any fat boys with a gallon of Mountain Dew sitting on the dash there !Lol! That job will keep you in shape.
I did that work in the mid 90’s and it was very good money and it’s still the same set up. I live upstate ny now and do other work , and at 53
I’m not really sure this body wants to handle cases any more.
I just recently bought a diner on the highway up here
And once that’s up and running I think I’ll be hanging up my driving career, but I’ve said that a few times before!
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I will get in touch with that company,If I had 3000$ net weekly and spend nights at home I would be very happy,prefer to have little less than OTR but be at home with my family,thanks a lot! Now I can see the light in the tunnel heh bexause a lot of guys saying to do not buy a truck but they do have trucks heh ,I am ambition person and want to try something on my own in my life

roadtech · Apr 6, 2018

Your welcome.Good Luck. A solid Pre Emmision day cab , 2007 or older (I know they still have EGR but no nitemare DEF/DPF) like a CH Mack for $10-$15K for example is a perfect truck for that work. Like I said there’s owner operators there for over 20 years , making a good living, home everyday. It’s physical work , but profitable. Good Luck!

Ridgeline · Apr 6, 2018

Well the first thing I do when they tell me I will get X miles, I use 60% of that number because most of the time you don't want to have the best case scenario but the worst one. If this still works, then I lower the number until I get to the break even point.

Mariuszsawicki · Apr 6, 2018

Thanks a lot guys, if you knew about some companies wanted an owner ,companies that you know you can trust let me know please,I will check all companies you have told me and see where is the best option,thanks!

Mariuszsawicki · Apr 6, 2018

So what trucks would you recommend guys to maximum 35k ? Daycabs and with maybe small sleepers?

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