How much should an O/O make?

It's sad that such a prolific poster as dave does not have the mental capacity to realise that "depends" is not only a realistic answer, it is the only possible correct answer to the thread title.
Well ok, as much as he can/wants is also a correct answer.

 

No. You are an owner driver.

 

Ok $300,000 a year or

$5769.23 a week average

 

I wouldn't be a owner operator unless I made at least close to 200k a year.

 

You asked how much an OO should make and then made me drill down to an average. I believe I said some weeks might be more work and some less. My final answer was based off of an industry standard of a 60 hour log book.

what it boils down to is covering all equipment expenses and paying yourself a wage/salary that fits your life needs.

You never said what the O/O expenses were, whether they had a new 389 pete with tons of chrome and chicken lights, a basic freightshaker/ cornbinder, or a paid off model 351.

every one of those choices changes the variable of what is a good annual revenue to be succesfull.

 

I get that, but if I drive a paid 351 and you drive a new 389 we both have entirely different business models.

that is my point