Owner operator novice

Let's start with how much money do you have and have you learned anything while driving for 2 years so you understand what goes on?

 

What kind of truck are you planning to get, trailer, where do you want to run?

 

Why???? You are working for a company that is paying you , I assume , your salary plus benefits? And you want to quit to work for another company that will pay you , after whatever they take out , less money and you will have more responsibilities . Are you doing because you want to have the title ? “O/O”
You should read more and more and ask questions and learn regarding this topic .
In my opinion I would
Save my money , buy my own equipment or get a loan from the bank and would open my own independent trucking business.

 

one hit wonder ??

 

The easiest and least risky way to become an owner operator is to sign up with a big fleet that offers lease-only programs. I know—just hear me out. Many drivers do NOT know what it means and takes to be an owner operator. Because of this uncertainty, you want to only lease a truck and be under a big fleet. Think of the lease program as a free trial. Do it for 3 months. If you can’t be successful or don’t like it, no problem. You turn in the truck, and go back to being a company driver without losing money (unless you actually owe something).

I’ve seen this many, many times. Some drivers won’t make it for various reasons. 1) They don’t understand business. 2) They’re not putting in the effort. 3) They are taking too many days off and now they owe a truck payment. These are just some of many. Every driver is different. Every driver who tried it thought it would work out. Unfortunately, being an owner operator can be tough, at least initially.

 

I say lease from Swift or cr englamd they could haven't gotten so large without treating people right ya know

 

^^^^↑^^^^^^^or this Chicago native.flaming the board what could go wrong

 

Some advice, if your happy with your company, don't go O/O right now the market is saturated with capacity.

Sure, can you make some decent revenue, is your risk of going bankrupt high with current rates, yep.

Market is full of guys running freight so cheap they are SOL the first time their rig breaks down, or an unexpected expense comes up.

 

Good advice. Keep saving money and learning by reading this forum. Then with things improve after a lot of people have gone broke get your authority and go independent while catching the market in the way up.