Company Driver Becoming Owner Operator
Discussion in 'Ask An Owner Operator' started by sassytrucker88, Jan 14, 2020.
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Before you invest thousands of dollars and effort into this, I would suggest doing your own research for free by googling information, talking to different O/O's every chance you get face to face.
Observation and listening are good teachers.
Learn as much as you can while being a company driver. Talk to mechanics about the different makes of truck and trailer models, engines, transmissions gear ratios. You don't want to buy a piece of equipment that was not spec'ed for the type of hauling you want to do.
What do you want to haul?
How does it affect your income and lifestyle?
What are you willing to sacrifice?
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In my experience it’s hard (almost impossible) to convince someone who determined to get his own truck to reconsider. And banks know that too. I guess that’s a power of capitalism.
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A whole year? Why did you wait so long before deciding?
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If u cant take the bs from the company then u sure as heck cant handle the bs as an owner op.
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There's one thing I've learned in my 3yrs as an O/O and that is: you'll never know enough before you buy your first truck. I waited a lot longer than 1yr before purchasing my first and I've still come close to failure more than once.
Being savvy won't help you one bit when you're a thousand miles from home with a broken truck. And here's the kicker...trucks don't break once and then the problem is fixed. No way! Trucks are like the PoS car that one guy has that's always up on ramps because it's nickel and diming him to death. If you don't have tools and a modicum of skill, your problems multiply because you're always paying the dealer $185/hr. (100 bucks an hour for Cletus, but you'll pay the 185 to fix what Cletus broke.) Company bs can be a pain but you still get breakdown pay and a truck that isn't your problem.tommymonza, Dino soar, Coffey and 9 others Thank this.
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