$ 90.00 day flat pay option for rookies, miles weekly wages after that? solo out.

Owner ops don't train

 

Owner/Op 2 months behind in his truck payment? That is the dumbest comment I have seen yet.

When you are in this business for a while, you will understand.

I am an Owner/Op .. My truck payment is $1,549.00. Month. I stay home 1 full week a month. Now, lets think of what kind of money I am making to be able to do that .. By the way, 1 week on the road more than pays my truck payment ..

 

And like Joker said .. At May, Owners don't train.

 

Wow! where do you work? East or West coast? I have my CDL Permit plus endorsements but am now trying to decide what to do....go to a school? go to a biggy and get OTR training? Have bills, obviously, and have a wife...a happy wife, a happy life....so if im home weekly, shes will be cool. She has no problem with me gone...just gotta be worth the time out. Looking for advice.

 

What do you recommend.....do training for 6 months OTR then go O/OP?

 

But if you do more than 90 a day on miles you get pay for the miles so is a win win situation!!

 

Not for three months though. $90/day period.

 

Training at most entry level companies is a few weeks or a bit longer, then you solo out.

After 1 year, leave the entry level company and go to an experienced only company or look for local work.

As far as being an Owner/Op .. Thats a bit different. You MUST understand business, you are a business owner. You need to learn and understand the cut throat business called Trucking. Its not for everyone, but the options are many and the rewards high. If you have support from yer family.

I would be company for a year .. Learn, learn and then learn more. Its at that point you can evaluate if being an Owner/Op is best for you. Remember, we all see all these big companies on the road like Swift, Werner, Schneider and so on ...but, 70% of all the trucks you see on the road are Owner/Ops with 3 trucks or less, thats the real Trucking Business.

If this becomes your choice, and you have a down payment and have reasonable credit, buy a truck from a dealer rather than doing a lease/purchase from a trucking company. That is usually many peoples only way of getting a truck (it was mine, worked on credit and once I paid that truck off, I sold it and bought my dream truck .. A Long Nose Pete).

There is a lot to think about .. Take your time.

 

Paloma is 100 % right about this! The only difference between 48 and 11 is how hard you work for the same miles. 48 you have fewer loads and more transit days so (less opportunity for delays in general) you will spend more of your days in transit then load/unld days. (some find this to be easiest)

11 more loads, more docks, more chances to be delayed. you also have more chances to drop freight (t call) and keep moving. You will often load/reload in the same day followed usually by short 500 mile burst, load/reload no longer then every other day. Many of your 10 hr breaks could be spent at a dock .. 11 western is a harder hustle then 48 imo, however I don't believe you have to go far from home to make good money!
Would you agree Paloma?