Are you happy you are an Owner Op?

If we listened non of us would be drivers.

 

Not mechanically inclined? I wouldn't recommend it. It's a very big piece of the puzzle. If you pay someone to do everything you will fail. If your first thought when you break down is to pull out the phone instead of opening a hood and a toolbox you will fail.

Personally I'm very happy but I'm not sure if I want to do this 20 more years. I love the thrill of the negotiation. I love the gamble. I love the satisfaction of learning to fix something, do something, make something, provide for my family and lifestyle, on my own. I never experienced that as an employee (company driver). They didn't want me to think for myself. They wanted me to follow protocol. Screw protocol.

 

There is a long list of reasons why people fail. Then there are those who didn’t exactly fail, but didn’t want to deal with all the headaches even though they made a bit more than before.

I quote myself from a different thread:

 

Last year and the 6 months leading up to it were good . This year I'm chasing my tail , between repairs and low rates I'm not a happy O/O . I'm not broke, I call my own shots and I'm always learning and getting experience. I wouldn't advise anyone to jump in at the moment the pool is deep .

 

The majority of folks fail because of their business sense, trucking is more about business sense.
Trucking is more about business than it is driving.

 

You mean it’s actually a business? I always thought it was about fast trucks, fast women, and big radios....... oh wait...... that was the good ole days......

 

Them is called business expenditures, they all work into the program. lol

 

You better believe there are!!

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And many others......705/710 strong here in Chicago