Are you happy you are an Owner Op?

How many companies have you looked at? What about your own authority? What per mile all Hub miles dollar amount are you figuring? If you care to what are your expense numbers that you have come up with?

As you know yourself, your current numbers don’t work short or long term. So, let’s either find a different company or solution, make sure the numbers are correct on the expense side, and figure out something that is feasible and worth the risk.

 

My two cents....if you’re leasing onto a company they should offer direct customers. There is no sense in leasing on and giving up a percentage for someone to basically hunt load board freight for you and pay you once a week.

Second, when you are looking at places to lease on don’t get hung up on the percentages. Look and see what you’ll be getting to your truck, that’s the only number that matters.

So I agree with @Midwest Trucker . Don’t give up just because the numbers from one place don’t work out. Shop around a little bit if you know you absolutely want to own a truck.

 

I was happy and confident as O/O until I read this thread.

Now I think it's too hard and I'm going to go JBHUNT and stay out for 180 days at a time.

I'm not worried cause my dm will be friend.

If you even need to ask, "Should I be an O/O?"
You have already answered your own question.

 

I resent that Remark lol My DM and I are not best buds and Cats are stupid ! No but seriously being a O/O is not all fun and games , I'm staying positive my Bill's are easy to cover but I know others who have high equipment payments that are struggling. It's all good I keep these wheels turning.

 

Don't be to sure about the cats being stupid part, after all who gets to go to work in the morning and who gets to sleep all day?

 

2.00 to the truck means 2.50 or better gross before they take their cut. I don’t do general freight but I would imagine if guys were running around at 2.50+ all miles they wouldn’t be complaining right now. Last quarter I was 2.37 all miles doing food grade pneumatic and that put me at 1.73 to me after their cut. I provide power only, they own the trailer.