becoming a new owner operator

It all depends on how you go about it. buy a used truck and trailer cheap and get your own authority. Call the local manufactures and see if you can get something dedicated. It will take some convincing to get them to give you a contract, but if you dedicate your truck to them they will probably give you a good rate, but brokers will snatch most of the money per mile. There is some realy good paying frieght out there, but you have to negotiate wisely an not expect it to happen over night.

 

There is some good paying freight and good accounts, but experienced O/O's know this, and so you can expect a nice little learning curve while you climb that mountain. I think about getting my authority all the time, planning it and setting up my organization for it (accumulating dollars and information) but so far, it's all about finding good customers to pull for. As for brokers? They have to make a living and take a percentage of the freight rate. Some are fair and keep drivers, some not so much. Best.