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<p>[QUOTE="heavyhaulerss, post: 8352513, member: 36697"]Been an o/o for 20 years. Pull flat. Started out as o/o. I love the way it has worked for me. I don't work as hard or as long as other with their own authority, but I balance work with home time and keeping healthy. </p><p> Raised 6 kids, so the balance worked out well. Never gone more than overnight. If I loaded out, the next load was right back home. Usually 600 miles out, then back.</p><p> The last 5 year's I've been home everyday. Get a great fuel discount too. I wouldn't think of going on my own, just not worth it to me. In my area, I could have done very well, as some I know doing 200,000 and more gross. But my private life, wife, kids, and my health would of taken a back seat, and I didn't want to put money as a first priority.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="heavyhaulerss, post: 8352513, member: 36697"]Been an o/o for 20 years. Pull flat. Started out as o/o. I love the way it has worked for me. I don't work as hard or as long as other with their own authority, but I balance work with home time and keeping healthy. Raised 6 kids, so the balance worked out well. Never gone more than overnight. If I loaded out, the next load was right back home. Usually 600 miles out, then back. The last 5 year's I've been home everyday. Get a great fuel discount too. I wouldn't think of going on my own, just not worth it to me. In my area, I could have done very well, as some I know doing 200,000 and more gross. But my private life, wife, kids, and my health would of taken a back seat, and I didn't want to put money as a first priority.[/QUOTE]
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