Can a Owner Operator be home Every Night and make it?

Depends on what you want to do.
How much you want to make.
Are we talking leased on or own numbers?

 

i think it depends upon where you live. One of the most common ways guys are home every night around here is by pulling containers. I did it for a few years but the rates just kept falling and the yards around here (Cincinnati) are in terrible condition. I actually was losing money with all the repairs just from wear and tear on the truck. King pins, bags, and tires were a constant problem. A lot of trucks around here look like crap just because they spend their days in these yards and depots.

 

He said leased on. Nothing about lease purchase. Not tying to be snarky here but the simple truth is you just showed everyone you got a whole lot of research to do before even thinking about buying a truck.

 

Yes you can, but you will need a niche or offer something no one else is offering to your customers. You should find you own customers, broker loads will kill you trying to stay local. I run a daycab car hauler and am home almost every night, I only stay out when I choose to do so because it makes financial sense to stay in a hotel rather than deadhead home only to go back past where I dropped the next day. There are some LTL carriers that hire owner operators to run local runs, not sure who in the Houston area to go talk to.

 

Keep at it, and six months from now you might have a minimal amount of info to make an educated decision. use the search feature and read until your eyes bleed. The more you can learn now, the better your chances of success will be

 

Gas haulers in Oklahoma city are oo and do good and home most nights or work all night