Company Driver wanting to go Owner Operator.

West Texas Sasquatch · Jan 8, 2019

Dino soar said: ↑

Don't take what I'm saying as critical, just take it as advice from someone that's been around the block a few times. You may have started this thread just thinking out loud so like I said just take it as advice.

If you seriously want to run a business, you need to really concentrate on what's important and think like a businessman. If you have access to a truck that just needs some maintenance and tires and you can use it versus an old truck that needs to be restored, forget about the old truck. Get it out of your head. Unless there's some really valid reason forget about reefer trailers forget about anything except what you have.Old trucks are great but they take a lot of time and a lot of money and it's something much less realistic then having a newer truck that doesn't nearly need the amount of work. So you take the newer truck you take the trailer that you have and you Center your mind on using what you have without any debt or as little debt as possible and go work and make as much as you can and most importantly save it. Forget about the other truck until you have say 40 or $50,000 in the bank and you are making enough money that you don't have to touch that money.

You have to concentrate your mind on what is most important. So a newer truck that needs less will cost you less and be quicker to get started but that truck also is going to require money and care and maintenance or you most certainly will fail. That has to be your priority first.

Like I said once you get a sizable bank account then you can play with the other truck. As long as you have the funds to make sure the truck that you are using that is your bread-and-butter that pays your bills and that you work every day can be repaired and taken care of, then you can repair the other truck. And if you can handle all of that together then eventually you could make the old truck your primary truck if you can get it in that kind of shape.

But you have to decide if you are serious about business, because you have to make a decision like a businessman. If not keep working as a company driver and just work on the old truck as a hobby.

As a mature person, believe me, opportunities do not last forever. Decide what it is that you truly want like a mature businessperson would, and be unwavering in whatever it is that you choose to do. That is the only way to success.
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That is fair and i have had the same thoughts, so I understand what you are saying. I started this thread with more of the intention of trying to get a rough idea of what it would take to get the older truck going.
Now another question though. Where does a new O/O go to find freight and how does having your own authority work?

crucar1800 · Oct 21, 2019

Ridgeline said: ↑

Of course I am a miserable o/o.

Now if you believe that, I have ocean front property in Kansas to sell you.

I am a fleet owner, but I was an o/o and can't drive so I run my little fleet.
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Ok, so ridge, I know you have lots of experience in the field border line prehistoric to ancient. Do you know a company for owner ops to go work for? Whom do you recommend? Seriously ridge landstar load board is a joke.

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