Considering O/O Container Companies In Kansas City..Need Info

I'm making $70k+ (50+ hours/week) and good benefits hauling cars, home every night, off weekends and manage myself...but I've developed bad ankle issues and can't handle the physical demands of car hauling any more. I'm ready to buy my own truck ($40-$50K truck) and go o/o. If my numbers are right, I need to gross $3k plus $.23+ FSC (about $3500) running 2500ish miles per week to match what I make now. Is this even possible? According to a Reload recruiter I can do even better. I've been driving 10 years so what recruiters say carries very little weight with me. I'm looking into Container Port, Triple Crown, Hub Group and Reload in Kansas City. Anybody know what each company pays or offer some insight into any of these companies? Reload pays 80% plus $.23+ FSC and are currently my favorite since the driver manager and his wife (I think it was his wife) took the time to talk with me at a trucker's jamboree. I think all of these companies offer o/o's medical. What's that cost an o/o with a family? Help me out here..especially if you're in KC. Does anyone answer their C.B.'s anymore (old guys still use them)? I've tried getting the 411 the analog way. LOL.

 

I'd stay away from ports too from everything I've read. Glad I'm not on a coast. Anybody have anything to say about pulling KC rail containers? The driver manager for Reload told me one guy did over $6k one week! My guess is he didn't exactly log legal and I would be happy with a little over half that.

 

Ankle arthritis actually. Some days I approach wheel chair territory. Had to have surgery last February. Doc said I may have to get both ankles fused in 10 years and I'm not sure what that does to my med certificate. Car hauling has also tore up my elbows and shoulders. I only drive 2 hours a day if I'm working local. The other 9 hours are loading, unloading, walking 1-2 miles per load fetching cars. I'm in good shape. Still a reserve police officer in my free time although my sargeant has noticed I don't always walk quite right (May have to quit that gig too. Luckily, no d-bags have tried to run from me lately.). My ankles are just done and there is no cure. Narcotics worked great when I was on leave...obviously can't have the good stuff anymore. The driver that works under me just tore 4 muscles in his shoulder after only 3 years. He will probably be out of action for 6 or 7 months if he makes a comeback at all. I put him up for promotion right before he went out too. Haulin cars pays but very few people can do it for very long. I pasted in my plan. Copied it from a spreadsheet so the columns don't quite line up. You'll get the idea still. Maybe my numbers are wrong?? I just noticed I gave myself a $250 per week raise compared to my current $1500 a week gross thinking I will no longer have a company paying for part of benefits. $2700 per week could work. When I wrote this plan, I hated the idea of having a huge truck loan and want to try to make double payments when the gettin is good. I think I'm planning on holding back way too much in taxes too.

Owner Operator Plan

Per Week Per Month Per Year
Truck Payment $1,200 $14,400.00
Truck Insurance $300 $3,600.00
Plates/Permits/Taxes $300 $3,600.00
Fuel $3/gal 2500 miles $5,000 $60,000.00
Repairs Escrow $500 $6,000.00
Total costs $1,825.00 $7,300.00 $87,600.00


Pay $3,000.00 $12,000.00 $144,000.00
FSC @23% $575.00 $2,300.00 $27,600.00
Total Pay $3,575.00 $14,300.00 $150,000.00

Net Before Taxes $1,750.00 $7,000 $84,000.00
Benefits $300.00 $1,200 $14,400.00
IRA $125.00 $500.00 $6,000.00
Taxes $300.00 $1,200.00
Take Home $1,025.00 $4,900.00

 

FSC is $.23/mile not 23%..typo

 

Runnin containers isn't sounding so good. Here in KC, Hub Group is claiming $140,000 per year in their ads. They must me including FSC. $3,000 per month plus FSC would be fine. Maybe rates are better here. I still haven't been able to raise any container haulers on the CB. Triple Crown claims $1.54 per mile. That would be awesome if it's true. I will never believe anything a company claims until I can verify it.

I'm confused now...$2 per mile..2500 miles =$5,000. Sign me up!! Don't think that's what you meant or did you? $1500 take home or gross on 700 miles. I think you mean gross. You'd have around $300 in fuel.