Experienced O/O looking for a change.

I dunno if these guys are to "big" or not, but;

ERB/KDac Short Haul, If I was in Ontario, I would already be there.

There is also the Schneider Choice IC program, no dispatcher or planner, all thru the phone. 95% drop and hook, go home when you want. You Pay like 0.60c/L for fuel.

Curious how you like your Kenworth? X15?

 

Good luck in your search.

 

Go and see Challenger again and get on the dedicated Toyota account.Most runs will get you home every other day and every weekend.

 

They prob would, being you're an O/O and have that much experience.

 

That's awesome! I had a X15 500/1850 with that same 13 speed in an International LT. Agreed on the engine brakes, its to bad the rest of the truck wasn't worth a ####. Used to take fully loaded tridem's up the smasher, at 65km/hr just humming along. I should have bought a T680/579 with one, but it was 14 months wait and 225K + APU lol. Did a new 2019 Volvo 760, and while its a great truck to drive, it literally falls apart going down the road. Also the D13 has some jam, but it strains it guts out climbing and descending grade (500/1850). The Jake's also have this ####ed up vibration in position 3, between 1500 and 1300 pulling down; that Volvo just can't figure out.

I'm at a 60 truck company right now, and I can tell you we are hurting BAD. I just came from a 150 truck company, and they collapsed. So my suggestions is to get into one of the bigger reefer places that you can stand, and ride this recession out until your truck is paid. Sucks, but the next 4 years aren't going to be about much but survival.

I would also seriously look into the Schneider Choice IC program, I know its Schneider, but they have the work and you NEVER deal with dispatch/planners. If they had it in Alberta, I would already be there. They also give you a Tablet, that runs your ELD's, but also shows you your trips/pay/fuel/deductions/expenses/taxes and everything else through an app. No more trip sheets or faxing/scanning ####. You also book all your loads thru the tablet or your phone using their app. A couple guys who moved from AB to ON are doing it, and they say they're making 11-13K Net after all deductions; pretty easy. Lots of pin to pin drop and hook, and they don't do more than 24 days in the truck. (closer to 22). Oh and they pay in USD!

Canada Owner Operators

 

It doesn't hurt to ask.They have a few O/O's on Toyota that have only been at Challenger less that 6 months