From Company driver to Owner operator

Hello hope everybody is having a good day. New to this forum, I have read and gained a lot of valuable information through this site. I am currently a company driver/dispatcher/manager for a pallet company in NJ. Looking for ways to generate more streams of incomes.

I have around 10+ expirence with this company in particular. They own about 5 power units and around 35 trailers of their own and hual nothing but their own product (empty wood pallets). Me being their lead ace driver, $$ is pretty good. Little responsibilities, long hours. $1100 weekly gross for 60hrs or so a week.

I have a very good relationship with the owners of this company but really trying to make more $.
Stuck now in the crossroads thinking to myself if I should continue with them or if I should lease my truck on with a company near me that does 24 7 rail work and try to clear $2000+ working the same hours.

Either that or talk to the owners of the company I work for into getting his own MC# and let me help him bring in an extra Renvenue for the company. Since I already drive and dispatch for the owners when they are on vacation. We can use our same drivers and trailers and routes.

I have even thought about talking to our very own customer list that we have gain a relationship with supplying them pallets , to see what freight they have to be moved since we have a customer list for manufacturing and distribution companies all over NJ.

Just wanted to post this out on this website bc I see there are many intectual people and business savvy people, just wanted some insight on what someone else would do.

Now I recently purchased my own tractor as well
1999 peterbilt 378 with a 12.7 L Detroit daycab

Thought this post was going too long so I'll cut it short here. Any responses I'll be quick to reply. Thank you in advance

 

Every 15 days I clear like $1600 after taxes -

 

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