Is it worth it?

With the cost of used equipment, current fuel prices that should answer your question for you. And it ounds like you are doing ok where you are.

 

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Rates went down
Nobody wants to pay, it’s crazy. They offer $1k for 700-800 mi!
I wonder who drives for those rates???
So looks like you good now

 

Wowzer, if you’re making ~95k and home every day that’s tough to beat. Unless you absolutely hate your employer/working for someone else I would imagine staying put would be the best option, in this F’d up environment we’re experiencing.

With the amount you make, you could save tens of thousands a year right now (I imagine?) and in 2-3 years when everything is cheap again you could get started with little or no debt.

Where are you getting 65k from as brokerage fees? That seems astronomical. In my experience using brokerage quick pay services are anywhere from 1-3%. So if you gross 300k that’s 3-9k a year.

 

Good money, home every night. You have a good deal going. The best part is, when you’re home, you’re done. I’m sure you know how some Trucking jobs never seem to end. That’s the problem with doing it on your Own. I would never discourage anyone. Sure you could do it, maybe even make a bit more money. But the time and aggravation involved will be much more, than you have invested now. I suggest if you’re happy with your current Job, keep learning, and keep it as Plan B. Might have to go Independent some day to avoid a pay cut, should things change.

 

No telling. Some claim 15%. Truth is they take as much as the Market allows on any given day, on any Load. Might be 50%. The famous saying is “ That’s all I got in it” meaning they’re making little or nothing. More like they’re at their minimum of 15-20% profit, if not more.

 

If you asked that question before Covid started when equipment prices, diesel prices and rates were reasonable, I would’ve said yes.

At this present time with the current situation, I would not recommend it.

 

Are you sure you're not talking about dispatch service?

Brokers are free, unless you use quick pay, but you find and book your own loads.

Dispatchers do that for you, but you pay 10-15% usually.