Leased on Owner Op Ideas

Discussion in 'Ask An Owner Operator' started by Midwest Trucker, May 26, 2020.

  1. Oakland Raiders Forever

    Oakland Raiders Forever Medium Load Member

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    Point well taken. If you can earn a PROFIT on top of what you can earn on that of an employee driver you are closer to a business. Would someone pay you to purchase your business is another check in the column of is it a business or is it a job.
     
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  3. Midwest Trucker

    Midwest Trucker Road Train Member

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    What do you mean? Like ELD? I use Omnitrac but this is just a hypothetical anyway. It’s real life but I’m not recruiting on here.

    Unfortunately, I’m sure that’s most peoples experience. I’ve been doing it for years though and this would be no different. I like the added pressure. Problem is people probably want this plus have say where and when they are going but that’s not how it works. If they knew when, where, and how to run they wouldn’t need or want me.

    Edit: I sortof take that last line back. Some people may just not want to deal with the headache of your own authority.
     
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  4. brsims

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    stick to your side of the contract, I'll stick to my side of the contract. That's it. If the contract isn't profitable for one side or the other, we can part ways.

    and ALWAYS remember...I don't work FOR you! I work WITH you. This is a contractual partnership. The moment you try to treat me like an employee, I'm out the door. I have ONE boss. Me. I make the final call on my business. I own the mistakes, and celebrate the successes on my own.
     
  5. PoleCrusher

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    Thus mindset is one of the biggest problems in the trucking industry.
     
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  6. Midwest Trucker

    Midwest Trucker Road Train Member

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    Seems like nobody likes my ideas. :(

    LOL. Everybody must be making great money. Good deal. I thought people were going out of business.
     
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  7. Midwest Trucker

    Midwest Trucker Road Train Member

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    And btw folks my 1 owner op has been with me for over 4 years so he must be doing alright. I must not be too big of an ### hole either. Although that’s debatable. :D
     
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  8. Constant Learner

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    No, if you work under my numbers, you work for me. Period. That's a big deal. You make
    one mistake, I can go out of business because you.
     
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  9. LoneRanger

    LoneRanger Road Train Member

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    There is a reason why many larger companies that say “no force dispatch”. The headaches created by O/O’s if they are disgruntled later is to much risk.
     
  10. Atlanta trucker

    Atlanta trucker Road Train Member

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    All the time every time some are going broke , some are treading water , some are doing well and a few ( 4 that I know of) are on the Forbes billionaire list. My company is shrinking there power unit count by about 30% and they would love to drop there trailer count by 40%. Lots of parked equipment there.
     
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  11. brsims

    brsims Road Train Member

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    Deal. I don't work for you.

    My equipment, my risk. And MY rules.
     
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