My first year as an owner operator.

you can rent a trailer for 450-600 per month

 

Take the plunge and spend 70k on a new trailer and don't look back

 

Not sure where your at but there are pnumatics of any kind you want here in Texas from 30 year old recon trailers to 2 year old trailers. I'm in a similar deal renting a trailer from the company I leased on with.

 

That's a lot of money to spend renting what you can buy cheaper. My payment on a brand new great dane flat is 525.

 

Its like saying you pay too much for your apartment, buying a house will be cheaper for you. Not everybody can buy a house right away

 

Then just possibly, they aren't ready to be a full fledged have your own authority owner operator. Not having the funds to purchase a trailer when opening up a trucking business is like opening up a seafood restaurant but not having the funds to buy a grill and oven.

 

Trust me, there are plenty of people who rent a trailer for few months and then buy their own, its much smarter decision then spend 15-30k right away when opening a new authority. If something does not work out you just give the trailer back and thats it

 

And this is why our industry is failing... we keep getting these newbies that dont want "any skin" in the game. They just want a get rich quick scheme.

 

And that no cash flow no funds guy is why buck thirty a mile freight keeps getting covered.