New to this, thinking of Owner Operator opportunities.

Hello all, I have a few questions on o/o trucking. I live in SE Louisiana and currently working for a paper mill. I've been questioning myself to branch off and do something. I've been thinking of 2 things...wood chip hauling or aggregate hauling. Trucking here in my parish is huge, wether it's long wood, wood chips, bark, or aggregates. It's something I've always wanted to do and most of you will prob think I've lost my mind...can anyone inform me as a o/o how to obtain ways to haul....thank you for any info

 

I have talked to some guys that pull 50% caustic and spent caustic to the mill but they all seem to say the same that their company the pull for won't hire someone without tanker experience. Can anyone reference this? I have a friend that is a sales rep for a spent caustic company and i was hoping he may could have some pull for me.

 

ive also heard that the tanker pull is paying between 350$ and 400$ a load for "local" (less than 75miles from refinery to mil) and the "specialty" loads coming from Texas are paying around $800 per load. Also according to a report I found, chipper trailers were getting $27/ton.