Owner Operator leased onto a company that trains noobs, can you train also? How so?

Your right about one thing, companies that put that 2nd driver in the truck might make more money, problem is they are not passing that onto the O/O

 

I understand exactly what you are trying to convey, my point is simply this,,

no one is going to drive and care for your truck like you will, no one else will be able to perform to your standards, you cant make all the money in the world, you need time to stop and smell the roses, you will burn out quick doing what you are talking about, it will make an old man out of you quick,

I understand where you are coming from, you are young, fill of pee and vinegar, and have the attitude that if youre gonna be gone , youre gonna be rollin.

I was once you, believe it or not, I am simply telling that after 35 years of this, it will take a toll on you. in the long run slow and steady will get you further.

you are now convinced I am jerking your chain no doubt and arguing for the sake of argument, actually far from it, the exact opposite in fact.


when the truck stops, you simply rest , or find something in the area to do. take that down time, it is needed.

and I get that mileage mentality statement by your words, " the more miles I run, the more money I make" . I myself strive to run the least possible amount of miles per week for the highest revenue. that keeps costs low and profits higher. it is possible to get so concerned with making money and moving loads that one begins to pick loads just to keep moving.

the reality is becoming a truck owner involves a lot of decisions and time especially for a new truck owner. the last thing a guy like that needs is a completely noob driver to train , look after , and worry about screwing up the truck.

it will come with time behind the wheel, you will slowly see what some of us are saying.

but one thing for you not to worry about is being normal, you are normal. you don't listen to anyone, I didn't either when I was your age. I just wish I would have now and saved myself some trouble.

let me make a guess, you are still riding with something or haven't been out of training long , and thinking if you could run those kind of miles on a percentage contract you would come out like a bandit?

 

If I can't make enough working M-F, I'm doing something wrong. If I'm going to work a weekend, it had better be a dern good paying load. If the load pays enough for me to work the weekend, then I'll find the hours to get it done. The most difficult part of the equation is finding a load that pays enough that I'm willing to give up my weekend...more likely to see a flying pig or a unicorn.

 

I'm the same exact way

 

Nothing wrong with working your way UP!!! Keep on keeping on....SAVE your money......while you can!!
And keep learning.....keep an open mind....and LISTEN to the likes of skateboardman when he dispenses some wisdom. You'll do OK. And don't fall for every bit of supertrucker advice you hear on XM radio either. Skateboardman has given more nuggets to you in this thread than 6 months of Kevin Rutherford Shows!!

 

You should have left off the part in red...