Part time trucker, Owner Operator?

Discussion in 'Ask An Owner Operator' started by Phantom307, Mar 22, 2025.

  1. Phantom307

    Phantom307 Light Load Member

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    I had my own LLC not too long ago and I shut it all down when the rates went crashing but before the semi truck prices came down, sold my International Prostar for the same price i paid for it 2 years and 200,000 miles later.
    I wanted to ask if any of you have tried trucking part time, I have a job schedule where I am off for a full 30 days, and work for 30 days. I have been living like a retiree at the age of 32, and I have decided that it isnt conducive to growing my bank account.
    I had progressive commercial insurance and it was around 17k a year for me with the million dollar policy for a single truck. I would like to get another rig now that these trucks are back at reasonable prices, and some to good to be true, any kind of trucking company that would let me bring my truck after 3 years not driving and haul their freight for them?
     
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  3. DUNE-T

    DUNE-T Road Train Member

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    Rates are even lower now than when you quit
     
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  4. Phantom307

    Phantom307 Light Load Member

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    What a nightmaaaare!!!

    Well, I guess I am gonna sharpen up my axe and wait for the opportunity to strike, no rush to get behind the wheel again, I will be hunting for something that needs done. In the mean time, gonna hunt down my dream truck now that these truck prices done came down to earth orbit.
     
  5. North Pole Nightmare

    North Pole Nightmare Heavy Load Member

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  6. smokey12

    smokey12 Road Train Member

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    If you live within about 100 miles of a DOT foods terminal they have a 4 on 4 off schedule..
     
  7. LOTSO

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    Yep. It's never coming back is it.
     
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  8. Iamoverit

    Iamoverit Road Train Member

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    This is the new normal. Nothing is ever coming back down and the only time rates will go up to a decent hemisphere is when another short lived ripple is caused by another manufactured event. Buy gold. You'll do better in the long run.
     
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  9. LOTSO

    LOTSO Heavy Load Member

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    I waited to long. It's over $2000/Ounce...:dontknow:
     
  10. Numb

    Numb Crusty Curmudgeon

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    talk to a temp agency.

    do gig driving
     
  11. Phantom307

    Phantom307 Light Load Member

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    Hell yea
     
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