Possible to net 80-90k as owner-operator with only an F450? hauling anything
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3,328 miles per week, 173,076 miles per year.
(.65 mile driver, 90k year after taxes)
Seeming like a no for me with those numbers.
On top of that I dont have a traier. Id have to hook up to their gooseneck/5th, deliver, then bring it back. May be worth getting my own at that rate. -
If you’re going to run those kind of miles you better just finance for two years. It will be slap wore out in 3 years and worth nothing.
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My good friend has a Dodge ram 3500 Cummins, and he has his own o/o hotshot company. I have seen his numbers he grosses 17-22k a month. But do understand that he has been doing this for a long time, and has lots of customers and barely has to go on DAT/truckstop to get loads. His loads average 1.75-2.25 a mile.
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Don’t forget a 450 is not designed as an otr truck. It’s not built to run 100+ miles a year. Imo you’re way better off with a class 7 or 8 tractor, something that can take the abuse. You could run a single screw day cab, they are kinda just over grown pick ups anyway.
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+1 to buying a full size rig if it's financially feasible. I don't see many hotshots that have been around over a year. This isn't because hotshots aren't a viable business, it's because pulling a 48' flat or a 53' step is just way better. More money to the truck and vastly less work to dispatch.
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So is there a better chance I'll make it with a class 8 then ...
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