Taking the plunge. My journey as an O/O.

I don't regularly pull a sliding tandem either. But i used to, and still do on occasion. One thing is certain tho, my brakes are always in adjustment. Every other weekend i grease both my truck and my trailer and snug the brakes up while under there. The only time that gets skipped is if i didn't work two weeks straight. Which is rather often actually, but then it gets greased after the next duty cycle.

 

That’s how it is with most places. They don’t have time for the little stuff.

 

That's a nifty tool.

I wonder just how accurate those numbers really are? I plugged in what would be an average of 130,000 miles per year, with a $600 a week truck payment, 65k dollar truck value, 7.2 mpg average at $2.75 a gallon, $0.15 a mile maintenance and health, dental & vision insurance for a husband and wife.

That weekly grand total showed $1,348 a week NET, before personal & business profit taxes.

By the time you knock off an additional 10% for business matching S.S. and medicare, that would bring the $1,348 a week down to around $1,213 a week gross, or roughly $63,000 a year which is like $0.48 a mile.

 

That's insanely low. I can make that as a company driver

 

I looked at it too and thought what a joke.

 

In case anyone doubts the numbers, go to Shaffer Trucking and try it yourself

 

You should be making more.At the rate im going now with bouns ill be at around 70k being company for crete

 

In my area high 70s is the best i could get as a local company driver. Problem is that would be a job. I don't want a job. I'll keep my old truck and net mid 60s as a part timer. Work a week or two then take a month off. Life is too short to spend it working.