What’s one thing you wish you knew before becoming a o/o

I wished I'd have known better,,

 

Lol

 

I wish I would have known that my competition was so HORRIBLE at math!

 

Actually, I did it all wrong. I leased my truck to a "power only" outfit to pull rail cans out of Chicago. It was like a company driver with his own truck, and I did ok, the boss made sure we wouldn't go under, but not get rich either. I should have had my own lease, that HE signed and could have done other things, but couldn't because of his lease. Also, I should have paid myself a salary, not just throw it in a pile and draw off that. I paid more in taxes that way, not that I'd have gotten rich the other way. It's something as a company driver I always wanted to do, and I did it, but today, a failure of any kind, will put you under. Big companies can afford to take a loss on certain loads, but when it's your baby, the outcome usually isn't too good. Not to mention $100+/hr. service rates, when the truck isn't moving, that adds up pretty quick.

 

Well said!

 

Wish I knew more about what lanes paid what. I was shooting in the dark completely. When you know nothing you end up undercutting other people and selling yourself short inadvertently. I couldn’t believe there wasn’t more money to be made, I was just skimming by. But, all along it was just my own ignorance until I learned what to demand and how to run efficiently as well.

 

I wished the cat houses were listed on the internet.

 

I wish I knew how exhausting this would be

 

This is my biggest regret in starting back into this industry, knowing that my competition can't figure out what a good rate is and that they accept anything to turn a penny.