What is an owner operator?

I consider lease guys to be owner operators. I consider myself (own authority) as a independent.

 

You should caught him off guard by throwing hands, driver!

 

Plenty of peckrs with lips out there f them

 

I would call you an owner operator. Someone with their own authority I’d call a carrier.

If you have your own authority and drive it yourself then you’d be a carrier who is an owner operator as well.

I think there’s a lot of cross over and the term is pretty general. Sounds like the guy is just bitter.

 

... Doesn't matter how much made - what matters is how much left

 

Kinda how I feel as well. I have my own authority with my own direct customers. Wife and I take care of the business in house, she does the paperwork and I do 100% of the driving as well as 100% of the mechanic work when needed….

 

Hahaha! Arguing, over the internet. LOL

I just call myself a truck driver, what someone else calls me? IDGAF