When it's $1.48/mile versus .48/mile why not aspire to be an o/o?

Discussion in 'Ask An Owner Operator' started by mwehrle, Feb 28, 2018.

  1. windsmith

    windsmith Road Train Member

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    Is he a company driver, or is he on the Schneider Choice O/O program?
     
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  3. windsmith

    windsmith Road Train Member

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    I own my truck, running under their authority.

    When I drove their equipment, I was earning around $92-93k on w-2 with benefits.
     
  4. mwehrle

    mwehrle Light Load Member

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    This seems like a darn good setup he's got there. Is the 146k as 1099 or W2? If 1099, what did he make after taxes?
     
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  5. mwehrle

    mwehrle Light Load Member

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    At 92-93k on W-2 it almost seems like it'd be worth it to just be an employee instead of a 1099.

    Beverage as in tanker? Or beverage as in palletized van?
     
  6. mwehrle

    mwehrle Light Load Member

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    Are you leased on to a company or running off the load boards?
     
  7. spyder7723

    spyder7723 Road Train Member

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    Leased to a company. Have previously ran under my own numbers but reached a stage in life i no longer wanted the extra work load.
     
  8. mwehrle

    mwehrle Light Load Member

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    No comprende. Please clarify.
     
  9. spyder7723

    spyder7723 Road Train Member

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    I was speaking in an over all average
    There will always be dead markets like Miami or denver with a flat bed. they will never pay good coming out, but only a fool goes into those markets at a rate that won't average out to a good rate after bouncing back north.
     
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  10. spyder7723

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    I currently am leased to a company. But in the past i had my own authority.
     
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  11. Blu_Ogre

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    Out bound from the PNW to a reasonable freight market?? Out here we are in a seasonal slump.... Currently $2 per mile with a generic van would be a good load. Most that I see are a tad under. Which is why I go for the more specialized loads as in Haz and/or tanker to get out.

    Your markets may vary........
     
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