which is better

Latoya, consider a few things. O/O needs a truck/trailer, insurance, registration, authority, permits, 2290. Next you need back-up money to pay for fuel, maintainence, breakdowns/repairs. We're talking $4000 to get road ready(not counting the truck/trailer) plus a good $8-10,000 cash for back-up money) Just fuel alone the first week could cost you $1000 easily. Sure, you can credit card a lot of stuff, but, 30 days later, you gotta pay on it, right? Now the other thing is: are you supporting a household and the truck, or just the truck? It makes a big difference. If you can not have to pay rent at home and just live in the truck, the money for rent/utilities/car pymt etc can be used for truck expenses. O/O's that have a family to feed and a mortgage to pay and keep up with the truck expenses need to make more money. And consider waiting 30-60 days for payment.

 

IFTA is fuel/road tax. Each state you drive in charges you per mile. You pay it quarterly. What you don't pay through fuel purchase, you pay at the end of the quarter. If you buy enough fuel in the states you drive through, it evens out, usually. If you buy more than enough fuel, you get a credit. Some companies pay for IFTA, some don't. Figure about $150 a quarter.