Yet another change is plans. Buy own truck, than lease on or authority????

I used to train and let me tell you that there are two types of trainers

1) those who are an a-hole and will teach you or
2) those who are an a-hole and use you for a log book.

i made my students earn every bit of there training and it paid off for them, one has been where I am at now gets new truck every year and is maxed at CPM he makes. 2 of em are now making 45k plus a year and just training students to back, 1 is a O/O and did this 6 months after coming off of truck. All my students make more money than those coming off of other trucks. I don't train as company won't allow me to train my way which I feel is the safest and best way to. Train,

training is all in how you preceive it to be and how much you get out of it. Just because one or more is an A-hole doesn't mean its bad. And oh by the way I still stay in contact with all my students.

we have to crawl before one can walk, and we have to walk before one can run. No one wants to see anyone fail but why end up failing before you even begin. Learning from others mistakes is far more easier and allot less painful and much cheaper then making the mistakes on our own. Life is hard enough as it is.

 

I am new to trucking (heck, I am still in the process of getting my CDL), but I can tell you that starting independent or even buying/leasing a truck with zero experience is a BAD idea in general.

What you are trying to do is start a business. Regardless of whether you are starting a trucking business or opening up a coffee shop - theory and research (which you seem to have since you wrote that you did a lot of research - I will take your word for it) are key, but they are just part of the requirements of starting and sustaining a successful business. Don't get me wrong, you can invest your starting capital, get your paperwork together and start your business with no experience .But once something goes wrong (and it most likely will), you will have little to no idea as to how to solve that problem and as a consequence your business can go belly-up overnight, throwing all of the work and capital you invested into the business out the window. In working as an employee in a particular industry, you will see firsthand the problems involved in that industry, and more importantly learn how to solve them without burning up your life savings. Once you feel you have gained enough experience - then go independent.

My suggestion to you: Get your CDL and sign on as a company driver. Get ready to be surprised as to how little you know about the trucking industry. Then ask yourself these questions:

Can I do this?
Do I want to do this?

You may think that you know the answers to these questions now - but you don't. You will only be able to answer these questions once you have enough firsthand experience.

 

Lol every time I get to go home before I go back out I ask

do I really want to do this?
and why am I doing this is it worth it?

so far still doing it have quit but only to come back because of money 9-5 40hr checks are not worth it