Hello Truckers, newbie here comes. is there anyway to be owner Operator within 3 months of Experience tips please thanks

668012

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668141

{"replyTo":"","text":"This is a very complex question due to the fact there are so many positions called owner operator. Do you want to have your own truck/trailer and authority, own truck/trailer and lease to a company, own truck and lease to a company to pull their trailer or lease a truck from a company? All are possible depending on your financial situation. Someone that wants to be an “owner/operator” without the finances or credit to get at least their own truck can lease from a company. I do not recommend this because the company calls you an owner/Op but you’re basically a company driver paying their truck payment. If you’re a newbie, as you say, stay company until you can get a truck on your own then lease that truck to someone and pull their trailer. While you’re doing that save for a trailer. Buy a trailer and get your own authority. I’m an owner/op with my own authority. Small steps is key. When you buy a truck, try to lease to a company that allows you to directly talk to brokers, this allows you to gain experience and confidence in negotiating and booking loads for when you get your own authority, it also allows you to network and build broker/carrier relationships for the long term. ","replyToPid":0}

651983

{"replyTo":"","text":"Well if you get your own numbers and insurance then yes, I did it and it worked out well. Now I’ve been driving trucks on the farm and yard dog work for years so I had experience but not on paper. You’ll need at least a year to run someone else’s numbers though. ","replyToPid":0}

415632

{"replyTo":"","text":"No. Most companies require o/o to have minimum 1 year experience. Unless whoever hired you has a lease program ","replyToPid":0}

618322

{"replyTo":"","text":"oh you went out and bought your own truck?? Are you renting your trailer or did you buy it outright?? Is the DOT number on the side of your truck come back to you your name on the application??","replyToPid":0}

490964

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668141 发表于 2019-04-21 04:41:18 This is a very complex question due to the fact there are so many positions called owner operator. Do you want to have your own truck/trailer and authority, own truck/trailer and lease to a company, own truck and lease to a company to pull their trailer or lease a truck from a company? All are possible depending on your financial situation. Someone that wants to be an “owner/operator” without the finances or credit to get at least their own truck can lease from a company. I do not recommend this because the company calls you an owner/Op but you’re basically a company driver paying their truck payment. If you’re a newbie, as you say, stay company until you can get a truck on your own then lease that truck to someone and pull their trailer. While you’re doing that save for a trailer. Buy a trailer and get your own authority. I’m an owner/op with my own authority. Small steps is key. When you buy a truck, try to lease to a company that allows you to directly talk to brokers, this allows you to gain experience and confidence in negotiating and booking loads for when you get your own authority, it also allows you to network and build broker/carrier relationships for the long term.

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649078

{"replyTo":"","text":"My spouse and I have leased a few trucks and he has also been a company driver. We have worked in the North Dakota oilfield a few times, also. \r\nAfter about 6 years I have came to the conclusion that leasing a newer truck, under warranty, seems like a smarter idea. Lots of major repairs will be covered (no not maintenance but a lot of things). Because it’s the truck repairs that will sink your ship, unless you have $10k to $20k saved, off course. Even then, you will not be making money while it’s always being repaired (older trucks) so you will have double trouble there….(more than likely).\r\nI’ve found that Peterbilts, while they are awesome, seem to have extremely expensive parts. In my experience. \r\nI wouldn’t recommend taking a truck with over 600k miles. Although some people run cheaper older trucks, it a rarely in your best interest financially. Rarely do I see it work out well, but there is some that still run 10 year old freightliners or other crappy trucks…  I’ve seen it. \r\nI run the new freightliner cascadias, myself. No they don’t look or sound as cool as some Peterbilts, but I still pass most all of them doing 75, nonetheless less. Fyi, fuel mileage may go down at higher speeds, but you may almost get another load in (maybe half a load) that week if you go faster. It’s a fact (600 to 800 miles maybe? Depends on hours I guess…I’m being optimistic maybe...).\r\nAnyways, we leased to a company who pays the repair bill’s up front, then takes payments out of a settlement. I’d find a place like that, although they seem rare at times…..\r\nWe will be leasing a brand new truck for $650 a week under warranty…and that’s a good deal. We have paid $900/a wk at Schnieder when we first started out..that was too high in my opinion. We definitely don’t work for them for other reasons!!\r\nOur Company GLS carriers out of Twin Falls Idaho takes ifta, licensing, insurance, and the truck payment out  for us. They also fond the loads and deal with the brokers partly.\r\nI’d recommend a smaller company than the huge ones that treat you like shit or the tiny companies who cant get loads or help front you money. Just my experience. A lot of the big huge companies don’t care about you AT ALL. And just try to take more of your money sometimes.\r\nThe company we work for has 300+ trucks they dispatch, most all are owner operators. So at this size you get the help you need (in our case). Larger companies forget about you sometimes and could care less because you simply don’t matter. Tiny companies without newer equipment or working capital can leave you with lit a job if you are unlucky like we have been 2x. Yes some smaller companies are ok but I wouldn’t risk it now for myself personally. \r\nIve also learned that having a bull rack or large steel number is very beneficial because deer screw sh*t up. They arent cheap I guess, around $1500 ish, for  thick one that covers the headlight’s. BUT a headlight can cost $900, in a Volvo at least. So, I’d say get a bumper, it’s totally worth  it. Done with my novel….haha.\r\nThis is just my experience, everyone will have there own opinions, but I’m all about making money.\r\nGood luck.","replyToPid":0}

649078

{"replyTo":"","text":"My spouse and I have leased a few trucks and he has also been a company driver. We have worked in the North Dakota oilfield a few times, also. \r\nAfter about 6 years I have came to the conclusion that leasing a newer truck, under warranty, seems like a smarter idea. Lots of major repairs will be covered (no not maintenance but a lot of things). Because it’s the truck repairs that will sink your ship, unless you have $10k to $20k saved, off course. Even then, you will not be making money while it’s always being repaired (older trucks) so you will have double trouble there….(more than likely).\r\nI’ve found that Peterbilts, while they are awesome, seem to have extremely expensive parts. In my experience. \r\nI wouldn’t recommend taking a truck with over 600k miles. Although some people run cheaper older trucks, it a rarely in your best interest financially. Rarely do I see it work out well, but there is some that still run 10 year old freightliners or other crappy trucks…  I’ve seen it. \r\nI run the new freightliner cascadias, myself. No they don’t look or sound as cool as some Peterbilts, but I still pass most all of them doing 75, nonetheless less. Fyi, fuel mileage may go down at higher speeds, but you may almost get another load in (maybe half a load) that week if you go faster. It’s a fact (600 to 800 miles maybe? Depends on hours I guess…I’m being optimistic maybe...).\r\nAnyways, we leased to a company who pays the repair bill’s up front, then takes payments out of a settlement. I’d find a place like that, although they seem rare at times…..\r\nWe will be leasing a brand new truck for $650 a week under warranty…and that’s a good deal. We have paid $900/a wk at Schnieder when we first started out..that was too high in my opinion. We definitely don’t work for them for other reasons!!\r\nOur Company GLS carriers out of Twin Falls Idaho takes ifta, licensing, insurance, and the truck payment out  for us. They also fond the loads and deal with the brokers partly.\r\nI’d recommend a smaller company than the huge ones that treat you like crap or the tiny companies who cant get loads or help front you money. Just my experience. A lot of the big huge companies don’t care about you AT ALL. And just try to take more of your money sometimes.\r\nThe company we work for has 300+ trucks they dispatch, most all are owner operators. So at this size you get the help you need (in our case). Larger companies forget about you sometimes and could care less because you simply don’t matter. Tiny companies without newer equipment or working capital can leave you with lit a job if you are unlucky like we have been 2x. Yes some smaller companies are ok but I wouldn’t risk it now for myself personally. \r\nIve also learned that having a bull rack or large steel number is very beneficial because deer screw sh*t up. They arent cheap I guess, around $1500 ish, for  thick one that covers the headlight’s. BUT a headlight can cost $900, in a Volvo at least. So, I’d say get a bumper, it’s totally worth  it. Done with my novel….haha.\r\nThis is just my experience, everyone will have there own opinions, but I’m all about making money.\r\nGood luck.","replyToPid":0}

659854

{"replyTo":"","text":"save up and buy your own rig or finance one if your credit is decent. gonna need a good chunk to start with. I'd say maintenance is 15k a yr depending on the truck you drive and what you haul","replyToPid":0}