O/o VS Company Driver

738350

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975541 发表于 2020-06-19 07:10:29 you're getting two different answers because everyone has an opinion and not everyone knows how to compare apples with apples.

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558928 发表于 2020-06-19 10:14:52 if you want to be an owner I would recommend taking some business and accounting classes before you jump in.  educate yourself first and save up some starting capital.

","text":"How dare you insult my intelligence without even knowing me 😂😂 Jk. Just pulling your leg ","replyToPid":385084}

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824549 发表于 2020-06-19 13:36:34 my magic number is 15 trucks ; enough to always satisfy my customers; not too many customers that at any given moment right now i can throw a $&@ outa the truck and they know it; never customize your equipment for anyone, and as my kids grow up ill eventually throw out more &&@? outa the truck as they are replaced by my kids! ! my dream is to die and leave this earth with my kids hauling a load self insured - with that $&@@& piece of paper with the my company name on it;

","text":"You sound like an intelligent business man. I’d love to leave my kids with a company. That needs to be one of my goals","replyToPid":385104}

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929659 发表于 2020-06-19 13:37:06 I started as a company driver, and spent a year tracking all the expenses on THEIR truck and saving up all the money  I could.  Still had to finance,  but had a good down payment.  It worked well for me, I was able to know what to expect to pay for fuel, repairs,  etc. I agree with 🦕 on knowing your numbers!   good luck in whatever you choose!

","text":"Thank you sir. I’ll start keeping track on that. Good advice. ","replyToPid":385105}

824549

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738350 发表于 2020-06-24 06:27:53 You sound like an intelligent business man. I’d love to leave my kids with a company. That needs to be one of my goals

","text":"im not a business man; i work like a whipped horse and live like my uncle and dad did in the 70’s i live poorer than the poorest worker! my personal vehicle is my dad’s 1996 oldsmobile that he gave me free and ive put $1,400 brand new transmission in ( common sense maintainence ,) MY MISTAKE ; car was running perfectly better than new ; and i changed the transmission fluid and $&@@ the car up myself( either change it every 2-3 years OR  LEAVE IT ALONE I GUESS? ? ? ) my trucks all are original equipment except allll emissions taken out and repairs; NO CHROME, alll get good fuel mileage(when i drive them) one of my trucks that only i drive is t600 and i bought with 420,000 miles on it and it shows 1,800,000 when the odometer stopped turning 5 years ago! ! that truck is in the bottom 20% of the uggliest trucks on the road; its the only truck i personally drive in the winter; sits for days on end in 0 degrees farenheit and cranks like a brand new tteuck the day it wss built, liwer than 0 fegrees i idle at a formula that varies( by the time im at 40 below zero farenheit ) i idle one hour ; shut it off for 2 hours (that truck has been to hell and back with me) i dont judge a man by his chrome picture trucks; jusge a man by the pictures of his property with his wife im the picture ( got every last one of yall beat on here)  YALL CAN HAVE THE CHROME AND THE FINANCE PATMENTS; ill keep my set up with the beaten up trucks that barely pass D.O.T. bu the skin of my teeth! ! i put my money on my personal life (land) and the engines! them got 3.55 -4.10 rears and none them chrome “dinosaurs “ ever pass me up hill; they can only pass ME on the flats, uphill i smoke em; and down hill im outa gear (safely (i know my routes) every last hill and turn and curve and where every cop sits) ) them dinosaurs with chrome necklaces only pass me on the flats! ! ive also  noticed over the years that for some reason they faster they drive- the more often they stop! ‘. i alwasy see themm chrome lovers in the rest area or truck stop as i keep tortoise  - ing it along my route! ! also at night time in a dimly lit truck stop or rest area ( a old beated up truck) looks just as nice as a chrome lover! ! or maybe that what i just tell myself the darker it is on a cloudy over cast evening or before sunset i get to look at my truck looks the same as a chrome lover","replyToPid":385859}

558928

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738350 发表于 2020-06-24 06:26:14 How dare you insult my intelligence without even knowing me 😂😂 Jk. Just pulling your leg

","text":"lol.  you do seem ambitious and smart.  hope it works out if you go this route.","replyToPid":385858}

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824549 发表于 2020-06-24 14:20:07 im not a business man; i work like a whipped horse and live like my uncle and dad did in the 70’s i live poorer than the poorest worker! my personal vehicle is my dad’s 1996 oldsmobile that he gave me free and ive put $1,400 brand new transmission in ( common sense maintainence ,) MY MISTAKE ; car was running perfectly better than new ; and i changed the transmission fluid and $&@@ the car up myself( either change it every 2-3 years OR  LEAVE IT ALONE I GUESS? ? ? ) my trucks all are original equipment except allll emissions taken out and repairs; NO CHROME, alll get good fuel mileage(when i drive them) one of my trucks that only i drive is t600 and i bought with 420,000 miles on it and it shows 1,800,000 when the odometer stopped turning 5 years ago! ! that truck is in the bottom 20% of the uggliest trucks on the road; its the only truck i personally drive in the winter; sits for days on end in 0 degrees farenheit and cranks like a brand new tteuck the day it wss built, liwer than 0 fegrees i idle at a formula that varies( by the time im at 40 below zero farenheit ) i idle one hour ; shut it off for 2 hours (that truck has been to hell and back with me) i dont judge a man by his chrome picture trucks; jusge a man by the pictures of his property with his wife im the picture ( got every last one of yall beat on here)  YALL CAN HAVE THE CHROME AND THE FINANCE PATMENTS; ill keep my set up with the beaten up trucks that barely pass D.O.T. bu the skin of my teeth! ! i put my money on my personal life (land) and the engines! them got 3.55 -4.10 rears and none them chrome “dinosaurs “ ever pass me up hill; they can only pass ME on the flats, uphill i smoke em; and down hill im outa gear (safely (i know my routes) every last hill and turn and curve and where every cop sits) ) them dinosaurs with chrome necklaces only pass me on the flats! ! ive also  noticed over the years that for some reason they faster they drive- the more often they stop! ‘. i alwasy see themm chrome lovers in the rest area or truck stop as i keep tortoise  - ing it along my route! ! also at night time in a dimly lit truck stop or rest area ( a old beated up truck) looks just as nice as a chrome lover! ! or maybe that what i just tell myself the darker it is on a cloudy over cast evening or before sunset i get to look at my truck looks the same as a chrome lover

","text":"if you can't see the chrome in the dark parking lot then the truck needs more chicken lights.","replyToPid":385912}

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824549 发表于 2020-06-24 14:20:07 im not a business man; i work like a whipped horse and live like my uncle and dad did in the 70’s i live poorer than the poorest worker! my personal vehicle is my dad’s 1996 oldsmobile that he gave me free and ive put $1,400 brand new transmission in ( common sense maintainence ,) MY MISTAKE ; car was running perfectly better than new ; and i changed the transmission fluid and $&@@ the car up myself( either change it every 2-3 years OR  LEAVE IT ALONE I GUESS? ? ? ) my trucks all are original equipment except allll emissions taken out and repairs; NO CHROME, alll get good fuel mileage(when i drive them) one of my trucks that only i drive is t600 and i bought with 420,000 miles on it and it shows 1,800,000 when the odometer stopped turning 5 years ago! ! that truck is in the bottom 20% of the uggliest trucks on the road; its the only truck i personally drive in the winter; sits for days on end in 0 degrees farenheit and cranks like a brand new tteuck the day it wss built, liwer than 0 fegrees i idle at a formula that varies( by the time im at 40 below zero farenheit ) i idle one hour ; shut it off for 2 hours (that truck has been to hell and back with me) i dont judge a man by his chrome picture trucks; jusge a man by the pictures of his property with his wife im the picture ( got every last one of yall beat on here)  YALL CAN HAVE THE CHROME AND THE FINANCE PATMENTS; ill keep my set up with the beaten up trucks that barely pass D.O.T. bu the skin of my teeth! ! i put my money on my personal life (land) and the engines! them got 3.55 -4.10 rears and none them chrome “dinosaurs “ ever pass me up hill; they can only pass ME on the flats, uphill i smoke em; and down hill im outa gear (safely (i know my routes) every last hill and turn and curve and where every cop sits) ) them dinosaurs with chrome necklaces only pass me on the flats! ! ive also  noticed over the years that for some reason they faster they drive- the more often they stop! ‘. i alwasy see themm chrome lovers in the rest area or truck stop as i keep tortoise  - ing it along my route! ! also at night time in a dimly lit truck stop or rest area ( a old beated up truck) looks just as nice as a chrome lover! ! or maybe that what i just tell myself the darker it is on a cloudy over cast evening or before sunset i get to look at my truck looks the same as a chrome lover

","text":"I enjoyed reading every bit of that 😂 I usually don’t read post that long but you can keep it interesting lol. You may not be a business man but you’re definitely money management savvy ","replyToPid":385912}

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558928 发表于 2020-06-24 18:23:00 lol.  you do seem ambitious and smart.  hope it works out if you go this route.

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824549

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738350 发表于 2020-06-25 23:47:18 I enjoyed reading every bit of that 😂 I usually don’t read post that long but you can keep it interesting lol. You may not be a business man but you’re definitely money management savvy

","text":"man; i aint no business man; i work like a animal; and have the rewards that come from that i cant make tears come out i cant pretend to give a $&@ about the drivers problems; their health; their kids bithtday ,,,,,,, work like i work ; or kick rocks; i work like a slayvve and im cheap; and thats why my trucks have survived; and my company; im not a business man; and if called one would be offended ! !  hard work and god is why im here; many a time ive been ","replyToPid":386089}