What do you think an o/o or independent should PROFIT?
#121
09-21-2008, 11:42 PM
Originally Posted by charged
Originally Posted by Rev.Vassago
Originally Posted by charged
Is your friend a newbie driver? New drivers with no experience do not make $4-6k/mo unless they run under their own authority.
Where exactly are you getting this erroneous information from? Besides - most independents don't earn $4K - $6K a month anyway. 
#122
09-21-2008, 11:50 PM
Originally Posted by Rev.Vassago
Originally Posted by charged
Originally Posted by Rev.Vassago
Originally Posted by charged
Is your friend a newbie driver? New drivers with no experience do not make $4-6k/mo unless they run under their own authority.
Where exactly are you getting this erroneous information from? Besides - most independents don't earn $4K - $6K a month anyway. Show me where a new driver with no experience makes $4-6K/mo working for a carrier as a company driver. A brand new independant who drives 8000 mi/mo with costs of $1.30/mi and getting a rate of $1.80/mi make $4k a month.
#123
09-21-2008, 11:53 PM
Originally Posted by charged
Originally Posted by GMAN
Originally Posted by charged
Originally Posted by GMAN
If the only thing you get out of owning a truck is wages comparable to company wages, then you would be better off driving a truck for a carrier.
It doesn't matter whether you lease to a carrier or run your own authority. If all you get from owning your own truck is drivers wages, you are better off driving a company truck. There are a lot of people running their own authority who are barely getting driver wages. There are some owner operators who lease to carriers who are doing very well for themselves. I have a friend who averages from $4,000-6,000+/week leasing to a carrier and he is home most weekends. I spoke with him a couple of days ago and he received $3/mile on at least one load going into Canada this week. That was after his carrier got their cut. After a bumpy start, he is doing very well. Most of his loads are over $2/mile for ALL miles. There are some who are leased to carriers who are getting less than $1/mile plus fsc. My friend has been an owner operator for at least 10 years or so. But if you lease to the right carrier the potential is there. Most won't do over $6,000/week, but they could do over $4,000. Keep in mind that he doesn't do over $6,000 every week. I believe most weeks he does around $4-4,500. He had a bumpy start with his carrier, but is now doing very well for himself. I would think that most new owners who get their authority are not doing that well, either. At least without any experience. Just because someone runs their authority doesn't mean that they are making more than someone who leases to a carrier. There are some who are likely doing much better leasing on than they would running their authority.
#124
09-21-2008, 11:55 PM
Originally Posted by charged
Show me where a new driver with no experience makes $4-6K/mo leased to a carrier.
Show me where a new driver with no experience makes $4-6K/mo working for a carrier as a company driver.
A brand new independant who drives 8000 mi/mo with costs of $1.30/mi and getting a rate of $1.80/mi make $4k a month.
#125
09-22-2008, 12:06 AM
Originally Posted by charged
Give me the name of the carrier that pays new drivers with no experience $4-6K/mo.
#126
09-22-2008, 12:11 AM
Originally Posted by Rev.Vassago
Originally Posted by charged
Show me where a new driver with no experience makes $4-6K/mo leased to a carrier.
Show me where a new driver with no experience makes $4-6K/mo working for a carrier as a company driver.
A brand new independant who drives 8000 mi/mo with costs of $1.30/mi and getting a rate of $1.80/mi make $4k a month.
Independants are not "guaranteed" anything. You make your own way and earn what you want. My father is making over $1000/week every week since he started as a new driver with no experience about 3 months ago.
#127
09-22-2008, 12:15 AM
Originally Posted by charged
The reason you won't "bother" is because you can't.
No one pays new drivers with no experience $1000-$1500/wk.
Independants are not "guaranteed" anything. You make your own way and earn what you want. My father is making over $1000/week every week since he started as a new driver with no experience about 3 months ago.
#128
09-22-2008, 12:16 AM
Originally Posted by GMAN
Originally Posted by charged
Give me the name of the carrier that pays new drivers with no experience $4-6K/mo. The TMC site says a new driver trainee (eight weeks) makes $2700.
#129
09-22-2008, 12:18 AM
Originally Posted by Rev.Vassago
Originally Posted by charged
The reason you won't "bother" is because you can't.
No one pays new drivers with no experience $1000-$1500/wk.
#130
09-22-2008, 12:26 AM
Originally Posted by charged
My point is you said there are. |
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