Comments By Dan F.

Thanks :)

The box lets me move everything out from my under bunk storage so that I’ll have more room for the wife’s stuff when she comes with me.

It will be a great place to put dirty laundry :D

And of coarse The fabled leaf blower of trailer maximum cleanliness

Dan F. . . . love the belly box~!!!! Other O/P's don't reply to your 'advice' because the REALITY of it, scares them away! I love your posts, good sir!

In the last two days I’ve spent $16,000+. Complete suspension overhaul, all shocks ,brake chambers ,airbags ,torque rod and bushings, a laser alignment, A TPMS system, 10 tires for tractor, and 3 axles centrimatics.

I have years of experience and this is not my first truck where I have owned

This also includes some quality of life things like a belly box for my trailer.

Two months ago I spent $11000 on wiring harnesses and a davco unit and some other work. $3000 on e track and vents for the trailer

Six months ago I put all new tires on my trailer that was another $4100 after a 40% discount because of the tire program I have. $1800 on digital scales.

As an owner operator I go home less and pay myself less then I did as a company driver.

Whether you drive or not you still have your insurance and truck payments and the taxes for paying your self.

If you do not have three years of driving experience without accidents as a company driver your insurance can cost over $30,000 a year for your first year as an owner operator. That does not include the additional insurance that may be required because you have a lien from the bank on your tractor which requires gap as well.

I replied to somebody else recently just asking them questions about a list of things they need to know and have ready before they even tried to become an owner operator and I never got a response and my list was only 75% of the basics.

You can look for that post if you want.

Three different teams that told me they had no experience and that CR England train them and forced them into lease purchase program said they were not interested in. Then after a short time being as CR England controlled all the loads they would not make enough miles to make payments. All three teams forfeited their trucks. All three teams over the course of the last seven years ended up working at the company I used to work for before I became an owner operator. At least one of those teams was still there when I left three years ago, said they were much happier and make a lot more as company team drivers.

Stay away from CR England if you know what’s good for you.

And what do you base this opinion of yours on, Dan?

According to legal scholars, it depends on whether you were on public or private property.

Stay away from CR England if you know what’s good for you.

Roehl doesnt really run teams ( at least they didnt when i left them 7 years ago ) but they did have 2 that i know of so you can ask them.

Were you on private property or a city road?

Make them pay you your final paycheck before you turn in the truck and if they refuse tell them you’re going to drop the truck off at a waystation and tell DOT to inspect it. Make a video of all the problems and tell them if they put anything on your dac you’ll show the video to DOT. Tell them you also have been thinking about talking to the IRS.

I don’t know what they pay now or where you live or how it would work, You can check “national carriers “ out of the dfw area ( they are owned by national beef which is in Dodge city Kansas and Liberal Kansas)

Roehl does a typological profile and questionnaire

I can guarantee you that some of his answers put him in a group that the insurance company list as high risk.

It probably has to do with no work history. If I am reading you correctly you have not worked in almost a deacde?

This is one of the two changes that was long overdue and as you can see we are all enjoying it now