Profile For Richard M.

Brett Aquila,

Thanks Brett, you've been a big help. I think just getting it out there and just talking about will help make a good decision. I'm confident after all is said and done, I won't have any regrets. But thanks again and I'll let everybody know how it goes.

G-Town,

Thanks for the reply. I understand that Walmart is mostly drop n' hook. I guess that would be a plus over a tanker carrying lubricants, acids, etc., etc. When I was pulling a reefer, I hauled quite a few loads to Walmart Distribution Centers. I like their layouts. Plenty of room. Hopefully, I will make some sense out of it all and come up with a good decision. Thanks again, G-Town. I let you know if I have any other questions.

Brett Aquila,

First of all, thanks for the reply. I have experience, just not in owning my own truck. I've pulled reefer for 3 yrs and heavy hauled oilfield oversize/overweight, hazmat, 3/4/5 axle lowboys behind a winch truck OTR for 5yrs. I've already been offered the positions and confident that either one would not be a mistake. I guess the real questions will an O/O @ $175,00-$200,000 with the expenses that come with owning the truck, make as much as the company driver with Walmart @ $82,000?

I've gotten 2 offers one from Walmart as a company driver @ $82,000/yr gross and another from Miller Transporters, family owned tanker business out of Jackson, MS, as an O/O @ $175,000 gross w/ potential up to $225,000. Seen stubs to verify Miller, but as for Walmart this is just from their website. I'm 52 y/o and would like this to be my last job before retirement. How should I go about making my decision? Miller is 35 mi from my house, which should be no problem as an O/O, I could drive my truck home, but Walmart job is 200 mi away.