Comments By Vinnie Da BullDozer D.

IMO it all depends on the person and their situation. If you are a noob to trucking and don't have a clue about the in's and outs of the transportation Industry then obviously your not going to jump from trainee to L/O O/O. It's same as any job you start fresh at. You don't go from employee to manager or supervisor in a week, month or even year. You need experience. Your best option is drive company for a couple years and save your money and advance your knowledge. it is on the job training every day. Learn as much as you can and more. It's a 700 billion dollar year industry so there's money to be made but you have to know how to make it.

This is a great forum and I am very thankful to you Brett. Lot's of knowledge here. I am in the research process (2 months now) of trucking and which company im going to choose. Your high road course is awesome and definitely suggest it to anyone looking at getting a CDL. Now pertaining to this thread, I've been studying the cost of owning my own truck and own authority and it's not cheap. Will I do it someday...Maybe. I figured the salary I will make as company driver (Ballpark figure) and how many years to save and reach that number. Im investing in my future. Also im studying the other parts of this industry and that's Freight Brokerage. So it's all about you and how bad you want something to be successful. It's not easy,nothing is if you don't learn first. Good luck to everybody and God Speed. Vinnie D