Rookie Driver Becoming A Owner Operator Without Hesitation

You... What? Owner operator?... I`m out.

Hey I got a little secret you might be interested in being a risk taker and all. There is a way to Bypass the governed speed on those company trucks.

When you are maxed out at 62 mph(or whatever you are governed at), turn the ignition off and on real quick. This will shut off your governor, then press the accelerator right after you turn it back on. The governor will not have had time to kick in yet and you will be driving wide open,

That way you can have the easy life of being a company driver, and get the benefit of being a real owner operator , the best of both worlds!

In my 8 weeks on the road i have driven 25000 miles... Sorry but if you have 10k and think you are ready to go owner just to go a few miles faster please let us know what state you are in so we can avoid you.

Some things need to be taken with a "grain of salt"...others may take a block...or more.

If you can finance a truck is it worth it to be an owner operator?

Well, it's been 7 month's, where's Johnny Super Trucker now?? lol

Dont be discouraged, do your research, talk to O/O's that have found success. It's possible to be a successful Owner Operator given the right environment. Msg me privately if you have questions. I'm an Owner Operator and I net 9k easily, obviously my gross is much higher but expenses can get pretty high.

Dont be discouraged, do your research, talk to O/O's that have found success. It's possible to be a successful Owner Operator given the right environment. Msg me privately if you have questions. I'm an Owner Operator and I net 9k easily, obviously my gross is much higher but expenses can get pretty high.

I have some questions for you:

1) What would you consider "being successful" as an Owner Operator? How much profit would you have to make in a year to justify the added risk and work involved in owning that truck? And by "profit" I mean "taxable income" after every last deduction on your Federal taxes.

2) How much home time do you get in the process of making those earnings?

3) What do you mean when you say "I net 9k easily"? In what period of time? And define what you mean by "net" because a lot of people confuse net earnings with revenues, cash flow, or gross profit. So I want to make sure we're talking about the same thing.

4) What is your average cost per mile to operate the business? Roughly what are your maintenance costs per mile? What are your fuel expenses per mile?

5) How many years have you been a successful owner operator by your definition of successful?

6) Why do you feel there's been such a big dropoff in the number of owner operators over the past three decades?