Moving up
I'm fairly new in the shipping industry. Started with a company that I thought had two drown fall the company was heartland ex. 1 St not running me the hours I would like, 80 percent of my drive hr should be yoused 3000 per week. 2 I told them my goals to see the USA all 48 states I came out of the oil field, too OTR , I'm a vet stayed most of my life raising kid in MT, I want to see what I definded. Gave them over a year and half never got off the west coast do I said my good-byes. Went to work for a different company now I'm worse off then I was seeing the country but not getting the MLS Thinking back every time I needed to get a job done right I had to do it myself, so I'm thinking of independent, getting my own tractor, lease to purchase. But there alot of scammers out there is there a honorable way to do this please give me in put
IMG Melrose Park, Illinois
Go with Crete carriers
all the rent a trucks are rip offs.the company makes all the money.if it wasnt a better deal for the company than regular company drivers they wouldnt do it.
I'm ready to get to work. I am a hard worker looking to work my way to a trusty and higher pay.
I get good miles & flexible time off I make as much as .51¢ a mile with our bonuses, because I've taken a little bit of time off I'm making just under $60,000.00 this year.... Trucks come with Refrigerator & inverter, Satilght T.V. ?, you take time off where ever you want "stay away from the Automatics"... "Sweet Express" - Grand Rapids MI.
Basically, I'd say you should have a few more years experience before you seriously think of going O/O. I did that for about 7 years, and I'd never do it again. Too many things you just can't control, expense-wise. Leasing to a carrier? You're best to have your own customers lined up you work with regular. When you're an O/O a couple of slow paying customers can make it pretty tough. Leasing to companies, you'd think, would be a way to get around that, but that can be pretty risky, too. Don't buy your own truck unless you can pay for it or finance it yourself.
It mite be time to move on!
Can you elaborate a little bit more on that please?
Never, Never, NEVER, ever, Ever, EVER lease a truck. Never, Never, NEVER, ever, Ever, EVER lease a truck. Never, Never, NEVER, ever, Ever, EVER lease a truck. Never, Never, NEVER, ever, Ever, EVER lease a truck. Never, Never, NEVER, ever, Ever, EVER lease a truck. Never, Never, NEVER, ever, Ever, EVER lease a truck.
The more control you have, the better. Remember when a company finances an O/O setup, they do it all for their best advantage. Everything is written to their advantage. They will drive the wheels off your rig.