Profile For Robert G.

I just want to chime in and say that with every person I've talked to about being an owner operator, they were so adamant that I don't do it that it almost felt as if they were begging me to avoid OO as much as humanly possible, and I have never mentioned even wanting to be an OO. So, for what it's worth, there's my :2cents.

I wish the best of luck to you and I am sure I will follow up on this thread to watch your story unfold!

Thanks for those encouraging words Jerry. I never really thought about being an O'O either until one day when i saw a pair of used Freightliner M915A3's at a dealership near where i work. You don't see any of those in the civilian field. I just thought they were such good looking trucks and had ideas of maybe driving one for a living. Now I just don't know.

Well, these responses have definitely broadened my horizon. What about Intermodal?

Im currently in cdl school and have a few questions about the life of daycab owner operators.

1) Can they make a decent living even with alot of the regional and local market covered by companies like Estes,JB Hunt,Conway etc 2) Do they find their loads through freight brokers? 3) Do they have to own their own trailer? 4) Is it common for a daycab o'o to lease their truck with a company?

Im basically looking for the full A to Z about daycab owner operators.