My Life As A 25yr Old Lease Operator With NO Prior Experience

Well Apex, I was looking forward to more documentation. How's it going?

Hello... is anybody here?

I'd love to hear an update!

OS I’m guessing some reality has begun to set in for this young man.

You and I both know how overwhelming things can get in business for yourself.

I’m guessing he has figured some things out. I hope he didn’t have any breakdowns. That is a whole different set of problems.

I hope he comes back and shares his experiences.

As someone who’s a company driver at a mega carrier (that offers an O/O lease program and helps you get all setup) it’s definitely something I’ve considered for something down the road if I stay where I’m at. In my opinion, having been solo for a bit now, I’d never even consider starting out as a lease or O/O out of the gate. There’s so much to learn even without all the stresses of being a business owner.

I’m very curious to get an update on how things have gone the last month since this post was made.

Nick's curiosity:

I’m very curious to get an update on how things have gone the last month since this post was made.

That depends on the OP. Many times the discussion doesn't go the way they want, and they ghost.

I have a friend that is making a decent income as an O/O. But I feel it's like basketball. Many people in the US aspire to the NBA. But there's less than 600 contracted pros in the league. (SportsBoom.com) Stick with Company. Fewer headaches, similar take-home.

Nick, I was hoping we'd hear back from Apex. I can't tell you how many times this same scenario has taken place in here.

I think most drivers want to make more money. Unfortunately, most of us tend to fall for the gimmicks, rather than understanding the principles that can get us there.

I go into all this stuff in my new book. I hope you'll consider reading it. You can get it as an e-book or paperback. Here's a conversation about it that includes a link to the book.

Brett Talks About Old School's New Book

Nick's curiosity:

I’m very curious to get an update on how things have gone the last month since this post was made.

That depends on the OP. Many times the discussion doesn't go the way they want, and they ghost.

I have a friend that is making a decent income as an O/O. But I feel it's like basketball. Many people in the US aspire to the NBA. But there's less than 600 contracted pros in the league. (SportsBoom.com) Stick with Company. Fewer headaches, similar take-home.

Yeah I’m starting to think just staying a company driver is the best option. I mean really, I feel like I have my own truck anyways. I was assigned a brand new 2025 Freightliner once I was released from training that was barely 4 months old at the time. I have it all setup just to my liking and have made it very comfortable. No one else drives it. I regularly get 2,500 miles a week, sometimes more. This last week was 2,627 miles, including working Thanksgiving so I got that holiday pay and that included being delayed a whole day waiting out a storm. So far, the company has treated me very well and is taking care of me. I’m making enough money to cover all of my responsibilities and then some. I can’t complain right now. Makes me wonder if I’d feel the same way as an O/O. I’m not much older than the OP and have similar experience yet do just fine as a company driver without all the added stress as an O/O.