would you rather be a company driver or Owner Operator?🤔
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Interview your uncle! His story of building his company
@@Mangomaat lol this isn't blacks selling drugs you can findall that info on Google or RUclips people are just curious about his story.
Yeah I wanna know about his tío too
@@kevinh9287 blacks💀
@@Lusive3 fr. Dude's a closet racist.
@@leatherface1136 gaaayyyy
While owner operators generally have greater earning potential, they also take on significantly more financial risk.
Company driver 100%
I make 70k a year...
Invest almost all my money...
0 point in taking on all that extra bullshit
@@Million_IQ yup, a couple of years ago on my personal vehicle had the engine melt. The mechanic told me it was essentially scrap metal at that point, which resulted in my car being totaled. Now imagine that when that car is you house, job, and you biggest investment. It’s going to cost tens of thousands of dollars to fix or replace it and you can’t make any money until it is.
I can agree with that. Shure owner operators make more. But probably make what a company driver makes after expenses. The customer is always looking for the cheapest price. No one in they're right is going to pay an owner operator more than what they would pay the next guy. Get those expenses down, that's a big deal in trucking.
@Sean but there is no other feeling like being an owner op. Once you try it, you're hooked. Freedom/being your own boss beats all the downsides. At least it does for me.
@@teamsdownfall9644 I’d suggest y’all look into credit and business credit to cover you when things like this happens. Allow the bank to pay your expenses and allow your assets to pay the bank back
I'm an owner operator because I love my free time. You can always make money but you can never buy time.
Very well put. Almost philosophical.
Yea you have your money work for you
I wish I can like this a million f***ing time bro 👍 that’s what I tell people. My freedom is more important than money
Amen 👍🙏
Yes it's no problem to take time off work and you can break down every week and still make more than a company driver
When you grow up with a dad who’s only ever been an owner-op, you get used to all the stresses early on. Now that I’m driving, everything that would be considered a stressor is just part of the business to me. I can only say I’m definitely blessed.
Same boat
❤️👍🏼
Have you see. The fucken fuel prices lately!!?
Lifes short alex
It’s simple the riskier the job and the more responsibility the better pay
but you know money isn’t everything like you said
Just comes down to what floats your boat
Very well said
Yes and there’s really a right or wrong answer. Just really hooked on true sovereignty.
When someone tells that $ is not everything means that he is broke
🤦
Just by your comment I can tell you drive for swift 😹
When I started driving I did 3 months as a driver. After that I’ve been a owner operator. A year later I had six trucks. That was 13 years ago.
Sick! I also was a company driver for 3 months and have been a o/o for a little over a year, currently looking to get my 2nd truck 💪🏼
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Trying to follow in your footsteps my man! Working hard at it!!
One day you will realize the financial freedom outweighs the "stress"
Owner op I have plenty of discipline here’s a tip your first two years save all that money for owner operating
Then after that you’ll be fine good money control leads to success
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Not worth the stress. I’m single and live with family at the moment. I plan on doing otr for a company and save as much as I can to open a barbershop back in Houston where I’m from.
Ill remember your name. when you open that shop I’ll definitely swing by for a cut. May god bless you and accompany you on your journey.
A trucker with brains, how unusual
@@relax-vk4zz thank you!
@@ktmeric1985 thank you lol
Lol so your gonna start a career to open a barber shop and make significantly less money.
You could’ve not said it any better! You got your mind right kid Your time will come!!
This is a very interesting question/ debate. I been trucking for a little over 7 years. All I ever hear about being a O/O is " you make more money " yes this is very true. But the catch is all that extra money doesn't or shouldn't go into your pocket, unless the truck is paid for. There is so many expenses that go into this business. I dont know if everyone who buys their own truck realizes that they just became a small business owner. I think you have to really think why should you become a O/O and is it worth it. Myself, I'm a company driver I still want to own a truck but at this time with everything just being so incredibly expensive I really dont think it's a good time. The biggest reason why I want my own truck is because I know a guy who owns one he works about 10 months out of the year takes the rest off. Trucking really kills your social/ recreational life. But it took this guy years to get to that level. He saved until he bought his truck in cash but he worked years until he can take long vacations. That's what really attracted me to owning a truck.
ok bro, i got home this morning, left sunday.. ran 1700 miles.. made 7200, 1600 in fuel.. the truck is paid for, bough it's cash.. only payment is my new flat bed.. been doing it for 16 months. was never a company driver just bought a truck , leased on to dads authority.. with that said yes, you do have expenses and a lot even with a paid truck but the free time you can't buy .. im done for this week.. last year my first year i made 230k.. ran 79k miles, has 13 weeks off and was home every weekend including a day in the week. i talk to guys that say they run 14k miles a month .. mam that's having no life.. i worked 20 years on drinking rigs so yes having money to start up does help abs having no bills too but bro you have to save your money if not you will always just be a rat on the wheel
@@TheDriller100 lmao ok so in other words you had an in already and that allowed you to get an amazing position. Not hating but just stating the obvious.
@@travisbryan663 it took me 2 years to pay off my truck and trailer. I used to work in a warehouse and i had no social life during that time anyways. My young 20s are behind me, i partied, hung out, boned chicks etc..time to grow up right? I was homeless during those 2 years i paid down my truck and on the times i didnt drive i stayed at my dads. Now i have a new house and a 2021 GMC Sierra. I put in a good amount into my retirement account. Its all about managing your expenses. Yes O/O has risks but theyre worth it because most jobs can be extremely stressful and the people very toxic. I had to do my own thing.
If you’ve been a driver for 7 years it’s always gonna be to late bud, your too scared. And it sounds like your giving advise on why not to be an o/o. Just keep being a comp driver and keep making excuses but don’t lend out advise. I bought my first truck last year for 10k got some advise and bought 2 more after that both drivers are fam brother and moms X husband. I can work 12 days out of the month with out them and live a comfortable life out in Cali of all high cost of living places. Stick to what you know and if your scared or making excuses don’t lend that out for advise. I’m not gonna be a trucker forever but def couldn’t handle being a driver.
@@quientonsmith1395
Thanks for your reply. I wish you would have worded it a bit diffrent, just calling me too scared was a bit much. I'm very cautious. I'm that way because I have known a few O/O who went bankrupt or just failed. I believe all who truck have a right to their opinion, I'm wasn't trying to talk as anybody out of being an O/O just trying to warn people. There's so many variables in this business that can stop a person quick. There is no disclaimer that says " results may vary" but that is a fact. Some people start off you dont know how much money they have and they hit it big in this business people like me who started with absolutely nothing, I was homeless there's a whole story about that but for a couple of years I was stuck being homeless. Once I got out of that I went to school got my cdl graduated 97% of my class. Busted my freaking butt for 6 years OTR had to go local due to some health issues. I own my own home now and its paid for. I've listened to a lot of O/O over the years and I try to balance their wisdom to what I face everyday. Heck even the RUclips channel smart trucking tells us this is not the time to own a truck. I'm just trying to be smart about this, not jump in 100% there is no promise I'm going to make it. Yeah excuses..excuses. I hear ya. I'm not scared I'm being cautious thanks for your input.
Company driver. The company literally takes care of the whole truck and pays for gas, repairs, oil changes, EVERYTHING
As long as I get to drive a semi ill always be blessed doing what I love.
Amen brother
From my experience the reason you just gave, will forever more be your reason. No ones ready for becoming an owner operator. But you gotta start somewhere.
There is no reward if there is no risk...keep living in your uncle's shadow, while he lives a fulfilled life through you!!!
Facts.
Just the maintenance alone will blow anyones mind. Owner operator, you are responsible for the hustle and the hardwork. Stressful indeed, but you are your own boss and you make your own schedule. I can only imagine the amount of numbers that run through an owner/operator’s mind everyday.
Tell uncle to fix the driver seat
He won't understand what you are saying
@@ericwilliams6915 why?
@@hugoalvarado9453 Different time zones
@@johngivens2115 what ?
My lesson as a company driver is to try to have a balance in life. I know what it is to be living and committed to that truck my eyes where open to I rather be near and home with my family and have a balance with company driver.
Company driver, I’m just here to drive the truck and have a grand ol time criss crossing this great country
I agree with you at least 100%.
When I retire I plan to take my 4 wheeler everywhere I couldn't take that 18 wheeler!
Have you found a good company to drive for?
@@JG-tt4sz Im only two years into my career, about to join CFI tho
@@Madcapolo Congratulations!
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 I guess if you enjoy poverty, rock on. There ain’t a driver on the road who has experience in both who would rather make someone else money. Everyone cant be a chief though, some of you will forever be Indians
It's pros and cons on both sides. Know what you can handle. Do what's comfortable for you.
Must be nice to have an uncle like that
Just got my first big repair bill as an owner op 12k BAM still will never go back to company driver…doesn’t matter how much your uncle is paying on gas …. Remember he is making enough money to cover all expenses PAY YOUUUUU and still makes money for him..and building relations is important but not necessary you can start working from the loadboards and build those relationships as you go
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An elderly gentleman told me one time that if I want to be successful as a O/O than I need the good Lord in my heart, and a good banker near my heart.
You definitely need the Lord
true amen how are you doing now
@@fenixvlogs8666 doing good, but its been tough. By the grace of God I'll continue on. The most trouble to the trucking industry is the federal government.
@@dalew.6321 what's going on with them? they gave me stress that i couldnt get cdl unless i paid for school. now im done but they are just making profit due to the eldt requirements.
@@fenixvlogs8666 it simply boils down to money/destroying our country.
Finally someone that’s keeping it real
If you have good credit and can manage your money and can make smart decisions You’ll do great as a owner operator
Scared money don't make money, if you can make it during the owner operator struggle, you will float thru the better times when fuel drops.
One of the nicest trucks I’ve seen
Yeah my dad owns a small trucking company, but being owner anything can happen like a truck breaking down or a driver calling in sick.
And I'm sure your dad has a good maintenance account for breakdown issues. Only a fool operates a truck hand to mouth
Rigs are freaking awesome!!!!
I just want 2k a week and be home everyday
Sound like a plan to me
Where can you drive and after taxes and insurance you can bring home $2000 and home everyday?
@@haroldcotton3275 local port work
How about 8-10k a week and home weekends. If your interested, please contact me. Dash Transportation, hope to hear from you!
@@haroldcotton3275 it can be done. Stopped OTR class A and found a city peddling job in a non cdl 26ft kw servicing Lowes and Costco with plants. A lot of short haul single day 300-700 mile roundtrips. Load bonuses, backhaul bonus, and hourly retention bonuses. $1800 after tax, home every night, off most Saturdays, always off Sundays, off all holidays. Costco and Lowes pay the company a lot of money!
Company driver hands down👍👍 Live under your means and you will never have to worry about working your life away to begin with don’t get over your head on expenses and you’ll be ok…. The American way is to fall into debt but it doesn’t have to be👍👍
You want fuel mileage? I don’t recommend a big hood tractor.
Lie
I couldn’t imagine going back to being a company driver yes I had less worry and stress but the freedom I get being an owner is priceless
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I can't wait to be an owner operator.
Have fun paying for $5.50 fuel, working on your own truck, risking all responsibility 24/7.
@@hazmathauler4536 after paying for disel I'm going to make the same amount of money I make in 6 days in a day and 1/2. And going home daily working only 5 days a week not 6. To me it's worth it. That way I can save up more money to invest in other things and not live pay check to pay check.
@@Puro4letraspuroMAGA To each is there own. I’m glad ya found good freight 😎😎.
CLEAN AF!!
That truck is out of Iowa! Hell yeah brother!
Where there is more money to be made, there is also more money to be lost.
Ya company just for me. U can get the right company nd still make 80-90k a year. Taxes nd insurance is crazy
80-90 before taxes ain't shit, company drivers no longer have the write offs they had before. 1.3 million dollars last year on 3 trucks, 714k after all expenses, it would take you close to 20 years to bank that after you pay taxes on 80-90k. Stop listening to the supertruckers, owner op isn't as stressful as they make it out to be. 26 yrs as an owner, I was comfortably a millionaire by 2009. The last decade I've made nothing but fuck you money, house is paid, trucks and trailers are paid off, each truck has a reserve maintenance account of 100k, it's just normal operation expenses and play money now.
@LA Neely lol if you read his full post, he already got that down x100 ….
@@TheRoadhammer379 80-90 k anywhere in the us expect New York City and California is comfortable living.
Company driver, but only because I'm lucky enough to have an amazing schedule
What’s your schedule?
@@John3_16Q i work a us mail relay. around 4am - 1pm mon-fri. off weekends. Home every day. I get stuck overnight maybe once a month, but I can't complain. I like it much better than otr
You gotta start somewhere. I like my freedom .not company policys,
Being an owner operator in today's market would be rough , I drive for TMC top notch equipment, and great pay on a percentage basis , I am happy as a company driver
Grind it out till you feel you’re ready also that rig was clean af
You are thinking about this the right way. There is no wrong answer really. You are 120% right about the stress. I own 14 trucks, it’s stoke level.
Who knows what the answer is today I spent 41 years in the business 33 as a Teamster and I'm glad I was one of the last guys to be able to say I'm getting my pension guys you got to stick together and unionize and get paid fairly get the companies to pay into a retirement package for you. And have a grievance mechanism to protect you against companies that would use you like a tool.
Now that said I I know guys that have owned their own trucks and have done all right and certain segments of the business but they all look at me now that I'm retired and they go s*** I wish I would have gone down the road you traveled.
Driving is a slow death if you're not in a union. Risking your life and low pay just to have no retirement
Odd, must be an American thing.... we aren't unionized, but im getting rrsp and incentives plus im clearing 390 a day working 12 hour days, weekends off with bonus runs if I want them. I'm clearing over 7400 a month 🤪 Canadian
What company you worked for?
Teamsters Local 166 18 years driving and I’m only 38.
@@kyleb2214 dang bro. You should be retired!
Yep. And that’s what makes you a steering wheel holder and not a trucker.
LOL have you ever heard of Write off your expenses when running a business.
Thats probably what his uncle does...
But the one thing people don't think about is...you have to *have the money* to pay that expense.... *before* you can write it off. That's how people go broke.
My last company paid 200k a week for truck diesel, 100k a week for refer diesel, around 20k a week in tolls and they paid amazing and very nice equipment. Brand new and well taken care of. The owner actually owns all 500 trucks and 1200 trailers and owns his 16 bay shop. Wash bay. Trailer wash bay. Drivers lounge. Second shop with state of the art body shop and paint shop, alignment machine and he also owns his terminal and last year added a 10 million dollar addition and remodeled the existing one. Amazing company. I was just ready for home time more and a local job.
Bruh tell me who your boss is and let me chop it up with him pls
IA reppin! Nice -from Ames
Started driving big rigs for FedEx Freight at 21. I left at 27 and joined my pops company. I bought a 2013 Pete 386 and 48 ft spread axle flatbed with a conestoga. Did that for 4 years and decided to sell everything. Owner operator wasn’t for me, I prefer being a company driver & not worrying about breakdowns, taxes, fuel, flats, customers, appointments etc. Now at 32 I drive for a good paying/union company.
Being a owner operator/company driver has its good and bad.
I do miss going in a convoy down to vegas or Phoenix, enjoying the open road, chatting on the CB, seeing a nice sunrise and sunset out in open, the best trucking moments I had was as an owner operator.
For me, I would prefer to be Company driver. The expenses is so stressful for owner operators.
😂, you've been listening to truck driver stories. The first few years can be stressful if you are a brain dead fool, but if you go at it smart, you can be a millionaire in less than a decade. Try that being a company slave paid in pennies per mile.
Been a welder for 6 years traveling the country. Got burnt out and I've transitioned to trucking. I'm a company bitch right now but I'm gonna grit my teeth, squeeze every dollar and bit of experience I can from them while having the advantage of being a company driver. It's all about what you want out of life. If one is fine with being told what to do, where to go and working for the man then more power to them. If an owner ops can cut out brokers, there's a pile of money to be made. Think of it like this, we trade our time for money, make sure that money is worth your time because that's the one thing you don't get back in this life.
@@TheRoadhammer379 i am so terrible at handling finances and i won't act otherwise lol. I want to O/O but i would go bankrupt so quick, but my wife will have her bachelor's in accounting next spring so I'm hoping to convince her to not take a lined up hotel chain job doing $190k/yr and run my books and I'll run the rig lol. I'd also like to be a millionaire at least before im 30 but i need to convince her it can be done with trucking!
I'm a lease op with the company I trained with. A bad weeks check is around $1.2k. Good week $1.8-2.5k. Great week $2.5-5k, all after bills and expenses
If you are living your best life and you are happy, don't compare yourself to anyone else, compare yourself to who you were yesterday and try to be even better. You sound like you are happy and doing well, stay safe brother and keep on trucking.
@@TheRoadhammer379 Man, thank you. I genuinely needed that today. Comparison is the theif of joy. Stay safe
30,000$ a month just spending on gas… now imagine how much he earns ;)
Definitely a owner operator with multiple trucks but I've owned a few different companies over the years so I know the stress that comes with a business.
He's paying 36k but I like to imagine what he's making. I can't imagine what his insurance costs and so on.
Less and less cause prices for deliveries stay the same
Trust me he meant 36k a year...verbal typo lol! I don't even think he noticed that he made that mistake! Trust me 36k in fuel a month means no money for expenses or take home lol!
@@IndigenousAmericanTrucker Agree because I just left a company that had 80 trucks. They pay 33k a month in fuel. This is trucks that have light loads and do a lot of dead heading. All Volvos getting 7+ mpg.
@@103realtree2 Exactly...36k a month on one truck means they would be out of business unless his uncle has 80 damn trucks lol!
@@IndigenousAmericanTrucker yeh had to be multiple trucks that’s definitely not for one truck
Your uncle owns a successful trucking what are you waiting for!?!? I’m an owner op, i don’t know everything. But man is the stress no joke. But also working and takes breaks when I feel like it, it’s the best! And learning business and all its complications it’s great. I love it. It’s the American dream bro. Go for it! You got the best mentor. Your tio.
I think I glitch because when I first saw this video it said the comments where disabled
There is always ups & downs in trucking. Any serious owner will tell you, run hard when the money is good, run harder when it's not and pray you have saved enough to get through the hard times because until you have that pink slip in your hand, you are never comfortable.
Company driver...we get raped on pay, and taken advantage of. 70hour weeks how can you say your pay is good lmao??? If I did 70 hours at McDonald's I'd have more money people. I have to wait over 20 hours for backhauls for $80...that $4 an hour. I will get my own truck because life is all about responsibilities. I've been saving like Jesus and with gas prices up or not I'm taking that leap.
I know a couple people that run and they all do the same thing. Run hard for a week or two and relax for a week or two. Run when You feel and still make as much as a company driver. If you can't fix a truck then why do you even have a CDL?????
Cdl is just to drive it...
Many companies why are you working at one that is so bad. None are perfect all will steal time from you. But I used to do a warehouse job 10hr shift and believe it sucked I went straight back to truck driving plus pay was better.
A CDL is a license to drive trucks not a license to fix trucks. Don’t get it twisted.
If you choose to work for a crap company that rapes you that’s on you buddy
I’ve been an owner operator for 17 of my 28 years of driving. Get to know the industry first before you “jump in” to buying your first truck. There’s LOTS to learn. Good luck! 👍
I would go back to 1970 and be an owner operator
O/o >>> company driver …I’ll never go back to working for a company
Company all the way. Home every night, off weekends. 70k a year.
after taxes, barely 60k
I’m a owner operator and yes it’s stressful and financially hard but I’m making it work
I've been a company driver for years... During the pandemic I changed the narrative and became a owner operator. Is it easy? No.
Are there more responsibilities? Yes.
Yet the freedom to do and work my on schedule and new earnings, give an outstanding feeling. Plus more time to enjoy a better quality of life makes up for all the new responsibility.
That rig is NICE
Company driver for sure.
Why a beautiful truck absolute rocket
Biggest difference is time. As an owner you are free to take time off anytime you want as long as you control your expenses. Plus you can hire drivers to work that 14hr day instead of doing it yourself.
Owner operator all day also I'm my own mechanic. I have a driver I sit back and collect. Save all your profit for a few months in case stress hits money is the reliever .
You sound young. Smart advice you gave. Don't get in over your head early. But treat a company truck like your own.
Basically sums it up.
What a great uncle
There's really only stress when things go wrong. No different than a company driver, but when things go wrong all the extr money saved up from being o/o makes it easier. If your a company guy you dont have that and your loosing your weeks pay
High risk, high reward. Being a King with his kingdom isn't easy. Otherwise, everyone would have one.
Owner operator sounds fun but company has it advantages to it.
That truck is beautiful
Owner operator following my dad's footsteps
If you want to make Trucking your main career than it's best to go on an operator as soon as you get enough money and also you must already know how to manage money wisely cuz starting off with just your own truck is easy and hard it's easy because it's just you but it's hard because of the same reason
Couldn’t have said it any better!! Amen !!
Exactly truck owner ⚡
I’ll stick to being a company driver. I understand you can make more as a OP, but you have more financially responsibility and nobody to turn to for problems. I make between $90k - $98k a year (OTR) and home weekly and even tho cost of living, food and basic necessities have gone up, I’m still living comfortably. I’m also only pulling a reefer and I got a brand new truck. I’m sure with the right company, you could potentially make more with other specialty work.
That truck is beautiful 🔥❤️. I feel the same way about jumping in as an O/O….
After being a manager on a trucking company for 7 years, I just went owner operator on a box truck, I use load boards and amazon board to get loads, I maintain the truck myself, I make decent money and I’m much happier, the best part is the freedom to do what ever I feel like doing, go for it cuh! Your tío would respect u and probably back u up
What load board is good? I know DAT but its not always the best
You think a 20ft box truck would be a good size to start?
@@albertniyazov7111 I use DAT trucker edge, I tried other but that’s the one I get I lot work off of.
@@ERICK-di1yz not if you plan to do loads off of Amazon relay, you need a 26 footer for that, off of DAT load board I get lots of loads that don’t fill up the whole truck, but if u wanna do amazon relay u need a 26 footer, some people get away using a 24 footer, I do a load during the night with amazon, then I’ll find a load off of DAT for the day, you maximize your profits like that
@@ThePaisakiller69 thanks for the advice g. I'll keep saving up for a 26 then
More risk, more reward. Worth it imho but I'm not even a truck driver. It's something that you need a lot of experience and money to start, usually gained by years of driving for a company.
It has it ups and downs being a owner but u could make good money
Which ever pays more and works best for your situation...
Alot of people are afraidto branchout on their own. The breakdowns are stressful but for me it was more stressful being a company driver or lease operator. Its so nice finally put in the 110% for myself. Most owners with employees started with one truck. There was nothing special about them except they were past being afraid. I am not afraid to fail so i jumped in with everything. I plan to save for breakdowns and the unknown....😁. If you are in the US Everyone has the opportunity to earn. So many programs and mentors out there to help understand the business end of trucking . Take advantage of what is out there. If i fail at this then i will know what i did wrong the first time so i wont make that mistake the next time
Owner, it's stressful yes but it's well worth it
If a driver hasn't been in the trucking game a while, and have some capital stacked up to get through the increased fuel prices, I'd rather be a company driver
Stress comes with being a Boss.
Company driver. Hands down
I’m a owner of a small fleet and I don’t have any regrets
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Independent owner operator here. I stress a bit. But I am sacrificing right now for my future and my sons future.
Sheeesh this truck lookin good
Let's hear from some owner operators that are actually thriving with the freight rates and gas prices right now. Everytime I ask an o/o is it going good for em they always say don't do it. Stay company.. but fuck that I'm trying to develop owner mindset..
If I grossed 14k a week to do a run from WA to TX and did that 3 times. That's 42k gross minus 6k a week estimate in fuel minus truck payment(2500) minus trailer payment (2000) minus insurance (5k a month for new authority estimate)
That leaves 22k net!
That's a quarter mill! And I might pay 20k max in taxes for that. That shit is worth it!
You smart way to go. Advice from a small fleet owner. My thing is how his uncle can pay his dumb ass?
That’s a badass truck
It depends on your goals you have more freedom as an owner operator but you also have more expenses yes you make more but you also spend more.
I went owner operator knowing the risk. Very true about making money but you also have to spend money. My main reason was the freedom. I work when I want. After 8yrs of being on the road last year was the first time I was there for Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Years. You are a smart and honest guy realizing its time to wait for now.
There is a slight difference in owner operator with your own authority and leasing your truck to a company. Lots of perks to save money when leasing. I think the game changer is learning how to maintenance a truck yourself. Oil changes and greasing is easy. People pay big money to have that done.
A company driver isn't fine as long as you're with a decent company. I've seen trucking company pay as a low as 45k a year