Post: #1

I've really enjoyed reading other people's thoughts and suggestions on here. Since I've hit a career cross roads myself as a driver in the ND oil fields I wanted to throw out my (or anyone's) possibilities as an owner operator.

My 90k-100k job has me home every night in wonderful Bismarck ND..but I'm tied to the company schedule (it owns the Cleveland Browns) with no huge earning potential. Friends of mine are clearing 4-7k a week!! with their own truck hauling frac sand or hot oil. Am I or anyone else a fool to remain a company driver???

Post: #2

Also look at the costs of being a OO, it's not just making stacks over stacks.....paying for the truck and keeping up with it takes a huge part of that stack away.

Post: #3

You gotta love that job and love being alone.

Post: #4

(09-06-2014 11:34 AM)Montana Wrote:  I've really enjoyed reading other people's thoughts and suggestions on here. Since I've hit a career cross roads myself as a driver in the ND oil fields I wanted to throw out my (or anyone's) possibilities as an owner operator.

My 90k-100k job has me home every night in wonderful Bismarck ND..but I'm tied to the company schedule (it owns the Cleveland Browns) with no huge earning potential. Friends of mine are clearing 4-7k a week!! with their own truck hauling frac sand or hot oil. Am I or anyone else a fool to remain a company driver???

The word I've gotten with what you're saying is that guys are partnering up and running that truck roughly 24/7.

One guy is sleeping in the cabin and the other guy is driving.

They eat like complete shit, gain a bunch of weight and other health problems but they reckon it's worth it in the short term.

Also like cattle rustler said, paying for blown out tires and other shit adds up fast.

Post: #5

I got years experience with CDL. In short the 'man' killed truck driving just like they did the farms. You WILL work for the 'man' and pay what they give you. Best case scenerio you run a team and be able to work on your own shit. Problem is a lot of truckers ain't mechanics so they are tied to dealers. Mech's can make $40 out here so guess what the MAC shop is charging. It used to be an honorable profession but don't do it unless you are willing to drive in the oil fields. I drive like Mad Max but out in the Permian Basin people drive like fucktards so I won't even entertain the though of pulling shit. 1 or so accidents will take you out of the earning running.

If you wanna make bank, get a wrench in your hand and practice.

http://odessa.craigslist.org/trd/4651627807.html

Not a scam. Dealers are begging out here. $40 hr= $1600/wk. That's 4k per week on a 7/12 schedule. 200k isn't anything to shake a stick at. Unless you're Fisto, and I shake a stick at him to get him to simmer down. But he cries so I quit.