Owner/Operator truckers can make $300,000 a year?

Could be gross before expenses. Like the truck and fuel.

O&M is probably 225k of that.

CDL drivers are in great demand. The catch here is they are looking for the CDL’s that have been in business for years, not the fresh little snow flakes. They are headhunting badasses.

And the insurance
And the breakdowns
And the tickets
And the breakdowns
And the rainy days

Fish, you should go on the road with him for a day...see if he will let you say all of that trucker talk over the CB radio!

I believe it, we have a couple drivers where I work that have probably hit that. But they probably have 50k a year in repairs and upkeep and that’s just routine stuff. I’ve seen guys pay 22k to rebuild their turbo

Working every day sitting in a truck all day every day while almost always being away from your family. That figure is nice, but it ain't worth it.

I bought my cousin a truck, his wife an escort vehicle with permits when needed to get him off the ground, along with a few different trailers. I knew he knows what to do to make money. His father was a owner operator also. He has paid me back with interest which was a great investment for me.

$300k a year after all the expense is kind of stretching it unless you really into specialty hauling, in a high demand marker, or really experienced like uncle who retiring after 40 yrs in the business with a lot of over the road experience in snow, mountains, and had a clean record.

My cousin averaged $80k hauling hazmat chemicals for a larger hauler. He gave that up to hustle working with brokers and the last few years he made $150k after expenses. You have to know what you are doing and have a clean record.

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My cousin is average salary in slow year $80k to hustling the last few years making $150k after expenses with his wife driving the escort vehicle when needed.

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That sounds pretty reasonable...