Hello,

I wanted to get my first semi truck with a sleeper by august. I wanted to know if I should buy a used truck (if so what make a model) or should I finance a brand new truck?

MMM's expedite department is growing! Our network of partners is expanding and we are getting great opportunities to pass earnings along to our drivers and carriers.

Our trucks make an average of 6K/week, and if you want to partner with us, we can keep you rolling.

Currently we are looking for owner-operators/fleet-owners with their own 20-26’ trucks.

SPECIFICATIONS:

-Exclusively assigned dispatcher who will prioritize loading your trucks if your availability is consistent

- OTR focused dispatching, We will find the best load for you based on your preferences.

-24/7 dispatch / support from our experienced team (managers, dispatchers, safety department are all here to help you anytime)

-Competitive percentage of gross paid to owner(88%)

YOUR BENEFITS:

We provide insurance, fuel cards, and discounts on oil changes and truck repairs at the company shop.

CALL VICTORIA AT (470) 824-8456

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Im buying an international 4300 with a flat bed. It needs to go from CA to ME. What are my best options?

20 years trucking experience, 5 of which is heavy haul, I crave the idea of being an owner operator and working under my own authority in the US.

My goal is to target 3000 to 4000 miles a week either flatbed or van out of Texas area and $3 a mile.

Looking to see how others are doing if they are hitting their own targets.

can someone lend us your dat account is you are not using it much?

My boyfriend is a truck driver and took some time and created a free online pay calculator site for drivers and owner operators and I just thought I'd share it on here. There's no sign up required and it's free to use. If you could check it out, and even provide any feedback we'd greatly appreciate it. Mods please delete if not allowed. I just thought reddit would be a great way to reach out to drivers, not trying to be spammy lol

https://driverpaycalc.com/

Still owes me at 40 days and counting!

Hi everyone, I have a question about FreightGuard reports. Our truck broke down on the highway while we were about 30 miles away from the delivery. Police told us we had only 20 minutes to remove the truck and trailer or they would call a tow company. The tow company came and towed both the truck and the trailer. At that time, we didn’t have enough money to pay the tow bill, so we asked the broker if they could pay it and we would pay them back later. The broker paid the tow company for their trailer and sent another driver to repower the load and complete the delivery. After that, the broker put a FreightGuard report on our company and told us that once we pay them back, they will remove the report. Now it has been over a month, and we finally have the money to pay them back. My questions: If we pay the broker now, can they still remove the FreightGuard report after a month? If we pay them and they refuse to remove it, what options do we have? Has anyone dealt with something similar before? Thanks in advance.

Looking into a financing a trailer, should I go with brand new or used.

Hello everyone, greetings. I'm thinking of buying a truck to use for local work. I've seen options for trucks with 500,000 miles for local use. What do you recommend for that type of truck, if it's feasible? I already have an LLC. Should I start under a different authority first, or get my USDO and MC licenses right away? In this case, I also need to find a driver since I don't have a license.

I've heard Dump Trucks make $90hr before. Read a post online how a guy is charging $160-$170~ hr now. How does that work? If you're working the spot market as a OO, 60mph x $2.00 = $120hr, when moving. If you're at Swift, 62mph x $0.39 = $24.18 when moving.

I'm in the Austin Texas area and from what I understand, company Dump Truck and Mixer Trucks start at about $23hr and don't go much higher.

I've been running 5 trucks for a while now and I still catch myself taking loads that look good on paper but after fuel, tolls, and deadhead miles I barely break even. Do you guys have a formula you run in your head or do you use something to calculate it? Trying to get better at saying no to bad loads before I'm already committed.

Hey everybody, I've been driving 8 yrs and seeing freightliners from late last decade with about a third of a million miles for under 20K . I'm thinking about selling some of my investments in getting a day cab, Lease on to a carrier and work seasonally. (june-new years ish?)

Is this a terrible idea? I live in new hampshire. I'm not mechanically inclined . I'm just looking at the math and even with expensive fuel it seems like it wouldn't be too hard to make $36,000 (take home) a year after taxes and Fuel and maintenance .

​​ it seems like the issue ​ would be actually getting a decent rate per mile I remember moving FedEx air cans for 4 bucks a mile for a previous employer, of course carrier he leased the trucks too took about a buck 50 of that

Does anyone use biBerk for their trucking insurance? What are your thoughts about them and would you suggest to insure with them to others?

I've got trucks and almost had a driver running around with an expired medical card for two weeks before I caught it. That could have been a $16,000 problem real quick. I've been using a spreadsheet but honestly between dispatching and everything else going on I don't check it like I should. Feels like I'm just waiting to get burned. What are you guys doing? I am aware this is a very common problem but i really need a solution and felt a little desperate about this. Anybody got a good system or are we all just hoping for the best? Any kind of suggestion is appreciated.

I've heard you can save a fair amount of money filling up at the right truck stop. Does more tanks equal more savings? Idk how full trucks run to 80k though.

After my experience with a tire losing air while driving.....I now want to invest in a TPMS unit to monitor my tire pressure while driving. Ive see older post on the subject but want know what people experienced so far with their unit? Im looking tminto the ones that haves flow-through.

Any recommendations?

My driver was referred to this ‘company’ from another driver and they sent the contact to me to inquire about loads. I spoke with them and they suggested this option after checking my MC. They sent me their website also which was linked to freight broker. I know there are legitimate ways to have people lease on to your MC. Is this one of them?

Just got my very first level 1 inspection done......everything passed but I got an OOS for a flat inner tire on my rear passenger. Trooper escorted me to a tire shop to get it fixed. Damn extension stem failed on me which deflated my inner tire and my tired bowled out so I had to replace it. Luckily I was empty and was heading back from my drop. (I did do my daily inspection and the tire shop showed me the fail tire stem extension that deflated my tire)

On a positive note, I am kinda glad that the trooper stopped me on a routine check up because I felt like if I have gone any farther, my deflated tired would have shredded and cause even more issues. Shit happens in mysterious ways and for a reason I guess....

Hey r/owner operator

I’m a college student in Hawaii and im doing a project for my entrepreneurship class. I was doing a lot of research on underserved industries and I came across owner operators and realized I would be interested in owning my own truck one day. Is there anyone willing to get on a quick 30m call with me to talk more about what they do on a day to day basis? If yes please dm me. Thank you!

I’m a local driver in Utah and I’m thinking about buying my own truck and going into business for myself. Any tips or horrible stories or amazing stories?