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Research is most important. Read back through the forums, talk to recruiters, talk to fleet owners and talk to drivers. You will gain a tremendous amount of information. My husband and I driver for an owner. We have a 40/60 split with our owner. He gets 60% and the fsc (fuel surcharge)...

Ok, I do not understand your distinction between an o/o and a driver. Owner/operators also DRIVE. I'm guessing that you are saying that just because someone drives a truck that belongs to someone else that they are uneducated, unskilled and not suited for any other type of work? So owning the...

Very well put Wingnut. :)

I don't know Blizzard, fail to give the truck the tender loving care that it demands and listen to how loudly it will scream at you! Either that or give you the silent treatment and refuse to budge! lol ;)

ATeam is an excellent example of drivers who have extensive education, and they CHOOSE to live this lifestyle. My husband and I both have some college education (no, we do not have degrees) as well as excellent skills and experience that are suited for other professions, but we CHOOSE this...

First of all, I don't know why you keep insisting that anyone is talking about fleet owners. I haven't seen that mentioned anywhere except in your posts. Secondly, I'm amazed that you can obtain percentage numbers like that just by spending "a couple minutes" looking at the faces of people in...

I'm just saying that just because someone works at McD does not mean that they are of less worth than anyone else. There are people who choose to work there and are very happy with their employment choice. No it doesn't take a lot of skill to work there, but neither do a lot of other jobs...

Where are you getting your percentage information from? Can you point me to some factual information to back up your statement or are you just going by your own experience with your family's business? There are plenty of drivers who have extensive education, plenty of other skills and the...

Why? Do you have something against burgers? I have worked in 3 different MickeyD's in my employment history. I'm not ashamed of that, and if it was something that I would rather be doing right now then I would do it. Why do you consider that such a lowly and unworthy job? I hate to think of...

Yes I do, in the context that it was presented. He was not saying that the type of work that we do has such a low standard that we have to compare it to a MickeyD's job. It was just an example of money made on a load compared with a weeks worth of flipping burgers. That's it, just an "off the...

poor Doug, who is still writhing in pain from all the cactus needles stuck in his backside. However, if you take the little used path around the big dead tree, you can sneak by the owl and make it safely through the woods. Watch out when crossing the creek though, it's been known to be filled...

You have to take the McDonalds remark in the context that it was presented. It was a comparison of money made on one load in comparison with a week's worth of work at McDonalds, which is a valid comparison.

That's true OVM, but I also believe that we are protected when life throws a curve ball at you and it's not quite "your time". :D

Excuse me, are you saying that anyone who does this job isn't "normal" and they are lazy? My husband and I CHOSE this profession, and both of us are more than qualified for other types of work, and I can guarantee you that we are NOT lazy! Lets examine your other points. 1. driving midnight in...

Thank goodness you are ok!! That must have been terrifying! I believe in God, guardian angels, karma and that the spirit of one of my deceased grandmother's is watching over me (told to me by a psychic which I also believe in). I also believe that things happen for a reason, though we don't...

3 hours so you need to work fast to get it there on time. If you are late, you will miss your chance to follow Moose as he sneaks into Turtle's hideout. Be careful though, you will be carrying a load of...