Thanks to all that replied to this post offering insight and advice regarding the issue. I am still undecided at this point as to what to do. I have two weeks off starting Monday, and the phone calls and emails will be flying I'm sure.
The bottom line is if I cant pay myself and turn a small profit after the fact, whats the point? With the additional responsibilities and expenses..........OUCH!
I want to look at companies like Landstar, CH Robinson, etc. These have established frieght and customer bases, and may be easier for me to transition to due to their structure.
From the responses to this post and others, I'm assuming $1.20 mile is unrealistic at this time. Would this be true with the above stated companies as well? Is the economy that bad that van O/O are making the same or less than company drivers after expenses?
Best Regards,
Tad
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