Best Owner Operator...

[Hawkjr]

When the Economy and everything gets back well whats the best line of owner operating hauling is the best and most profitable...

Also has anyone heard of Dart's Wal-Mart Dedicated Account?? That one looks like you can make a nice penny...

[solo379]

make a nice penny...

Yes, if you like make "pennies"....

[Uturn2001]

The more specialized the freight the better it usually pays.

[dobry4u]

The more specialized the freight the better it usually pays.

And perhaps less opportunities... as in you might get more cpm but less miles.

[Heavy Duty]

And perhaps less opportunities... as in you might get more cpm but less miles.

YOU DON'T WANT CPM, it's DPM. This is not 1980.

Don't plan on getting the best freight from day one. You have to work for it, but that doesn't mean you can't position yourself to work into better loads. If you go to work for a "per mile" carrier you will make as much as the guy that has been ther 10 years, give or take a few cents. not a lot to work towards.

[dobry4u]

It's not? No wonder I can't find blouses with shoulder pads anymore and I am sooo missing Hair Bands


100 cpms = 1 dmp .. it is all relative Maybe in 2010 we can say f(ins)pm

[GMAN]

When the Economy and everything gets back well whats the best line of owner operating hauling is the best and most profitable...

Also has anyone heard of Dart's Wal-Mart Dedicated Account?? That one looks like you can make a nice penny...

What is best for one person may not be so good for another. Sometimes it is as much a matter of where you run as the type of equipment. There have been times recently when vans were getting better rates than flats. In a normal market flats usually make more than vans. Steps make more than flats and double drops and RGN's do better than steps. As others have mentioned the more specialized the better the rate. If you want to pull open trailers you will usually start with flats, then move up to steps, double drops and/or RGN's. In a normal market over sized loads pay better than the legal loads. I don't allow a new driver to haul anything over-sized until I see what he can do with legal loads unless I know with certainty that he has several years experienced with that type of freight. There is too much risk. It usually takes several years to move up to the more specialized type of hauling. Most anyone can pull a van or reefer because no special knowledge is needed other than getting the load right. You still have to use common sense. No offense to anyone who pulls a van. Hauling cars is another specialized area that a driver can do well. It is rare for a driver to be given an opportunity to haul cars without at least a couple of years driving experience. The thing about open trailers that most don't like is the tarping and about 50% of those loads require tarping unless you get more into the more specialized loads and that is not likely to happen for a few years. Just find something you enjoy and try it. After you gains some experience you may want to try another type of hauling. Never do anything strictly for the money. You need to enjoy what you do for a living.

As far as Dart is concerned, I have met a few who leased to Dart and they seem to like the company. If you can drop and hook at Walmart it may be all right but I always hated to deliver a live load to them. They are very anal about some things.