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Originally Posted by LOAD IT
Being an owneroperator/small carrier is a great position to be in as long as you are profitable with a good business plan. Dont jump into it with no customers, broker freight will run you broke. Also specialize in something or should I say be versatile, if you have a van, have vents, straps, pads, palletjack, a ramp. If you flatbed, have all tarps, cornerboards, straps and chains, do oversize work. My point is when you are small, you have to offer more to the customer than just the truck. They will pay for your services. Brokers get a lot of customers because they offer to move several loads a day for the customer even though they may only move 3 in a week. You could move 3 in a week for local customers and make a living with one truck.
Well Said
If I were to go O/O I'd get a 53' multi zone reefer with a lift gate or a set of doubles with that cool widget that lets you lock in the con-gear and back them as one unit. I'd also have a pintle hook on my 53' so I could pull a pup in the LCV states. I'd be the master of the multi stop load. With a single 28 trailer you pickup and deliver to all sorts of places that a 48' or 53' can't get to. You can also run some roads what have length restrictions.
Heck if I was going to be a local O/O I'd buy a beat up LTL tractor for $3-5k for ultra low overhead.