Most rigs i know of that do this fall in the 3-5 range while mines running around 6.5-7 average total. i would need to go through quickbooks to check exact milage though.īesides thats actully pretty good for end dump work. Then ive done about 9ish k miles this month while actully working or around 550-600 miles a day not counting the 4 days of downtime getting stuff fixed and the 200 odd miles deadheading to do that. Trucks break, equipment fails, bad luck happens.īeing an O/O aint easy and even going into this prepared for the worst i still got bent over in my first month.īeing an O/O aint easy and even going into this prepared for the worst i still got bent over in my first month.[Ĭlick to expand.Keep in mind that is over 4 weeks of working and includes almost 1700 deadhead miles the week before i actully started working getting my truck and trailer from half way across the country from each other as well as the initial 300 gallons just to fill the bloody tanks up as they had literally less then 10 gallons in them when i bought it so there is 1k right there. But for those of you thinking $30K is enough i want you to reconsider that stance VERY hard.
Granted a huge part of that was my down payments and due to the 3 to 4 week delay on getting my first paycheck, and is further compunded by my going into specialized work where i NEED certain equipment. Thats right i made all of $2800 to offset almost $62,000 in startup costs. Misc other items like brooms and storage boxes $150
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Weight guages so i dont end up illegal $1700Īccounting software and hardware (laptop quickbooks scanner) $800 Replacment hoses and body work due to failed 5th wheel $1200 Required equipment (triangles, fuses, oil, 5th wheel grease, ect) $200ĮLD $1200 (device+plus tablet+subscription+data plan) Incorperation fees: $1500 (includes laywer to insure everything was legal)ĭavie4 tool to read and clear idiot lights $1400 Numbers are rounded up for ease of reading. Keep in mind I went into this with what i thought was a HUGE oh # fund and it was STILL only just enough money to make my first month. So as a new O/O and now that i got my first check under me i figure i will post some numbers from my first month includeing the truck purchase here for any new O/O to give you some food for thought.
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