- Calculations are that average owner operator makes average $100,000 per year
- The best owner operators make $150,000 per year
Differences that we are detecting here are because every truck driver has different skills to manage the cost, routes, and expenses altogether. If you find a way to cut the expenses that are killing your profit it is normal to increase your annual gross profit.
Conclusion
Being an owner operator can be your best decision ever! But if you are not ready to swim in the river don’t go there in the first place; there is a chance to lose your control and drown.
When you are starting your own path I advise you to have a previous experience in the trucking industry to feel the beauty of being owner operator. Your experience should not be Tabula Rasa, when your move is ALL IN, you better gather every experience you can.
Knowing the rules of the game will give you full view of the advantages and disadvantages and will teach you to make the right choices. You can always drive few years under a trucking company and gather the experience and learn your options, before you start as an owner operator.
