Sounds better than 2.50 a mile .you made profit. You Driving a Bad Boy Pete .Long as when you put your boots on in morning thats all you worried about.You never work a day in your Life. Keep lovein Family and like you do.You Keep On Trucking. And you look good doing it toooo.
Hey bro! Congrats!! Being profitable , learning AND having that family /work balance is motivating to us looking to get started!!! Keep on truckin! Good vibes
Bob sounds like a smart guy cleaning the trailer is part of the job. I am a company driver and most drivers ( steering wheel holders ) don’t clean them. But I know you will get it done
Nothing wrong with $3.00 a mile my friend. Especially adding in the early days of power only. As you know, some don't even break even after their first year. You did alright.
That first year also reflects new authority vs lack of brokers willing to do business with you, that's out of the way. It also reflects all the Covid bs, most of that's out of the way too. Hell yeah bro good job, thanks for bringing us along! Check it out.. I just took my drive test for the SPE on my med card to get back in the truck after a spinal cord injury (we talked about it on one of your live's) and I fkn killed it with leg braces! Apparantly truckin really is like riding a bike. Waiting on the feds to send me my certificate now. I also found a job hauling grain with a hopper bottom in Illinois. Onward and upward, my man.
Always look forward to the intro Nick and you didn't disappoint😃 Way to gooooooo Lucy!!!!!!!!! Very funny watching you watching the guy in your dock but not wanting him to spring you looking - cab light on makes it a challenge lol!! Can't run a successful business without the figures, and knowing the 'break even' point is essential, good job you.
HA !! HA !!! BOY NICK TOU MADE MY DAY !!! FOR SURE !! THANK YOU FOR THE FLOWERS MY TRUCK DRIVING FRIEND !! HA ! HA !! I SAW HOW TIRED YOU LOOK AT WHAT YOU BEEN THIR ! WELL BUDDY YOU HEAD ON HOME AND GET SOME SLEEP !! 10- 4 ? 10 - 4 !!! YO7 DESERVE IT !! 👏 A JOB WELL DONE ! THAT TRAILER WELL JUST HAVE TO WAIT !! OK ! 👌 👍 YOU ARE AWSOME ! MY FAMILY ENJOYS WATCHING YOUR VEDIOS AS WELL !,
Like your videos …you said about $23,000. After fuel what about insurance, truck payment,Trailer pymt ,maintenance and money spent on food on the road what to you think you would be at then ?
In the aviation biz they have this thing called QOL...Quality of Life. It's a big huge factor when, as a pilot or flight attendant, you must decide fi you will take the job and move to Charlotte or Cincy or Orlando etc.... I would say, Sir NIck, that YOUR QOL is quite good for the money you made. So you have to factor in those intangibles in order to measure success. Comprende?
Thanks for showing your numbers. I don’t know any owner ops personally so I can’t compare or talk business with anyone. Thank you TH-cam guys for the reference point. We are doing about the same. I did a little more than you for the year and you did a little more than me this first quarter, Few thousand. I’m power only. I had a reefer leased last year till August.
Aaaaaaaa , long time no hear how’s things at the office on 18 wheels ? Any way I just got out of trucking California and Arizona , I’m doing my own thing now at home welding , wood work and some composition materials experimenting , but I’ll tell you this , when I’m not in the shop and alone in my room I miss trucking so much and these videos bring me back to my old livelihood and now it all comes back to me thank you kindly Aaaaaaaaaaaa ;)
@@pacman4937 lol that's what every drivers says.. to make 100k before taxes, in reality took home less than 75k.. and had to be a slave... i pocketed 130k, had 15 weeks off.. worked 4 days a week and send the irs a check yesterday for 3k 😂😂😂😂.. so no, it's not the same shit
@@TheDriller100 let me know what you say when this year is over. And I’ll stand by my statement. I own several businesses, including outside of trucking. I would never start a business to make what an employee could make.
Good video Nick! Now you have one year down. Now the second year should be better because you learn from the rookie mistakes that you made. Guess time will tell...LATER brother...PEACE...
Good job man! Nice first year numbers for guys like us with 1 truck and getting home/family time. What year is your trailer? I just picked up a 2023 like it
Your doing good your hustling loads your not doing bad at all let's say this your doing better than the average owner operator is right not an I take it your making your truck and trailer payments on time an if your using a credit card for fuel your staying ahead of the that so your doing very well. Happy for you
That’s great and all but was was bring home after all expenses like truck and trailer payment,truck and trailer insurance,maintenance,food, showers and taxes. That’s all that matters at the end of the day. I bet you were around 100k bring home.
Truck and trailer looking good Nick , Congratulations to you on your 1st year 😁😎 For sure I think the pitcher deliberately done that to her I hope not Good luck to her ❤ For sure numbers don't lie , You do real good with no break Downs , a lot of times what I do , I go off my speedometer miles and then my net bucks I divide it into all the miles that I run in a year , am I happy with it , With no breakdowns for sure I am 😁😎 Keep up the good work my friend , Don't let the tax man get on you 😂😁 be safe take care yourselves NICK
_Brother, can you give me a detailed list of what you had to go through to get where you are right now as an owner Operater independent driver. Including LLC, Just a heads up for myself I have bad credit I just need to know how would that affect me_
Aaaaaaayyyyyyyy velox!!!! Im in lay-throwup!!!! Still waiting on a load to San Bernardino area!!!! Love your videos love you!!! You rock!!!!! Where in da world is dooner livingstone!!?!?!?!?! I'm board someone come piss me off!!! Im parked bobtail.!!!
First, I would like to say this was a great video. I actually have a question for you. I am currently working on my CDL license, and I'm looking to start my career in trucking. Do you think it is unrealistic to believe I can work as a company driver for a year or two and become an owner-operator and be successful/profitable?
Hey Nick I just watched a program called John Oliver. It’s a comedy program but has a serious note to it. This week it was about the shortcomings of the trucking industry in the US. You should see it. It is HBO but I don’t have that but I saw it on TH-cam. It first aired last sunday
It's called Last Week Tonight with John Oliver. He made his name with Jon Stewart on The Daily Show. Great blend of comedy with unbiased facts and well done research. John Oliver is great!
Solid first year man! Just curious, are you liking reefer, do you plan on sticking with it? Also are you happy with having your own authority or are you considering leasing on to someone like you had talked about before?
@@Velox18 lease? You ready to hand over 20% of every load? Why not have people lease on to you and they pay you 20% of their loads. You’re a carrier, you established something can’t go backwards like truckers coach.
You could lease on some owner ops to your own authority and charge them 10% just for using it. And let them get there own loads and take care of there own equipment
almost every load you put on your trailer if your hauling brokered freight or even direct for a mid to large volume shipper that use rfp and waterfall tier based pricing is becuase "YOU" were the cheapest truck that was avaliable at the time ...
*I want to get my own truck.. looking for a sleeper not a day cab.. since i want to go far out.. does anyone have any info on where to get cheap but good semi?*
I think it's definitely more difficult now than it was last year. The price of equipment and the price of fuel being so high I wouldn't recommend anyone jumping in right now.
The Government knows the longer a driver sits at a dock the worse safety is. When they take 10 hrs to do their job, that makes it unsafe for the driver all away around.
I don't think so. We are super busy this year with trying to buy a house, a kid graduating high school, and 2 girls in softball. My wife already told me may looks like the busiest month of our lives, lol. Figured I wouldn't try to squeeze a truck showing the middle of all that.
@@Velox18 yeah much more important things to do that will benefit you and the family, just know I’ll still be on a look out for you and good old El hueso around Manteca 🤙🏽🤙🏽
Well considering the low number of miles I drove you'd like to see that rate per mile a little higher. Plus, it was "the good times" most of that year so I should have been banking for the slow times a little more than I did. Also, with the price of equipment and fuel I wouldn't be surprised if the new "normal" is a little higher than the old normal.
lol clown ... your not even breaking even at a $1.40 on paid of equipment between fuel and a reasonable driver pay WITH benfits & retirement will eat all of that 1.40 up and more ... let alone tag / insurance / maintenance and repair on a paid of equipment
Yet another way to screw drivers over. Yet another reason the Government needs to mandate detention time from minute number one. These places will change their way of doing a lot of things. If not, the drivers will be getting paid for their time anyway. Their really isn't any reason why places can't do like Costco does.
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Thank GOD BLESS YOU 🙏👍👌
Thank you, damn this guy
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
I love learning from other independent drivers that have been doing it longer than I have. Thanks for sharing your experiences and your real numbers!
Finally someone who isnt scared to talk numbers appreciate the info stay safe out there
These numbers are old at this point. Freight is in a whole new world since my videos came out.
Sounds better than 2.50 a mile .you made profit. You Driving a Bad Boy Pete .Long as when you put your boots on in morning thats all you worried about.You never work a day in your Life. Keep lovein Family and like you do.You Keep On Trucking. And you look good doing it toooo.
Hey bro! Congrats!! Being profitable , learning AND having that family /work balance is motivating to us looking to get started!!! Keep on truckin! Good vibes
1 month into the industry, looking forward to that one year look back 🙏🏼
We already hit that recession, keep trucking hard brother, only the strong survive.
Bob sounds like a smart guy cleaning the trailer is part of the job. I am a company driver and most drivers ( steering wheel holders ) don’t clean them. But I know you will get it done
Bob is smart
Be like Bob
Nothing wrong with $3.00 a mile my friend. Especially adding in the early days of power only. As you know, some don't even break even after their first year. You did alright.
If you ain't "artificially" claiming loses your first few years, you're doing it wrong.
That first year also reflects new authority vs lack of brokers willing to do business with you, that's out of the way. It also reflects all the Covid bs, most of that's out of the way too.
Hell yeah bro good job, thanks for bringing us along!
Check it out.. I just took my drive test for the SPE on my med card to get back in the truck after a spinal cord injury (we talked about it on one of your live's) and I fkn killed it with leg braces! Apparantly truckin really is like riding a bike. Waiting on the feds to send me my certificate now. I also found a job hauling grain with a hopper bottom in Illinois. Onward and upward, my man.
He had to duck behind the truck to act a clown while rolling the music 😂😭😂😭😃
sounds like Good solid numbers for year 1 Mr Nick. difintley like how you put family first. well done 👍 sir. roll easy and safe travels. 🇺🇲 Peace
Another great vid.
Love the honesty of your vids.
I am currently saving to pay cash for a older truck and trailer. And your great at teaching
Always look forward to the intro Nick and you didn't disappoint😃 Way to gooooooo Lucy!!!!!!!!! Very funny watching you watching the guy in your dock but not wanting him to spring you looking - cab light on makes it a challenge lol!! Can't run a successful business without the figures, and knowing the 'break even' point is essential, good job you.
Doing. Good. Nick. Great job!! Keep on. Trucking!!!!
Good first year, Preacher. Peace and prosperity to you this year.
HA !! HA !!! BOY NICK TOU MADE MY DAY !!! FOR SURE !! THANK YOU FOR THE FLOWERS MY TRUCK DRIVING FRIEND !! HA ! HA !! I SAW HOW TIRED YOU LOOK AT WHAT YOU BEEN THIR ! WELL BUDDY YOU HEAD ON HOME AND GET SOME SLEEP !! 10- 4 ? 10 - 4 !!! YO7 DESERVE IT !! 👏 A JOB WELL DONE ! THAT TRAILER WELL JUST HAVE TO WAIT !! OK ! 👌 👍 YOU ARE AWSOME ! MY FAMILY ENJOYS WATCHING YOUR VEDIOS AS WELL !,
Damn, you did good 👍, having new authority. Great channel and wishing you all the best.
Like your videos …you said about $23,000. After fuel what about insurance, truck payment,Trailer pymt ,maintenance and money spent on food on the road what to you think you would be at then ?
In the aviation biz they have this thing called QOL...Quality of Life. It's a big huge factor when, as a pilot or flight attendant, you must decide fi you will take the job and move to Charlotte or Cincy or Orlando etc.... I would say, Sir NIck, that YOUR QOL is quite good for the money you made. So you have to factor in those intangibles in order to measure success. Comprende?
That’s awesome! Those sound like good numbers to me! Congratulations on a year!
Thanks for showing your numbers. I don’t know any owner ops personally so I can’t compare or talk business with anyone. Thank you TH-cam guys for the reference point. We are doing about the same. I did a little more than you for the year and you did a little more than me this first quarter, Few thousand. I’m power only. I had a reefer leased last year till August.
So what did you pay yourself? And what was your profit?
Aaaaaaaa , long time no hear how’s things at the office on 18 wheels ? Any way I just got out of trucking California and Arizona , I’m doing my own thing now at home welding , wood work and some composition materials experimenting , but I’ll tell you this , when I’m not in the shop and alone in my room I miss trucking so much and these videos bring me back to my old livelihood and now it all comes back to me thank you kindly Aaaaaaaaaaaa ;)
I pocketed a 100000 last year Free and clear now my truck is parked until things settle down I'm a company driver for now
Yes. I'm bout to get me a W-2 gig til things get right. I'm looking for part-time nights though.
For $100,000 you may as well be a company driver. No risk. No overhead. Same money.
@@pacman4937 ya but you got to deal with company bullshit
@@pacman4937 lol that's what every drivers says.. to make 100k before taxes, in reality took home less than 75k.. and had to be a slave... i pocketed 130k, had 15 weeks off.. worked 4 days a week and send the irs a check yesterday for 3k 😂😂😂😂.. so no, it's not the same shit
@@TheDriller100 let me know what you say when this year is over. And I’ll stand by my statement. I own several businesses, including outside of trucking. I would never start a business to make what an employee could make.
Spending that time with fam…priceless
Hey Nick, was your break even including a paycheck to you, I kinda got lost there? Or do you take pay after the break even?
My breakeven includes my hefty salary
Nick, on top of all that you have no idea what God is going to do for your buiness .He knows what you need so keep the faith.Stay safe out there.
Hey velox, What kind of reefer insurance you need for frozen and refrigerated freight?
Hey Nick... how is that truckwash there at your parking spot? AAA? is it... I dont think I recall ever seeing you use it.
Good video Nick! Now you have one year down. Now the second year should be better because you learn from the rookie mistakes that you made. Guess time will tell...LATER brother...PEACE...
Good job man! Nice first year numbers for guys like us with 1 truck and getting home/family time. What year is your trailer? I just picked up a 2023 like it
i like video like this because you get to see background 👍👍
Your doing good your hustling loads your not doing bad at all let's say this your doing better than the average owner operator is right not an I take it your making your truck and trailer payments on time an if your using a credit card for fuel your staying ahead of the that so your doing very well. Happy for you
That’s great and all but was was bring home after all expenses like truck and trailer payment,truck and trailer insurance,maintenance,food, showers and taxes. That’s all that matters at the end of the day. I bet you were around 100k bring home.
I bet you you're right 😉
@@Velox18 Lol nice work brother
@@Velox18 100k saving in bank annually is better than 10,000 as a company driver
"That was a weak one" Nice recovery 🤘🏽
Truck and trailer looking good Nick ,
Congratulations to you on your 1st year 😁😎 For sure I think the pitcher deliberately done that to her I hope not Good luck to her ❤ For sure numbers don't lie , You do real good with no break Downs , a lot of times what I do , I go off my speedometer miles and then my net bucks I divide it into all the miles that I run in a year , am I happy with it , With no breakdowns for sure I am 😁😎
Keep up the good work my friend , Don't let the tax man get on you 😂😁
be safe take care yourselves NICK
@@keithbronson9777 I said it and I will stick with it , What the hades wrong with you
_Brother, can you give me a detailed list of what you had to go through to get where you are right now as an owner Operater independent driver. Including LLC, Just a heads up for myself I have bad credit I just need to know how would that affect me_
Aaaaaaayyyyyyyy velox!!!! Im in lay-throwup!!!! Still waiting on a load to San Bernardino area!!!! Love your videos love you!!! You rock!!!!! Where in da world is dooner livingstone!!?!?!?!?! I'm board someone come piss me off!!! Im parked bobtail.!!!
First, I would like to say this was a great video. I actually have a question for you.
I am currently working on my CDL license, and I'm looking to start my career in trucking. Do you think it is unrealistic to believe I can work as a company driver for a year or two and become an owner-operator and be successful/profitable?
Dats how it goes bro it supposed to go like that
Hey Nick
I just watched a program called John Oliver. It’s a comedy program but has a serious note to it. This week it was about the shortcomings of the trucking industry in the US. You should see it. It is HBO but I don’t have that but I saw it on TH-cam. It first aired last sunday
It's called Last Week Tonight with John Oliver. He made his name with Jon Stewart on The Daily Show. Great blend of comedy with unbiased facts and well done research. John Oliver is great!
@@dvsmike
Hi dvsmike
I know. He’s also from Liverpool in England. And he’s a Liverpool supporter, same team I’ve supported since I was a kid.
Trucksmarter is a good tool to have in your belt truck smarter
Solid first year man! Just curious, are you liking reefer, do you plan on sticking with it? Also are you happy with having your own authority or are you considering leasing on to someone like you had talked about before?
I'm happy on my own authority but I could imagine a situation where I would lease on to a carrier if I don't grow soon.
@@Velox18 lease? You ready to hand over 20% of every load? Why not have people lease on to you and they pay you 20% of their loads. You’re a carrier, you established something can’t go backwards like truckers coach.
@@Velox18 That’s a bad idea. Why in the world would you give money to a company for doing the same work?
You could lease on some owner ops to your own authority and charge them 10% just for using it. And let them get there own loads and take care of there own equipment
Hey Bro, sounds good. So does having your authority help your annual invome?
If your smart and actually want to work. And not have some company hold your hand and tell you what to do.
Good info… thanks for sharing.
Roll the music 🤘🏽😂
Awesome numbers nick.
That is usually how trucking is, it's a cut-throat business. Who will haul the cheapest.
almost every load you put on your trailer if your hauling brokered freight or even direct for a mid to large volume shipper that use rfp and waterfall tier based pricing is becuase "YOU" were the cheapest truck that was avaliable at the time ...
*I want to get my own truck.. looking for a sleeper not a day cab.. since i want to go far out.. does anyone have any info on where to get cheap but good semi?*
Costing almost $1 per mile just in fuel right now.
Good job 👍🏾👍🏾💵💵!
How about our government and these prices for fuel
I am in LA, just shopping for insurance to get my truck register and have my own authority, any suggestions for insurance?
If you're satisfied with that then more power to ya.
What program did you use to track income and mileage etc?
Well done 👍
Do you have to own a dry van or reefer to get loads?
Solid numbers!
i watched one of your old becoming an O/O and u said even if u have under 20k u can become one, do you still think that’s possible
I think it's definitely more difficult now than it was last year. The price of equipment and the price of fuel being so high I wouldn't recommend anyone jumping in right now.
Turlock in the house!!!!
So is money really this good even with these high gas prices
It's alot tougher for guys like me with big equipment payments. My take home is drastically less now than it was 6 months ago.
The Government knows the longer a driver sits at a dock the worse safety is. When they take 10 hrs to do their job, that makes it unsafe for the driver all away around.
Stay safe
Not enough 👍
It's never enough, right?
Those 'sleeps' waiting for unloads are pretty sad ay.
Not a lot of rem sleep in there.
Nick, will you and El hueso be at Frenchy’s this year?
I don't think so. We are super busy this year with trying to buy a house, a kid graduating high school, and 2 girls in softball. My wife already told me may looks like the busiest month of our lives, lol. Figured I wouldn't try to squeeze a truck showing the middle of all that.
@@Velox18 yeah much more important things to do that will benefit you and the family, just know I’ll still be on a look out for you and good old El hueso around Manteca 🤙🏽🤙🏽
We Got Ice…!!! 👌😎
Did you stay at or below your operating costs?
i am lookig to start where should i go i am also in CA
“Far out man”!!
Get that shoe 👞 get that shoe 👟 get that shoe 👠
I thought picking up cheese, waiting up to 4 hrs was bad. Definitely have to keep a good attitude about trucking
O they pushed the concrete block into the anchor rod and down guy
All that line talk
How much was left after all expenses
After paying myself a hefty salary, the business profited 20k last year in 2021. I'm guessing 2022 will be closer to 50k.
@@Velox18 that's awesome
2.95 a mile not good? You new guys are going to have some ruff years ahead when rates go back to "normal"
Well considering the low number of miles I drove you'd like to see that rate per mile a little higher. Plus, it was "the good times" most of that year so I should have been banking for the slow times a little more than I did.
Also, with the price of equipment and fuel I wouldn't be surprised if the new "normal" is a little higher than the old normal.
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Nick no videos for 2 days man!
Hey what’s up bro how are you
My truck and trailer is payed for as long as I average 1.40 mile to pay for insurance I'm good 👍😊
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1.40 with paid off equipment? Gesh I wouldn't want your costs
Dude you said you're parked. I'd rather you'd be parked instead moving $1.40 freight. It hurts everybody.
lol clown ... your not even breaking even at a $1.40 on paid of equipment between fuel and a reasonable driver pay WITH benfits & retirement will eat all of that 1.40 up and more ... let alone tag / insurance / maintenance and repair on a paid of equipment
Dude you gotta calm Down on the commercials
TH-cam handles all the ads. I don't mess with that stuff. They select the number of ads and where they're placed.
Yet another way to screw drivers over. Yet another reason the Government needs to mandate detention time from minute number one. These places will change their way of doing a lot of things. If not, the drivers will be getting paid for their time anyway. Their really isn't any reason why places can't do like Costco does.
Wasted 5 mins and still no talk about the subject....
Lol what a loco 😜😜😜😜😜😜😜 hahahaha sad how you get treated they should be doing all they can for truck driver's your brining the goods
I wann be trûk driver ...
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Biden owes you some gas money .
@@keithbronson9777 So I'm guessing you like Biden ? The dummy couldn't run a hot dog stand and my Mom has been dead for years , thanks .
Oh boy i see sone symptoms of shizophrenia
Cool, 14575552dgtrt.