Current driver demographics
- About 250,000 Owner Operators in the US
- Average driver is 46 (ATA)
- Average driver life expectancy – 61 years (CDC)
- Average Owner Operator makes $52,500 (ATBS)
- Driver averages 2.8 years at a truckline (ATA)
Successful Owner Operator today
- Works smarter not harder
- Gross Revenue = $160,000
- Net Income = $60,000
- Learns via multiple sources including peers, fleets and social media
- EOBR rather than log books
- Plans his trip and fuel purchases ahead of time
- Knows and manages his costs per mile
- Sees his family twice a week
- Average miles driven a year = 108,000
- Fuel = 8 MPG – Average Cost $3.92/gal
- 66% spend one hour or more daily on the internet
- 95% of drivers use Facebook
Sources: Transport Topics Sep. 23, 2013, ATBS