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Owner Operators – Fast facts…

Current driver demographicsdid-you-know

  • 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