Looking at starting as owner op traction only?

Some interesting replies to the OP. I’ve enjoyed reading this thread, as one who dreams of being an owner driver, motoring through the arid New Mexico landscape, with a chiselled Khrus Kristofferson chin and a beautiful lady with a dirty skirt and convertible car to flirt with.

…and then I wake up to a filthy lay by, with a fat tramper washing his knackers from a jerry can while I try to eat a cheesy meatball sandwich.
Ah well, one can dream…