First of all, I'm going to start this message with...please dont respond to me telling me not to buy a truck, i am not actually going to buy one. Just considering what it would take to start a trucking company....which is something i will think about very carefully before i start..

I'm thinking about buying my dad's old house, it has 2 acres, already totally flat enough, already has a big driveway that you can park several tractors in, and it's industrial zoned, and i already checked with the city hall and have been told that I can basically do anything i want with the property except start a pig farm. Obviously it's out in the boonies, but its on a truckable road, about 1/4 mile from a major designated truck route.


So, my main questions were about the actual yard itself...what has to be done to make it so that it can support the weight of fully loaded trucks? I already know where the septic system is, so that won't be an issue, there will not be any trucks parking there. But, the main thing is, I know that CRST has a lot of unpaved drop yards, and does not have any problem with trucks getting stuck..but i feel like i sure would if i just parked a truck on my lawn?

How could i go about renting extra space to other trucking companies? Seems like it could be an extra way to make money.

All you would have to do is drop a bunch of gravel and compact it really good, not sure how thick you would wanna go on the gravel, probably like 4 inches maybe 6. But it'll add up cause im sure itll take quite a bit of gravel.

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Keep them wheels a spinnin, and the beavers grinnin, IM GONE!!! East bound and down..............

Trucking isnt just a job.... Its also a lifestyle....

is that really any cheaper than just paving it with blacktop? I actually have to do a bit of paving anyway, but not much is required.....the place has a blacktop driveway and, while its a huge driveway, the entrance is very narrow and its on a narrow two lane road, so it needs to be widened, and i feel like anything less than blacktop could result in my drivers dropping trucks off into the ditch

You could drop 6" of gravel on top of a farm yard and pack it well. For five years you will be dragging trucks out of there with a dozer. A parking lot made from scratch is a job for an engineer. Depending on what is underneath it should be sand, rock, gravel at least. Drainage must be taken into effect. Renting space to another company means liability, liability demands engineering and engineering costs a bunch of money.

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bringeth thanks often a little thing:

with half a loaf and a half-drained cup
I often won a worthy friend.

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hm, i didnt think there was that much to it....maybe i should just buy a parking lot. lol.

The gravel thing is a good idea, as long as you have a good base. If you have a sandy soil, it will be a waste of time. You should get a person that can test the soil and give you his opinion. Then, you can figure the best way to go. You can't just lay down asphalt on any base. Check with a grading contractor.

Whether it's gravel or paved, you want a good base underneath. I would go to the library and look for civil engineering books on the topic for further research.

ok. And the soil is very clay, not sandy at all. I'll check out some civil engineering books.