Have you seen nice upgraded o/o trucks pulling dry van?

Kind of a contradictory statement,.. no?

Truth is you can make money in any segment. Give up looking at being an O/O from a drivers perspective and look at it from a business owners standpoint. Its a lot easier said than done.

Develop the right mindset and you can do anything.

Hurst

 

I agree with hurst, but the chances of success - meanings paying the bills and sustaining a business - is slim for many with the driver mentality.

I just bought a distress company, I've shed several trucks that didn't fit into my business plan and kept the ones that did. The guy over bought because he has a driver mentality and didn't understand how to actually sustain making money.

 

Yep, pulling FedEx wagons........

 

You can make a decent living with a dryvan, brining home 3000$-3500$ a week after all expenses. Leaving on Sunday, home by Friday. Learn the lanes! It's better to lease on to someone for a year, so you can learn what lanes pay at different times of the year, then go independent. IMO dryvan has the least of headaches.

 

The money is there, just have to find the right niche. I use to pull vans, only switched to the refrigerated side since we added more trucks. While I don't have that w9 or 379, I'd say my truck looked good pulling a dry van.

Wolfpack has some good looking w900's. They pull vans as well. Other times across PA I'll see some stretched out rides pulling 48 footers.

 

Runnin 80 I see some decked out condos pulling dry van. Figure most are older couples, hitting the road together. I've seen pics of the inside of some of those, but I'd like to see one in person one day.

 

That guy driving the fully customized and shiny truck
Could be just as broke as the guy in the 25 year old
Freightshaker.

I'm seeing more and more old beat up trucks
On the road than I ever have.

 

Pre EGR trucks !!!

 

Can you explain what you mean by over bought? I just recently stopped driving and have 2 trucks. One mine, one leased to me(my dad owns it). I want to get to 3 owned trucks and I've been debating on weather I should buy another one now and then a 3rd one latter, or save up some more and try to buy two more at once. People seem to say that 3 is a good number to be at. Any thoughts on that?