New to this looking for advice/information

Believe, imho, that your questions are too broad in scope.

 

Don't even fool around with a 3/4 ton truck. Get a new 3500 Ram Dually if you're going to get into this. It'll cost the same as a 3/4 ton and be a much better truck for hauling with. Get the Cummins with a Aisin automatic trans with 4.10 , or 3.73 rear end gear ratio.

There are sleeper options for these trucks, here's a couple www.woodhousesleeper.com , www.cowtownsleepers.com .

And everything involved in this business is a write off, equipment payments, fuel, maintenance, licensing, cost for authority, motels bills, etc. Hire a tax person that knows trucking.

As far as which would be better, RV's, or? Get yourself a versatile lite weight trailer with a minimum of 40' of deck space and haul a mix of LTL freight and vehicles.

RV's would be great if they actually had back hauls but the fact is they don't. Just imagine pulling a RV trailer from Indiana to a west coast dealer for maybe $1.40 a mile and then being told to deadhead back to Indiana for a reload at zero pay. It just isn't worth it. With your own trailer you can find loads just about everywhere you go. Not always easy to put a load together but it sure pays a lot better.

Hope this helps.

 

Sorry, This is the link for wood house sleepers.

https://www.woodhouse.com/sleeper_berth

 

Sonny, you can get on load boards, work with brokers, connect with shippers direct, and even assist local carriers with their overflow. The thing is, you dont want to lock yourself into only being able to work for one company. Like leasing onto somebody.

You may not see a lot of large manufacturering plants in your area but I'd bet there's gonna be some smaller mom and pop type home based businesses. Construction companies, fab shops, car dealerships, etc. Pay them a visit, talk to them about helping with their transportation needs.

 

Pretty lobor intensive. But neat.