Taking the plunge. My journey as an O/O.

Discussion in 'Ask An Owner Operator' started by Farmerbob1, Jan 7, 2019.

  1. Cat sdp

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    What’s your new company truck..?

    Brand new?
     
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  3. Farmerbob1

    Farmerbob1 Road Train Member

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    Maybe. Dunno, nbever done it before. I do know that people go to auction sites and look at the vehicles before they buy them, if they aren't just looking for parts units. Since most people also have smartphones, it might happen.
     
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  4. Farmerbob1

    Farmerbob1 Road Train Member

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    Freightliner with 75k miles on it. Was very surprised to see it had a pretty nice inverter in it. 1200w pure sine wave inverter. Also has a couple built in 120v outlets, a shelf that will actually fit a microwave (and a strap to hold it in place, and a fridge.

    The storage units are a lot different from my old truck though, I'm going to have to re-do a lot of how I used to store things.

    EDIT: It's also a dd15 with manual 10 speed Eaton, so I'm happy.
     
  5. JoeyJunk

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    A manual?!? That’s surprising.
     
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  6. Farmerbob1

    Farmerbob1 Road Train Member

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    I suspect the driver before me was a trainer. Pretty sure they get manuals for trainers still.
     
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  7. iraqralph43

    iraqralph43 Road Train Member

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    You were talking about...having to pay tax on money...from sold truck...I've never included money I've made from selling any vehicle on my taxes...or is your case different
     
  8. Farmerbob1

    Farmerbob1 Road Train Member

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    That is why I pay someone to do my taxes.
     
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  9. Farmerbob1

    Farmerbob1 Road Train Member

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    Well, just a little trick for drivers to use when moving from truck to truck. If you need to keep your chains organized so you can move them quickly one at a time, try this. Lock all the last links, one from each chain, into a big padlock. Then you can find the end of each chain when it comes time to put them on another truck.

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  10. Oscar the KW

    Oscar the KW Going Tarpless

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    Personal vehicles you don’t have to.
     
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  11. terryt

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    If that truck was in your name and you depreciated it on your taxes it has to be reported. Plus any depreciated funds will be recovered also. It get's real ugly. You would have been better to just got your money back. Best of luck
     
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