First Truck
Discussion in 'Ask An Owner Operator' started by Holy.Roller$, Jun 19, 2021.
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Also right that I will never get 9 mpg out of that truck, but it’s also been paid off for ~20 years, and neither of us run the balls off anything or have the desire to run 80-100k a year like the megas slave driving these rookies, so fuel is a lot less of a hit
it’s not free fuel, but any half decent accountant with a little extra spent should be able to take 100k profit and knock it down to 50-60k, a whole bracket, even if I pay a little more on fuel, there’s always room to “put back into the business” on something else,Jarhed1964 Thanks this. -
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Of course you could be just coming in this business......listening to advice from people you don't even know.
And not having much experience, if any, you drop $80K on a truck and trailer, fail a DOT inspection or two, now you have the most unsafe carrier rating in the universe.
Worse......you get in an accident. Now you've lost your ### altogether.
People that ask these kind of questions about trucks, are really not ready to be on their own yet imho.Jarhed1964 Thanks this. -
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fully rebuilt trucks I can see bringing 100k, but just because you have access to a case of rustoleum spray paint and replace a couple air lines doesn’t mean the truck is rebuilt….Jarhed1964, Speed_Drums, Geronimo17 and 3 others Thank this. -
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I just got out of a 06 kw with a c13. Motor is getting due for a overhaul but the rest of the truck was eating me alive to keep it on the road. I was running it long haul and it just wasn't cutting the mustard anymore. Now it runs regional and the doing that job just fine.
As far as just going and getting a brand-new truck I think they are just as rare as the unicorn pre-emmision trucks at the moment.Jarhed1964, Holy.Roller$, slow.rider and 1 other person Thank this. -
There's a thing or two DC is looking to pass that I figure will probably swamp the used truck market if they go through, you know what I'm talking about I'm sure.Jarhed1964, Ruthless, Holy.Roller$ and 1 other person Thank this.
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