Im female looking to get into the trucking industry

@RDITrucking5 --

In post #11 above....you were oh-so right.

It's not easy.

With that said.....many of the best fleets out there are run/managed by people who are (or were) CDL drivers, also. They know and thoroughly understand the game--and what drivers face, daily. Thus--they make for far better "quarterbacks".

Also: I think a pretty good case could be made that whoever you later hire to drive for you...will respect you A LOT more as a leader/business owner....if they know you've had some good time in the driver's seat, as well.

And to that end...I offer to you the following:

Student - CFI (cfidrive.com)

.....and here's why I pointed you to the above carrier:

How 3 fleets recruit, retain and move women up the ranks | Transport Dive

As eluded to earlier, above....general freight right now is pretty much in a recession state. But if you drove with the above carrier--you'd very likely stay busy (it's a reefer fleet--food generally doesn't slow down, when all else does).

Been there, done that (reefer)....

-- L

 

Just FYI, a company I used to work for was very forthcoming with their numbers. For every dollar of revenue they generated, 95¢ went to expenses and only 5¢ was profit. So as you start out this new journey, keep in mind that this is a high revenue / low margin business.

I'm not going to try to talk you out of this, but I'm just curious as to what made you choose trucking over other business ventures.

 

See if you would have said this right from the beginning, it would have saved a lot of time.

 

Different story entirely.

Your husband drives now, but what does he ACTUALLY know on the mechanical end? Has he put some thought into what makes sense for the truck itself? Give us a target vehicle spec he/you is/are envisioning

You said dry van, van rates at present are terrible, is your husband pressuring you because hes not making money atm? Thats a red flag in and of itself.

Do you want to go fully independent and own the truck, trailer and the operating authority? Or do you want to buy a truck and lease onto a carrier with a flexible non-forced dispatch system? Or are you thinking lease-purchase? All 3 are valid but each is a very different ballgame

Do you see yourself riding along, or is this a team driving possibility?