Is using the Spot Market Ideal For Entry Into The Trucking Business

Yeah, that pretty much sums it up.

 

You would be doing well not to LOSE $1500.00....per WEEK.

 

Here are the facts, as I understand them.

You have an old, plain truck, that may or may now be roadworthy.
You have zero experience with trucks and trucking.
Tags, you need 1200.00 to 1500.00 to buy those.
You don't know what it takes to make the truck legal to drive.
You are depending on a driver to show you how to operate a truck and run the business, while you ride along. No driver that knows anything about trucking will agree to this.
You would probaly be trying to pay this driver with a 1099, which is illegal.
You have no money to pay the driver, fill the tanks, get the truck ready, and pay for the repairs that will come on a regular basis.

You will end up with a broken truck, deep in dept, and less than you have now.

Sell it.

 

Yup, sell the truck to some local flatbedder, construction co, or somebody who pulls sea containers.

 

Putting a 1999 truck to work is not a problem.... not having any experience will mean you are doomed to failure.

 

Do us all a favor....
Sell the #### truck and walk away.....

Guys like you are the reason why brokers think it's ok to pass tarped lumber loads with 3 picks and 3 drops drops for a buck a mile.....

 

You should have given all the details at the beginning. It read like you had no business experience, had not researched, and had no money.

 

Ok.....You know watercraft....I grew up around boats....'
We both know that boats are nothing but friggin' "Holes in the water".....
Trucks are "Holes in the road".....Even a new rig will still cost you.....

Besides the usual fixed costs.......There are always the "surprises" especially with an older rig....


The best way to enter the market is to do what most of us did....
Get a job working for a carrier or a contractor.......Work your way up....

You want to start from the top....That's like going to Donald Trump and telling him you want his job......