Ok i wanna ask something...there's a company near me that im interested in getting on with...they are a flatbed company...EM WAY out of Dover Delaware...i have some exp with a flatbed...im going to work for swift and want to pull flats to get a little more...BUT by september i hope to have my own 379 pulling a flat...but if it dont work out im going to buy a dump trailer cuz thats what ive been pulling for the past yr...so my question is...when i buy my rig would it be a good idea to go ahead and get one with a wet kit already on it or just get the wet kit if the flatbed dont work out?....oh and by the way....dont try talking me out of buying the 379 model....thats not what i wanna hear and plus my mind is made up...im asking about the wet kit only...thanks
P.S. I added that cuz i know some people like to get off topic lol
Buyin a 379 later this yr
Discussion in 'Ask An Owner Operator' started by PeterbiltLover, Jan 3, 2011.
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Have you been shopping in your area for trucks? Do a lot of them have wet kits on them? I suggest if you buy one with a wet kit take the oil out and pull your flat and if it don't work out then put the oil back in and go dumpin.
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Yea well the guy I've been working for I'm thinking of buying the truck I've been driving plus he has a flatbed that I can buy from him for all together 1200 a month...straight through him an plus I grab a copy of truckpaper every chance I get but not many locals around here have the wet kit u see more hoppers around here
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Why buy a flatbed if you not for sure it is going to work? Will he rent to own or maybe just rent it for awhile then if it works buy it. $1200 a month is not bad for both trk/trl.
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can you have a headache rack on there with a wet kit?
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He can if he has a tank mounted on the side of the truck. By law your not required to have a headache rack on your truck but some companies require it and some customers won't load you with out one. I have always had one it has just been part of the job plus I don't like to throw everything in a box. But I know some guys that run around that thinks it is uncool to have one on a truck, o' well.
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You're pretty new to this game... I'd suggest you wait awhile before you buy anything. Many predict $5.00 per gallon fuel prices just around the corner... that will put many folks out of business.
Is there enough dump work available? Construction is way down... maybe it's better in your area but there are thousands of dump operators sitting because of a lack or work... -
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Yea we have more then enough work around here for dumps a lot is with a chicken company called perdue hauling grain to the mills an its very steady....about the new thing I'm not what you would consider wet behind the ears my dad has drove for 40 years so he has taught me alot over the years...an the fuel price thing us truckers could get it down....let swift schneider werner an all them park every truck for one week see what fuel does......just saying
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