i drive a f350 99 and haul one car at a time in an enclosed trailer. i'm paying $700 a month for the insurance. i'm 22 with a clean driving record. is there a company i can use that's cheaper or am i screwed because with this insurance cost and gas prices i'm gonna have to give up because i won't make any money.
need affordable cargo insurance progressive is too expensive
Discussion in 'Ask An Owner Operator' started by randiesel, Mar 18, 2011.
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The biggest reason you won't make any money is your only hauling one car at a time,....
The other reason you won't make any money is that your hauling cars in the first place,... -
okay well it's either this or nothing because i'm only capable of hauling one car at a time and only cars. That aside. i'm only wondering if there's a cheaper insurance company i could use.
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Now you know why nobody does commercial car hauling with a light duty truck and small van. That said, if you have steady work and customers paying over $2/mile to haul their toys around, the business model works the same as it does for a big truck.
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First factor is your age. I would start hitting agents looking for qoutes. They are all going to be asking same questions so get them in an email and as you make contact just shhot the info off. Will save lots of time. But you may get lucky and find some guy with upstart insurance that is cheap. But you will be trading service and stability for a cheaper price. So if something happens you may find your coverage is worthless. But you get to run your business for a bit.
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I would suggest looking for a different way to make money. We pulll 48' flats and steps, and can rarely compete with what a car hauler will move a car for. I don't know how you are making money.
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