Tandem Truck Work?

Are talking about a box or a flat tandem, or a power only. What kind of work did you have in mind.

 

Do you have experince/CDL?

 

This is a very bad idea. Drive someone else's truck for a while and learn something about the business while you're doing it. Or better yet, just give me all of your startup capital and I will put it to good use because that's what you might as well be doing if you go out and buy a truck next week.

 

Because you really don't have a clue and I'm not trying to be a smart@$$ here that's just how I see it. So what is the point in me wasting a half hour of my life explaining the why's?

 

At the top of this section, there is a sticky thread called "so you want to own your own business" and in the inexperienced section, there are sticky's based on "just starting out" or something to that effect. Read those first, then ask questions, since right now you don't even know the right questions to ask. If you want to be successful in this business, an experienced driver need $10k for operating costs after startup costs of acquiring truck, trailer, insurance $$$ with no experience, permits, etc. Count on $20k plus. No experience, add in another 10k to pay for your mistakes.

If you're just talking about a 26' box truck, the cost of entry is far less, which leads to far more competition. The key to this business is securing work and contracts before buying what could be a useless truck without a contract. This will come from local contacts and networking.

 

The whole comment about this "it's a bad idea" is really to get you to think about what you are saying. If you've never been in this bussiness,,,at all ,,,,,,,,,,,,it will suck you into a money pit. It's not just i can run 1500 miles at $2.00 and make $ 3000,,,,,,,,, and sooo on. There are alot of other things to consider. NO one is trying to give you a hard time about what you are asking, We are just trying to make sure you are asking the right questions,,,,,,, so make #### sure you know what you are getting into.


So far van in bound freight is at 1.10 to 3.00 per mile roughly. It all varies. It's a business make sure you are talking to the people and or companies that actually pay the rates, if you are considering this route.

Keep asking Questions just don't get "Red Faced"when they are answered with another question.