new O/O help....

he bought a $13,000 truck... 99% of the freight he has lined up doesnt go any further then that, and he doesnt want to be on the road anymore. A bunch of my dads friends run this same freight and are never more then 300 miles from charlotte and make killer money.

I've tried telling him to lease onto someone but he dont wanna be on the road lol, i donno i'll keep trying.




American Trucker

 

he's got full coverage, not sure what company or how much he's paying for it exactly but i remember it being a BIG number very exspensive. I'm not posting who/where/what the freight is lol im not giving nothing away, this company is my inheritance...and my future job lol


We've looked at just about every possible way of buying a trailer, truck needed way more work then expected, trucks been sitting in the driveway for 3 months not makeing a dime, and a new biz = no credit so no lone to buy a trailer. Trucks paid for though. And just as fast as we're finding $5k-$6k trailers guys are buying them before we can even call them




American Trucker

 

i know that, i've told him to lease onto someone, but he's tired of running the road, he doesnt want to spend more then 1 night at a time on the road, leasing on with most carriers he would have to be gone a little bit. And he's got a 1994 379EXHD so he's limited to where he can even lease onto due to tractor age, and its also got 24.5's and steel inside rims, a rather heavy truck, but just what he needs for what he's got lined up.


The container freight around here only pays enough to break even, he'd work 50-70hrs a week and maybe clear $50/week




American Trucker

 

10 tires
2 batteries
all new brakes
tons of new front end parts
ac compressor
straightend the frame
alignment
geting his authority
insurance
fuel
IFTA
taxes
LLC
inspection
tons of other parts and biz exspenses



he needs a flatbed, a 48x102 would be ideal but a 45'x96 would work for now. sheet even a step deck would be fine freights all on pallets and only 4' tall.




American Trucker

 

im planning on it, after he gets going. No sense in us both falling into the same hole....once he gets everything up and running and going smooth, i'll go buy myself a truck/trailer and lease onto him




American Trucker