Drivers who have no house, apartment, car, or family: how much money have you saved?

Hey Buckeye, my wife and I drove team for many years and made extremely good money!

I see your goal to easily obtainable if you are smart about it. Personally I would recommend buying a truck if you are husband wife team and plan to stay out for long stints. Reefer would also be a better bet. More money, hotter loads and mostly drop and hook provided you find a large enough company with lots of trailers and ample freight. We drove for Central and did very well! Our mistake was taking a break for a bit and signing on with JCT. They were not able to keep a team as busy as Central did. So make sure to talk to other teams or larger companies.

 

we are thinking of getting our own truck next spring -- i am not sure on the lease deal going to do a lot more study on that one seems there are a lot of bad storys out there about leasing -- companys seem to really want that too much --so whats the catch lol -- we are just playing it by ear for awhile , we are not planning on being back home till middle of august for now - she has to see the grandkids more than i do lol -- i am happy with a drive by cup of coffee -- we live right off 80/90 in ohio so we will pass by quite a bit --for me i would rather just run -- maybe a day off here and there when the opportunity comes up around someplace nice

 

You are definetly thinking smart about the "leese purchase" deal... Besides, with you teaming with your wife, it won't take long, once you make a budget for it, to save up enough to pay cash out right, or a big down payment. I have been researching this buying a truck thing for 3.5 years and now, just need to pay mother in-law back for taking care of my broke butt this year than, we can save for the truck...

 

thats what i was thinking too -- maybe half down or something -- go brand new so you have the warranty protection -- going to need to work it out on paper and make sure its worth the risk