Hot-Shot Load boards???

His situation is different than most. His wife is a neurological surgeon at UCH so he doesn't need to work, and didn't for a year. He was going crazy so he decided to buy the truck and trailer an be a "casual hauler". He has 0 bills and plans on doing maybe 40,000 miles a year. Just going to run IN/IL/OH/WI/MI.

As for choosing the truck, he wanted better MPG and so far moving 4 5th wheel campers and hauling around some bobcats and such, he is getting 16mpg but also has a tuner and some other stuff done to it. He also has a V-plow for it and plans on snow plowing in the winter as he doesn't want to haul anything at that time.

As for me, I was thinking about doing the same thing, but buying my fathers 1993 F350 with the 7.3L. It has 84,000 miles and I can get it basically for free. My only cost would be a trailer for about $12,000. I can get a crate motor for $4,500 and a new trans for $2,000 when needed and do all the work myself as I was a ASE mechanic before driving a truck.

, I passed on all the info and he really appreciates it. He should be signing up here soon so I don't have to keep doing this crap lol.

 

As I said, he's not going to be running 125,000 miles a year. If he was he would have just kept his KW and stepdeck. He's only looking to clear about $1,000 week and if it's less he don't care. He doesn't new the $$$ to live off.

 

Yeah, something like that LOL.... He plans to run maybe 1 load out and back a week. I can clear $1,000 on a single LTL most days that he can fit right on his trailer. I don't think he should have problems doing it if he gets lined up correctly.

 

I could only wish. Only way that's going to happen is if I win the lottery, then I'll have a few trucks and only do charity work for those who need help in disaster relief situations like Joplin and Katrina.

 

I didn't know that. It still has the crappy Powerstroke motor tho.... I told him to buy a Dodge but he wouldn't listen LOL