starting a dump trucking co.

Most guys around me do asphalt or dirty dirt. Buying the truck is easy. Finding steady good paying work is the key. You know your local market ask around . And keep payments low. You will have slow weeks.
Good luck.

 

o/o's on utah are having a heck of a time finding work these days.

i know one who his struggling to keep his trucik. and has already lost his house.

 

That is what I'm doing now; I got off the road a bought an older model truck and lease it to a small company. I haul dirt and ABC in a belly dump and sometimes haul equipment on one of their RGN trailers or if none of that is going I'll run logs from Flagstaff to Phoenix twice a day. The dirt and material pays about $60 to $70 an hour- the logs are $400 a load; not the best in the world but it's work.
Right now there is a lot of work in Phoenix; they are building a new freeway and we are supposed to be very busy through the first of the year into May. However, the contractor has a habit of just shutting down sometimes for a few days- that doesn't help. It's a gamble.

My advice to you love- if you've only been doing this a short time; stay in something that pays the bills and get more experience; hauling dirt and such is rough on the equipment and can nickel and dime you to death which I'm finding out now. Don't be in a rush, it'll be there when you're really ready.

 

I have been a end dump O/O for 14 years, and have made a good living up until the last couple of years. I can only speak for my area, but currently there are too many trucks for the amount of work available. The haul rates are being held down due to the level of competition. I assume since you have been considering buying your own truck you have been investigating if there are any customers or contractors willing to put you to work steady? How does it pay? By the ton, by the load, or by the hour? What are the rates? How many miles a day would you be running? If you don't already know the answer to those questions you need to do some research to determine if buying a truck is feasible right now.

 

Work varies around the country and really the only useful information would be from O/O's in your area . The best time to make money is when there are large projects like highways or airports that have contracts that will last a couple of years or more .

 

Here in Houston, the Mexicans took over the dump truck business. They work "dirt" cheap too.

No offense intended, just stating fact.

 

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Finding the work actually isn't that hard, it's the 90, 120, or even 150 day billing cycle that gets you, and no they don't send out checks early

Also don't be a cut throat