Start up or Wait it out

As everyone else said, unless you have something lined up I would wait. Use this time to do research and put together a hard plan on what you want out of this.

 

I vote to wait a while.

Traditionally the winter months are the slowest part of the year for trucking in general. I think it has alot to do with people over extending themselves on credit for Christmas purchases and they need to buckle down for a while and pay those debts off before buying more stuff consequently we get a big slow down (just my observations over the years).

I am a company driver and have seen a big drop in my earnings mainly due to the current recession (I think we are in it rather than on the brink of it). To become an o/o in this environment would be quite an undertaking and, with the economy the way it is, stacked against you.

 

My $.02 wait, especially with the economy on the brink of recession.

 

I am waiting myself, been working ltl freight and taking the safest steps to getting my own rig, i'm looking into direct freight getting loads off there and doing my own thing, but taking it smart not jumping into it half ####ed , still trying how to figure what load is going to be pulled for a price im going to make money on ....... any feedback would be great

 

What type of trailer/freight do you want to haul. Flat beds to a certain degree depend on the real estate market, lumber, constuction equipment, pipe. I pull a reefer because I figure economy good or bad people need to eat. A vented dry van can be used to haul certain produce, melons and potatoes. I have even seen potatoes and onions hauled on flatbeds. roduce season begins late March- April so I would try to be on the road by April in order to take advantage of more favorable rates. It will take about a month give or take to file paperwork and get on road if you plan on running your own authority.

 

The USDA puts out a reort about in season produce, truck availability, going rate on their website. I will put the link in my next post because this website wont let me do it until I have 20 or more posts.

 

Lets see if it will work now. www.ams.usda.gov-mnreports_fv190.txt

 

thanks for the web site link

 

Why make such a Big jump and buy a truck and trailer. If you are a company driver you should and do need to have this all figured out. If you are New go learn on someone els dime be a company driver for a few years.
Best of luck