Any Mercer VAN drivers out there?

Yeah, unless your not like me you'll pay off that and want to buy another one. (Grin)

 

nope this is the last one, I think a plantinum overhaul will get this cat to my retirement,lol

 

I have been thinking of going to lone mountain, or driving for someone until I have $12, 000 cash for a starter truck. Just gotta get my foot in the door first. Some of those big sleepers ive seen blow me away. I never knew you could make that much at mercer. I should have been over there 2 years ago.

 

Is it really worth it to have a California compliant truck ?

 

If you save and buy a starter truck vs a high interest loan (lone mountain), you will have double the chane of making it as an O/O.
Most O/O never make it past a year because of making truck payments, repairs, maintaince, and sometimes trailer payments. Numbers look good till something goes wrong.
I know I'd be broke and without a truck if I didn't do most of my own work myself. Everytime I take it somewhere to get worked on, I pay out the butt and it usually isn't fix right.
I beleive the best thing an O/O can do, is learn to work on his truck in almost everyway possible.

 

so true! everytime i had no choice but to go to a shop, always ended up redoing the job anyway because those nitwits these shops employ most of the time have no idea. gotta take matters in your own hands or your gonna have a tough time

 

when I went to get another road tractor after selling off the toter trucks, there actually wasn't much difference in financing a kw at the dealer than the same model at lone mountain.

my situation was I had money already made that was safe and sound in the bank, I wasn't willing to take my already in hand money and spend it all in cash on a truck.

my problem was when trying to buy a used truck at a dealer I kept getting the run around cause when they ran credit, they wanted to sell me a new one. I just got tired of it, I knew the model and year of the truck I wanted, I had many "sold by mistake" after I had commited to buy. then was offered deals on new ones.

after this I happened to drive by lone mountain in Tifton,ga saw the model I had been looking for , went it and inquired. I ended up taking five grand out the bank , paid 3400 down, plus 250 on a dyno and 100 for a "find something wrong inspection" , and hit the road.

truck passed mercer inspection first time thru the gate, and that's saying a lot. it has stood on its own now , recouped that 5 grand investment, paid off the trailer, apu , and 2 more payments. and my already made money is still as it was. and will be.

I am a guy who thrives on sliding down razorblades

 

Do u use there van or yours?

 

You need your own trailer or you can lease one . I think a new van is about $535/month. And I think if you make all the payments its yours . I think payments are for 5 years. I have talked to them. I am going off my memory.

 

ok I have some questions now.... I also am thinking about lone mountain.... yes I know I have horrible credit and shouldnt think about being an owner operator.... with that said does lone mountain work with crappy credit? I have been reading all about mercer and so far I am in love...... so with that being said... do they work with bad credit.... and if I lease one from Lone mountain my payments will be around $1400 a month and then I will have to lease a trailer from Mercer... with that being said..... what is an average I can expect income vs expense. I live in Denver co and will be probably driving 3 out of 4 weeks each month..... first question I need answered does Lone mountain work with bad credit and are their vehicles California compliant?