Would be doing a lot better if I didn't have to spend so much on truck repairs/maintenance.
Back hauls never happen. I've only had two in 1 1/2 years.
Still with the same company. Looking at other options as I'm not always able to go where I want which in turn requires me to reset on the road or in Indiana. I'm thinking a smaller company may be a better choice. Especially during the slow times.
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you still with indiana transport bigfoot?
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OK lets clear up some things. All of this is jus from my second year of RV transport .so .
Its not a money making operation. You will be OK, but its an older mans, (ok woman too), game. I can only speak from my own experiences. Im 58 and have been delivering for 2 years, but not all year! I only work when the low hanging fruit is ripe. I run from late March to around mid to late June. If your in between your life career and retirement this is not a bad gig. I have my own RV for the past 7 years and was familiar with towing a fifth wheel.
Lets all admit that there are NO back hauls. Currently around 3-5 percent of all paid miles are back haul miles, (per my dispatcher). Most are moving repos and dealer stock balancing. In two summers have had just one back haul. When I work I spend only 2 out of 7 nights in a hotel. We can sleep on the couch in the units. I will not say that I always follow that option. I carry a good sleeping bag and my own pillow and I sleep like a baby. I do carry a can of febrile all the time just in case. Most of my nights are spent in Wal-Mart parking lots. I feel secure with other campers.
I do like the adventure of it all. I would never consider this as a primary job. In year one I drove 23K paid miles and put 52K miles on the truck, (paid off 2006 ford F350). I currently have 146K on the truck with no major problems.
I dont keep as close as I should on what my profit or loss is. I can say that its not a money making experience, but then again I never believed that it would be. -
Now you tell me.
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You're clearly in the minority. I dont believe everyone is making a living delivering RVs full time. Just doing simple math makes it unlikely. Its definitely a sessional position. It works for me.
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50 sounds about right. You know there are 1300 current RV delivery drivers.
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I did not mean to sound snarkey. It sounds about right - 50 could be the number.The number of all year round RV delivery drivers making a living could be around 50. I only know of 3 out of around 100 plus that I see on a regular basis. You know 50 - so I guess the number is 53. Sounds low in relationship to all of the delivery drivers out there.
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I drove a truck for companies. I owned my own truck years ago.
I cannot see why company drivers work for so little money either.
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