How to build my LLC

Discussion in 'Trucker Taxes and Truck Financing' started by John quinton, Jul 25, 2015.

  1. John quinton

    John quinton Light Load Member

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    Hello friends! I have three trucks & zero owned trailers! I started my LLC, 5 months ago! In the last five months my son has graduated college! He earned his BA, and says",pop I want to grow your business." I laughed at him and said this is no business for young naive college boy like you! Nevertheless, he proved me wrong! The kid got direct shippers! All drop and hook loads! The rates were incredible! I can see the company growing in a positive way! He tried to raise my corporate credit, but everyone is telling him! NO! your corporation is to young(new)! He tells me he knows a way to build the credit! I just want to help him! We need trailers! I always rented mine because finance would never give good deals or sell them to me because of my personal mediocre credit! Funny thing is I have connection to buy trucks, but trailers are hard! Should I lease trailers? buy trailers? I been driving for 8 years! I am retiring now! most of my drivers are family..... How can I buy them with mediocre credit..
     
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  3. baha

    baha Road Train Member

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    If you allready have people keeping the trucks you have running every day safely you can take the time to buy trailers at a good cash price and build up a pool of trailers slowly to keep your new LLC growing without being in payment book trouble?
     
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  4. John quinton

    John quinton Light Load Member

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    I live in California. So The trailers here are expensive. For example, for used 39k trailer, finance want 17k down. The compliance trailers are expensive
     
  5. baha

    baha Road Train Member

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    You have the trucks, you may bobtail to any state and pickup any trailer then bring them back to CA, then add the green tires + other fairings you need to stay happy in CA.
     
  6. John quinton

    John quinton Light Load Member

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    How much can I buy them from other states? Thanks for the info!
     
  7. baha

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    Start by looking at truck/trader on line then remember that prices change when you find owners that need to have loans taken over by another person? they may have payed on loan for a number of MO. or years then cant make the payments and will be willing to lose all money put into trailers just to have loan taken over but papers must be signed so you have title when last payment is made?
     
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  8. John quinton

    John quinton Light Load Member

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    Thanks a lot.
     
  9. average joe

    average joe Medium Load Member

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    If you're buying a refer make sure it's Can compliant.
     
  10. pete1

    pete1 Heavy Load Member

    If I were you I would let him have at it. Just have a weekly or monthly meeting to go over everything.you deal with the nuts and bolts. He deals w they shippers and credit.
    Lucky.......
     
  11. Jigsaw

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    No, don't let him "have at it". You need to get a good non-family or non-friend accountant to watch the money side of the business. Just to make sure all the payroll is in order and with an LLC you still need to file a corporate tax return. Many reasons why that is but, an accountant can explain it better than I can. A word from someone who has been there" A good accountant is worth every penny you pay them". Especially with so much family involved in the business.
     
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