please advise

that makes good sence..i have seen some clean 03s and i do like clean and pollished trucks and trailers I folowed another o/o who bought a t2000 for $12k i don't think he went through the truck before he put it to work it was quite a long post and very interesting,,,,, I dont think i will have any money problems starting out with $130k if i do than i will have made some bigg mistakes I started my first trucking co with $1500,,,,,,and made it work,,,

 

Well i could do just that but i was thinking about the cost;;;If i pay $23-$25k for a 2003 t2ooo and rebuild it i couldpossibaly put another $15to$20k into it and for a little more money i could be in a 2011 mack pinnacle and be on the road working and there companys that wont lease a 2003 truck....and what if the feds decide i need to update my emmisions then whare would i be...thoes are the reasons i am looking at newer trucks...plus i will finance 1/2 look at the truck paper there are some great buyes on T660s and mack pinnicles....either their not selling or no one is buying.... I will also need to buy a headache rack with all new chains and binders and tarps thats probaly going to cost me about 3k

 

are you saying the newer Macks ar nor reliabile??? if you are then why....You are in Rochester NY I am in Boston not realy a great place to get in or out with a flat i need to keep all my doors opean as far as carriers go...and you are rite as far as dependibatly goes....as far as newemmissions laws we know they are comming we dont know when and how we are going to handle them...it could put a lot of o/o out of biz....look at how many good o/o left the indistry over logs and the feds trying to drive our trucks it wil never end or go away until their is another trucker shutdown and i dont see that happining...

 

Buying any truck is a gamble I plan on dooing my homework and them some
I have been looking at a lot of truckd newer and older I realy dont wand a freightliner but if the rite one landed on my lap i would concider it

I am not opposed to an older truck but i like a clean truck not a rustbucket....
I hear that term alot what is the right setup ? i have been looking at duble bunk sleepers, aero hoods,cummins or mack motors,13 speed with 355 rears and a APU....the only reason i didnt mension detroit is theie are not popular in Macks or KW t2000 or T600/660s i also will buy a new composit trailer the price of used is too high