shipping a semi

There are brokers/owners that ship empty trailers. IF you license your truck get paid to drive it home.
I would pay someone to transport the truck back. Either towed or carried.
Good luck.

 

Don't over think this. Hop a bus or a plane, rent a car maybe, get in that truck and drive it home. You don't need a load. This is a one time occurence in 6 months time the 2,000 or so miles you ran unpaid will average in just fine with your revenue miles if you're doing a good job. It'll be much cheaper to eat this one time event and a lot less headache than hiring someone.

 

Can't speak for every company, but most fly back. The truck they used to get out there gets sold just like the ones that piggy backed.

 

Ya they do awesome. If you're idea of awesome is competing in a market that everyone and their brother with a 1500 dollar beat up chevy pulling for 80 cpm is awesome.

 

I'm in the process of starting with a Drive Away company.

 

I know all of this. But they don't get paid to fly back now do they? Just because something is done a certain way does not mean it always needs to be done that way. Such a simple concept, drop the new trucks and pickup the used one and drive it back.

 

my Mack came from around 1000k miles away talked the guy into delivering it as part of the deal. he drove it to me flat towing a ford ranger behind and then drove the ranger home.

 

I know a guy on this forum who bought a Freightliner from another member of this forum who did the same thing. And another member of the forum who bought a truck 800 miles away from where he lived, rented a car, drove down to pick it up, then bobtailed home empty. Guaranteed it's a lot cheaper either of those ways than it is hiring some contractor to do it or a carrier to haul it.

 

I've done it a few times from Pa to Ks, ND, Mo. The ND required the most work truck needed brakes & wheel seal. I flew out to Ks and drove my first truck back. I had all the necessary paperwork which isn't a long process. The two other times I took loads out & my friend drove the other truck so we could get a feel of it. I would recommend you go see the truck so you know what your buying.

 

Why waste your time?

Too cheap to just get it moved by a company?

I did this once, flew out, had the dealer pick me up and drove the truck 2300 miles to my yard, what a wast of time. It cost me more than just time so I spend the $3k to move them now