Lanes around Columbia, SC

Can anyone tell me how freight is going out of SC on short runs? I'm in Columbia which doesn't seem like a busy place but I've heard Greenville and the SC port towns are pretty steady.

I am low on the seniority list at my other job and have quite a few hours I could run each week if it were worthwhile. I would like to find a triangle or lane that is easy toefind loads in and get 800-1200 miles a week. I won't run for free and would be buying something decent in the $45k range and would put quite a bit down so payments would be reasonable. I would also be willing to purchase a trailer if I needed to... van, flatbed or end dump.

I'm also doing research on a dump truck or end dump to run locally. With a dump I could get my brother in law to run some hours of I could get the work. Dumps are crazy expensive around here so the cost to get into it would be a lot higher unless I got something old. I've been trying to check out load boards but they want a DOT number and right now I'm researching the potential of this.

I did own a successful small business which I sold before moving to SC so I know how to run numbers and absolutely will not drive for free...I'm fortunate to have done well with my other business and my other trucking job pays well even if I only get 30 hours per week.

Thanks for any info.

 

That's how I felt when I read your name!!

 

It all good.

 

I was told it was OK if the work wasn't similar. I need to get clarification on that from a higher up.

Maybe a dump truck would be safest. Hauling asphalt isn't anything like pulling doubles.