Need some carreer advice...

No matter what anyone says, it appears all you are looking for is what you want to hear. So go ahead and do it.

Every week there are several that do the exact same thing. The dually thing...all that want to do it, they never think about how they are going to stop the thing. Electric brakes...you may as well carry an anchor on a rope and throw it out when you want to stop.

 

There are plenty of guys out there running their dually trucks that think they are making great money but the truth is, they are not considering all of their costs. Sounds like you are chomping at the bit to join them. At least do yourself the favor of buying a used truck and trailer from one of the many other failures out there(there are a ton)and not buying brand new. I know one guy here locally that runs consistently every week and I've run his numbers he's running around for under $1/mi all miles under his own authority. If you think that's good money go buy a dually and go haul campers at least then you aren't paying insurance and running your own company and the truck is over 14mpg

 

That's combined mileage. Those guys run back empty.

And the reason $400 per day(if you can achieve it) isn't enough is because the dually and wedge setups cost more per mile to operate than a 7 car. I started out 4 years ago with a Dodge dually and infinity gn400 and back then times were good. It wasn't an issue of finding a load it was more like "which good load do I want". I set the truck up pretty well too and it gave me over 10mpg over the 2 years I ran it. And even with all that in my favor I still look at my first 2 years as time wasted. I would have been much better off starting with a semi and 7 car. Not to mention that Semi that I still own is worth the same if not more than what I paid for it, try that with a dually

 

Lol. Sounds like you have it all figured out then. Let us know how you do.

 

UShip is very time consuming, you'll be waiting to win bids, it can be a nightmare to put together one load of 3 cars.
Research this on UShip, compare a 3 car load to 3 critters (pets). Miniature livestock will be close to the car rate.
Factor in UShip's absurdly high broker rate and you may break even.

Carhaul is a roller coaster, it's a cyclical industry and we just had the really nice view at the top now it's time for the ride down. At your age I would try to hire on with a union outfit even if you may get laid off soon at least you'd have the experience of knowing what the best job is.

I'm a union carhauler for Jack Cooper. When I add my load pay and mileage pay I average .90+ every time the speedo clicks over, empty or loaded not including holiday pay. I stay in hotels every night, have excellent health coverage and pension (the pension was). If their truck breaks it's $24 hr. I do pay for my meals.

The 3 carhaul guys I have met that thought they made $ had some very creative accounting methods, like forgetting the cost of owning the equipment IE you have $70K at risk, not in the bank. Some of them must make a few bucks but they are the hard charging hustlers who make it out of dumb luck and would snake their grandmother for a price.

 

I love when guys with zero experience in the business ask advice from those in the business and then want to argue with the sound advice given.

 

I have not seen anything worth hauling on uShip. It is expensive starting out in the car hauling business without experience. I would advise anyone who wants to get into the business to first go to work for another carrier to learn the business. Insurance is very expensive, especially when it comes to cars.