Stepdeck it is

If you have no passion for trucking and it is all about the money you're more likely to go down the path to ruin. I never trusted people with no passion for the nitty gritty of trucking that were only interested in money. You look at newbies who come into this industry all starry eyed who leave it washed up and dreary after only a few weeks. Almost every one of them were drawn by the lure of money. Even many of those who claim they always wanted to drive a truck and had the passion couldn't deal with trucking and quit in frustration. It's not a business for everyone.

 

There is no way you could be dissuaded by what's said here. I'm just obsessed that the staff on the bed might shift, might move, straps/chains might snap etc. If you feel strong, go for it, that's how people succeed, going against the grain. You always find a good trucker brother at the nearest truck stop or better at the place you're loading who will show you, and I mean wholeheartedly, whether you secured the load properly. Just mind that it is more demanding than van/reefer, without necessarily that much better financial reward proportionate to the extra effort. Maybe it is best to lease a stepdeck for a few months, try it out and see how it goes without being committed.

 

Of course everything is about money. What I'm telling you is from what I see of the losers and winners out here. If you're hungry then you have passion. But you may have missed even that is no guarantee.

What do you mean no money in law that's the craziest thing I ever heard. Public defenders don't make much. Corporate attorneys do very well. Local area lawyers around here are all politically connected and loaded. Lawyers make bank if they have brains.

 

While I admire your work ethic, I don't know how a person who has no passion for trucking can make a living of it. I'd rather do something I love, and not make a fortune, than to do something I hate but makes a lot of money. Think about it, in your life, you'll spend most of your waking hours working. So I made the choice to do the work I love. Just so happens I can make a pretty good living at it. Win/win.

What I'm saying is: I'd rather look forward to work every day and make a decent living, than to be a millionaire but dread work every day.

 

I have worked for a couple of owners where it is all about the money. Here is where the issues start.

Lack of proper maintenance
Refuse to replace chains or straps
Refusing to replace tires

I could go on and on. When it starts being about the money other stuff suffers. The first thing to suffer is always safety.

 

I left a company that had no concerns about safety, was making bank, but when people get killed or maned you have to question the integrity and character of the owners.

 

I pull a Landoll with dock levelers. I can load from the ground or dock with manipulation of some levers. At $90k and a high empty weight though, it wouldn't be feasible for most.