Your best buy on a used tractor?

Yes it was 9670 all Blue and I owned 3 more like it afterwards. My first, I seized the motor. I pulled out of my parking spot over a crusty plowing of snow. I had a quick drain oil plug. Well the ice opened my oil plug and 7 miles later the motor felt like the fuel was gelling up. Then all hell broke loose.
Warning bells, lights a flashing, motor died. Not enough time to do anything. Push in clutch, coast thru the red light into the gas station parking lot.
That was my 1st expensive lesson being an O/O. Called for a ride and hopped into my other truck. Until 2 years ago. I always had a 2nd truck in the drive "just in case".

 

If you haven't already, I suggest changing all the fluids. 1) it gives you a new baseline 2) gives you a close look at the boxes, hopefully nothing to see.
Sounds like a good buy,
Good luck

 

And cheap to replace the whole truck.

 

If you guys don't mind me asking, who do you o/o with ? What company ? Currently at swift for my first year of trucking and want too buy a truck late 2017. Just any suggestions for a o/o company too work for. Swift told me if I buy a used truck it could be no older then 5 years.

 

Lots of goods suggestions already , you might want to check the engine oil by pulling the dip stick if you have new oil big red flag. I prefer it to be black...

 

Why black? Oil sample ? Being used ? No cream/sugar ?

 

Yes, used oil for a sample..

 

I have my own authority and run off the load boards.

 

Being that new, I'd maybe go LP from Company driver instead of buying a truck with only a year of experience. Besides being nearly un-insurable due to driving experience, there is a whole "other" world of people who want nothing more than screw you out of making an honest living by lying to you about rates and freight. You may be like fresh bloody meat in an ocean of hungry great whites, just waiting to be devoured.

Learn about what it means to successfully calculate risk in this business and you might be ok.....but then again, everything's a gamble (risk)

 

1st suggestion would be to never lease on with swift. Why get your own truck and still pull for a bottom of the barrel company? You will end up getting the shaft while the good loads go on their trucks. Get a lot more exp. under your belt. The small van/flat company my dads leased to requires 3yr exp to be covered under insurance and trying to get your own authority with no exp will cost a fortune. Learn on swifts dime not yours