WHAT DO YOU GUYS THINK!!! NEED ADVICE

Stop yelling at us.

 

Sounds like you're in the same boat as me lol.

 

That is unreadable! Lowercase your words and space out your paragraphs.

 

ok, well let's break this down a bit so it doesn't scare people off........

HEY GUYS IM IN NEED OF SOME ADVICE.

I AM GOING TO SPELL OUT WHAT I WANNA DO/TRY SO BEAR WITH ME. ANY ADVICE/CRITICISM IS WELCOME POSITIVE OR NEGITIVE I JUST WANT HONEST ADVICE. I UNDERSTAND SOMETIMES THE TRUTH HURTS IF I DIDNT I WOULDNT BE ON HERE.

FIRST OFF IM GOING TO TELL YOU A LITTLE BIT ABOUT MYSELF BECAUSE I THINK IT TAKES A SPECIAL TYPE OF PERSON TO KEEP A TRUCK ON THE ROAD EVERDAY AND I KNOW A SEASONED O/O CAN TELL WEATHER YOUR A TYPE OF PERSON THAT CAN MAKE IT OR NOT.

IM 25 YEARS OLD AND LIVE IN CENTRAL IL. I GOT MY CDL ON MY 18th BIRTHDAY. I HAVE A DEGREE IN DIESEL MECHANICS AND AM CURRENTLY A HEAVY EQIPMENT MECHANIC AT A CAT DEALERSHIP.

I STARTED DRIVING FOR A FARMER THAT I WORKED FOR ABOUT 3 YEARS HAULING END DUMP AND HOPPER. RIGHT NOW BESIDES MY DAY JOB I HAUL FOR A GUY PART TIME HAULING TANKER. I AM MARRIED AND MY WIFE IS ON BOARD WITH MY PLAN SHE LOVES TRUCKS ALMOST AS MUCH AS I DO. OUR VACATION FOR THE YEAR IS USUALLY TO JOPLIN MO TO THE TRUCK SHOW

SO NOW YOU KNOW A LITTLE BIT ABOUT ME HERE IS MY PLAN:
ME AND THE WIFE HAVE SOME MONEY SAVED BACK AND WE WANT TO BUY A TRUCK AND A END DUMP OR HOPPER. WE HAVE ENOUGH SAVED TO PROBABLY ONLY HAVE TO FINANCE HALF THE PURCHASE IF WE STAY MODERATE ON SOME GOOD USED EQUIPMENT THAT IS PRE EMISSIONS.
OUR PLAN IS TO HIRE A DRIVER TO PUT IN THE TRUCK. WE HAVE A CLOSE FRIEND WHO RETIRED EARLY AND IS BORED OUT OF HIS MIND AND WANTS TO GET BACK IN A TRUCK.
HE IS NO FLY BY NIGHT DRIVER EITHER VERY RESPONSIBLE AND ORGANIZED AND MECHANICALLY INCLINED. ME AND THE WIFE WOULD KEEP OUR DAY JOBS AND LIVE JUST LIKE WE ARE NOW, AND I WOULD TAKE CARE OF THE MECHANICS OF THE TRUCK AND DRIVE IT ON THE WEEKENDS.
THEN ANY REVENUE THE TRUCK MADE WOULD GO INTO A SEPERATE ACCOUNT, AND NOT SUPPORT OUR LIVES AT ALL AT FIRST THEN SOMEDAY WHEN THAT ACCOUNT GETS BIG ENOUGH FOR ANOTHER DOWN PAYMENT GET ANOTHER TRUCK AND HIRE ANOTHER DRIVER OR I WOULD START DRIVING FULL TIME.

I JUST DONT WANT TO START WITH ME DRIVING IT FULL TIME BECAUSE IF IT FAILS I SELL THE TRUCK AND ITS LIKE NOTHING HAPPENED AND I GO ON WITH MY LIFE. ALSO IF IT FAILS AND IM THE ONE DRIVING IT I THREW AWAY A REALLY GOOD JOB AND NOW IM SCREWED AND BACK TO SQUARE ONE.
ALSO IN MY MIND IT TAKES A FEW YEARS TO GET YOUR NAME/REPUTATION OUT THERE TO START GETTING THE GOOD PAYING LOCAL LOADS.BUT OWNING A SMALL TRUCKING COMPANY IS MY DREAM. IN MY AREA THERE IS A LOT OF OPPURTUNITIES FOR TRUCKS I THINK, AND ALL THE O/O AROUND HERE ARE NO SPRING CHICKENS.
LOTS OF OPPURTUNITY IN AG COMMODITIES GOING TO AND FROM THE FIELD AND GOING TO PLANTS/ELEVATORS. ALSO QUITE A BIT OF CONSTRUCTION WORK.
ALOT OF HOURLY WORK ON THE AG SIDE WITH A LOT OF IDLE TIME.
I KNOW PEOPLE ON KIND OF BOTH SIDES TO GET STARTED FROM MY FARMING BACKGROUND AND MY CONSTRUCTION BACKGROUND FROM.
ANOTHER THING NOT LOOKING TO GO OVER THE ROAD AT FIRST HOME EVERY NIGHT.

SO THERE IS KIND OF MY PLAN IN A NUT SHELL. TELL ME WHAT YOU GUYS THINK CAN A GUY STILL MAKE IT THIS DAY AND AGE IF HE IS SMART ABOUT IT ???? ANY ADVICE IS APPRECITED.

 

I still cant read it. it hurts my EYES ..................To the OP, go back and "EDIT" your post so we can read it.

 

Edit- someone beat me to it lol

 

He's not yelling at us, he's just speaking in all caps.

 

but, in all honesty, the answer to your question is, 'no'. Trucking is a hard life, owning a truck that someone else drives is even harder. I know you want to own your own business, but I cant recommend trucking. Be the best mechanic you can be. Learn how the shop works, and open your own shop. That's what I would do.