Is it feasible to run a daycab in this situation?I

Found a daycab I can afford from a local Mack dealer.

CPG (container port group) runs containers out of a rail yard in my city. The recruiters tell me that the trips are between 100-600 miles out, over the mountains (NC- VA mountains).

With time spent picking up and delivering, im guessing I'd need to spend some nights out.

Im not too needy. If I can park near a hotel, I'll stay at one but if I run out of hours on the road, and I'm willing to bed it in the cab, is it allowed/ do folks do it?

 

So with trip planning, hotels would be ok, I'm guessing.

The reasons I want a daycab are

1) the day cabs are cheaper than sleepers here

2) the day cab I want to buy was run easy by a medium sized local carrier. All service was done local and I talked with a driver who vouched that the truck I'm buying was driven by an old pro who took care of it.

3) the containers are going to be heavy. Daycab is lighter.

Is it common to work this way?

If I have to pay $200/ week for hotels, I'm fine with that.

 

Well that settles it.

I have a few more steps over the next month to go through and then I'm going to sign on with CPG and start my life as an owner/ operator.

I'm not looking to make a killing or anything. I'm just looking for the independence.

Anything I gross over $900/ week goes straight into business account for maintenance, taxes, etc.

Hopefully, after a year or so I'll be stable enough to run my own authority.

 

Worse case scenario is the tractor needs a $15,000 repair right out the door. In that case, I'd either eat it and continue or fold.