Scenario? Two drivers rotating 7-day shifts on one truck.

I wouldnt even consider that kind of setup if it wasnt a dedicated that you knew what miles who would drive each "shift". I tried the 3 man, nightmare, thought i could be home more with my babies, never saw a day off with even some coins in my pocket, 3 months and i killed the "team"...
We never knew who would be home more, or who would be stuck out more. It wasnt a dedicated.
Definately do your homework, i speak from experience, i am presently trying to get my business off the ground, yes it is a nightmare out here now, though it can be done. Yet i would not advise you to do so until you know as much as you can cram into your brain about every last detail. Talk to folks who know and never quit, keep asking, and really listen hard when they share. Meanwhile, make sure your credit is up to snuff, usually the mid 600's qualifies for most loans, with 10% down. Learn about the bookeeping, even if you have a bookeeper, you need to know what they are doing. Learn about the laws, the tags, baseplates, permits, everything required to legally run a truck. Learn about brokers, possibly have the wife or sister or family member you can trust, maybe a best friend, go through broker school. Its a thought... Possibly even yourself, then you know whats going on... Some courses are 1-2k and take a couple of weeks.. Worthwhile investment if you ask me, thats what were working on. Research all of your taxes, what can be taken and whats off the list, know your monies path, where it will go and for what. Learn about deisels: Cummins, cats, detroits, drive as many as you can. My personal prefference is a cummins 387...
Essentially, know every inch of the business up one side and down the other before you jump, and it doesnt take that long to really learn this stuff if its what you really want to do.
Join ooida, research dot, sign up on all the boards you can find like this one, submerse yourself in it.....
And for now ill shush, wish you the best, hope your dreams come true...

 

The above post by spiritdancer is one of the best ones that I have seen on ANY forum. If you observe what he is saying, and do as suggested, it should take you a long way.

 

what about the week you take off and your buddy is on the west coast and drops a 13k inframe .
yea like they said 0/0 is hard if your not ready are they run into somthing and your the one who has to deal with the ins company.
if you get one run it yourself.

 

you need to look at doing intermodal work

 

Me and my wife were talking about this same deal with me and a buddy running a truck with like 2 and 2 but the same deal you are talking about but I figured I would wait try to buy something a little older with some miles and do intermodal work and see how that works, like your self I dont have all these years experience but I have a good grasp on whats going on.Good Luck on what ever you do.

 

I don't see it working with your own authority. with your own authority you tend to sit longer looking for loads and then run for a higher rate. I don't se how tha would work with a 50/50 situation unless you had some guaranteed freight liner up somewhere

 

i'd be interested in intermodal because of where I live. I just can't ever find any information on it. Also when you look at the condition of the trucks runing it you kinda get the idea there is n money there.