You need a sleeper even if small. You have no idea how it’s going to work out. You can get jammed by a shipper or receiver. Sure you can now over drive to a safe haven. But if you lease on to a company they may really frown on it. Own authority you will have scraps first 3 to 6 months. I wish you luck.
Be Safe Out There
Captain Dave
A day cab or sleeper and the successful o/o mistakes
Discussion in 'Ask An Owner Operator' started by wheres da $$$, Jul 21, 2018.
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Everyone has their own point of view, but I don't think a sleeper truck really gives you any more overhead than a day cab.
I don't think day cabs generally are any cheaper than sleeper trucks. I don't think there's really any difference in insurance rates, either.
But a lower mileage day cab would probably have a lot more wear on it than a higher mileage sleeper. Generally the day cabs are local trucks. So they have a lot more stop and go wear and tear.
It's a lot easier on a truck to roll 500 miles to your destination, rather than make 15 stops in a day in stop-and-go traffic.
To me, the whole idea of being an owner operator is so that you can have comfort.
If you were delayed somewhere getting loaded say, 4 or 5 hours, would you really want to put a board between the seats and lay on that or would you rather go stretch out in a nice comfortable bed?
And with the sleeper you also have some privacy if you want to change your clothes or just relax.
That's my opinion anyway.whoopNride Thanks this. -
there are (or were) these "extended day cabs", and i wonder if it would be DOT legal as a bunk?
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I was attracted to it because the ride was 100 times better than the new Mack Pinnacle I was driving. Plus, it had a lot of warranty work. The regen system looked/ and was new.
Plus, it was a grocery hauler. I'm guessing it never pulled more than 60k gross.
I bought it thinking I could run local. Nope. Found the money is in regional.
I miss the dog boxes for storage and that's it. If I had a sleeper, I'd still get a hotel room every night.
My next truck will be a daycab as well.
I might entertain a sleeper when I'm 60 and my daughter is married. It might be nice to go out with my wife. -
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