Im looking into buying a truck and leasing out? Need some advice please

Sysco needs a driver in Jacksonville and it's local.
Up to $85K so they say.
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Old Dominion Freight Lines - Jacksonville - local work
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Here's one delivering auto parts to dealerships. Company looks good with good benefits package.
DHL Supply Chain > click here for information > Apply On Company Site
CDL “A” TRACTOR TRAILER TEAM DELIVERY DRIVER
Join an elite team of DHL dedicated drivers in Jacksonville, FL.
$65,000-$70,000 Average Income (varies by route)

 

Class A CDL Driver – Locomotive Fueling
Velocity Rail Solutions - Jacksonville, FL
$52,000 a year
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More local jobs:
AAA Cooper Transportation
Florida Rock & Tank Lines
Kenan Advantage Group
Wind River Environmental > more info > Apply On Company Site

 

Cardinal Logistics may have what you want. They'll help you buy a truck.
Good luck on being an owner-operator. > Apply On Company Site

 

If my goal was to be home daily. I wouldn’t buy a truck. There are too many companies that offer decent pay in Florida. As opposed to having to hand out your life savings to simply get started.

My personal opinion, and only that. My experience as OTR and Regional has always been, there’s nothing worth my time in Florida to pull out of there. Rates going in are great. Out, not so great.

The local scene may be vastly different. I wouldn’t know.

 

www.OOIDA.com is a business website for the owner-operator that owns one truck or a small fleet.
An owner-operator is a small business owner. You have to run it like a business.

 

You said you are currently in Jacksonville, which implies you and your family have lived elsewhere. If you and your family where willing to relocate, where would you be willing to move?

I ask this question, because there might be more lucrative areas to move, make more money, and be home every day. One example is Oklahoma. If you are willing to run a little bit of off road, buying a truck that's more sturdy to handle the bumps, etc., you can easily lease on with a company hauling sand or cement to the oilfield. There's also tanker hauling crude or chemicals. You could also consider flatbed, although that would have the greatest possibility of missing a few nights at home if you get a fat dispatch running drilling motors up to North Dakota.

O/O's in oilfield typically target $1000 a day for gross revenue. More if you haul hazmat or oversized.

Let us know where your family might consider moving. Then we can provide better advice. Jacksonville is a nice place to live, but it's a bit expensive (Oklahoma is cheap by comparison). If you all are wide open regarding your place of abode, then your opportunities for maximizing income and minimizing expenses will be really good.