Lease or buy???? Single axle day cab Lease or Buy Dually truck

Simple, compare the difference one truck will make over the other, then compare the cost. Spread sheets and accounts give you financial answers. simple cost vrs profit.,

 

I bought a 08 Chevy 3500 and did the hotshot thing for 3 years hauling cars 2009-2012. I put commercial wheels/ tires on it and added a gravity fed 100 gallon auxiliary tank in the bed. My warranty was never a concern or issue. The truck performed flawlessly and I still drive it a lot when I'm home. I put over 300,000 miles on it transferring vehicles to every state but Maine and now has over 400,000. I'll never get rid of it.

The only issue I have against running a dually OTR is you are a target at the scale house. They were constantly up my backside.
Also, sleeping in the backseat... It can be done but can't hold a candle to my Kenworth for comfort.

You're comparing a dually to a day cab so either you are going to run local or don't care about comfort.
I know from experience that after driving 600 miles in a day with your clock running out, trying to find a hotel that has space for 70 foot truck isn't fun.

On the other hand, My truck paid for itself quickly and was a steady money maker.

 

What trailer did you have?

 

Take 3 Trailer I picked up in Texas. It was a 53 footer w ramp extensions for 4 cars.

 

Thanks for the reply. I was told that truck+trailer couldn't exceed 65'. Is this not true?

 

I never had a issue or heard that.
But, You'll want to have your total combination gross weight no less than 36,000. When I moved 4 I had weigh stations tell me I was 35,XXX a few times so depending on what you haul, the weight can get close to 36K. Be prepared to put new pads on your brakes every year unless you upgrade the entire assembly.

Florida on I-10 got me for over length. I had a bumper hanging off the back and had to pay a $1,000 fine that had to be paid before I left the scale.

Florida sucks. I ended up avoiding it after that.

The money is the 700-800 mile loads. You can get rolling and get paid every day.

Dropping pearls brother.

 

Now there is a sticky question, I'll try,,,, technically, an "auto hauler" high mount is not suppose to exceed 65' overall length and then you can have up to 4' off the back of the trailer, this changes the definition to "specialized equipment" rather than a tractor and trailer. However, this is a VERY gray area and a VERY slippery slope, all depending on what state you are in and who is asking the questions, ( or writing the ticket).

A LOT of states look at pickups and trailers as a truck and trailer because they don't recognize those type of trailers as auto haulers or special equipment because you are not carrying cargo ON the tractor, in that case, "most" states will not let you run overhang off either end, some are a LOT worse than others, but technically, you can't run overhang off a 53' trailer OR run a trailer longer than 53'.

You can read all of this for yourself in the FMCSA book under size and weight regs.

 

Here I'll save you some time. Questions and Answers About Vehicle Size and Weight - FHWA Freight Management and Operations

 

I tell everyone to go single axle day cab way. Or even a single axle tractor with a sleeper. They handle the weight alot better. I'd take a air brake tractor over a hydraulic brake dually