~HELP~ New O-O What Tractor to Buy PRE-1999???? ~HELP~

Not saying I recommend buying a truck, but if you're going to buy a 99 or older get either the 60 series detroit or the N 14 cummins as both engines are well known for reliability and economy. A freightliner with a detroit and Eaton fuller 10 speed is a bare bones rattle trap of a truck, but it will most likely be as reliable of a truck as you'll find in my opinion

 

For 50k you should be able to find a decent pete or kw with a fairly recent overhaul, if you're willing to drive a freightliner or Volvo you should able to find one of those for a little less. Look around on truckpaper a little, you'll be shocked at what some people think that pre 2000 motor is worth.

 

OK another one.

Where are these guys coming from.

Hate to burst your bubble but read my reply a few times to sink in. Oh and read what others say.

You won't have much of a choice. ELD are not bad, if you can create a thread here, you can use an ELD. it is that simple.

That ain't going to happen. Period. it isn't an RV, it isn't a vacation transport device, it is a tool to make money with.

No you can't, experienced fleet owners like myself sometimes have a difficult time to find a driver and if you don't get the right on, you have to manage that person which makes it a full time job.

But then you want to be a slave to your truck?

Here is a suggestion, get your CDL if you haven't, get hired onto a company that will give you 4 to 5 years of experience and learn from them how this all works.

 

Whatever your budget for this idea is just send me the money. In 12 months you will be in the same spot, no money and no truck.

 

Bro, you need to listen to everyone else here. You have to get your experience first. You have never even gone OTR. That's the first thing. Buying a pre 1999 truck is craziness if you know nothing about trucks. The elog is a thing of today. It's not hard. Go call one of these companies and get experience....learn how all of this works

 

yawn ... here we go again.

Another one who wants their ideas validated.

This tells me you are not serious enough about it, just clueless and refusing to hear what others who know have to say about it.

 

A disaster waiting to happen.

 

Keep your money in the bank, Drive for a few years as a company driver, that should clear you up pretty quick before you make the royal mistake of going Owner Operator. That 50K you say is available will evaporate so fast.... Then there is taxes to pay and everything else way too much to itemize here.

People with no experience in this industry must avoid doing Owner operator or leasing. They must gain a few years experience as a driver to begin to maybe see a little bit of what's out there. IF they make it that far.