ghostchild thank you very much for your great posts! Everyones posts are helpful but yours are even more helpful :P
I get the passion and motivation because of how much I want to own a business, and I have always liked trucks / buses ever since I was little. I...
Yes the market is a big part, if you dont have people on the bus then it wont be making money. So finding the perfect location is key. Yes...
I still don't think a bus company has as much paperwork or as many rules/regulations. Yes one mishap -could- be the end of your business, but...
Well that would be great! I have seen some of the business say "willing to stay on for 6 months" But I have never seen one say years or a X...
Blackjack very good point, but I could ask the seller of the trucking business to ask the shippers and brokers if having new management would...
Less overview - is that the company can be ran quite easily, with me and another employee and if all the buses are gone for a day or 2 days then...
Yes I am sure there is a much bigger cost to insurance... But as for breakdowns they do happen but with preventative maintenance and having a...
Alright DirtyMartini thanks for the advice.
I was thinking about purchasing a existing bus company, they sell anywhere from $300,000 - 700,000 + Also there would be 6 bus drivers, a yard to...
Do you think that a bus company would be a better business to start up instead of a trucking company? I also believe a bus company makes around...
Well maybe not drive a truck full time but some of the time... Also would anything think having 5 trucks and 4 O/O is a good idea? Or should I...
Thank you all a lot! So if I drive a truck, I get to pay myself $38,000 or so a year PLUS I get the $90,000 in profits?
Highside thanks for the reply, $15,000 per truck is not very much... After all your at home living expenses it wouldn't be much money after...
Alright this is the website I got that price off of, turns out I was a little off with the price its $6800 for 3555 miles. http://www.uship.com/find
So should that price be more??
yeah it was for horses but yeah it was $6500
Cash, thanks for the information I have heard some really bad nightmares about leasing but I am sure there are some good companies out there......
Well I have not been around it all my life.... But I have always been interested in trucks and the operation of them. I do have quite a passion...
Okay so what I am getting out of this is that, I must fund all or most of the $700,000 to purchase a existing trucking company? Now... the career...
