Advice needed with buying a truck and becoming an Owner Operator.

These types of threads are funny now. Cannot help to wonder what the @#&!


How much experience do you have and what type of trucks have you gotten said experience?

I own a Volvo with a D13 but wouldn't recommend 1 to a newbie.

 

I am assuming you have been briefed on or have a need for those many gearing? You bring to me heavy haul offroad or seriously heavy haul under permit (Even containers are sometimes heavy. There are not exactly the sort of transmissions you would put on Werner on a dollar account to do nothing today except to idle on the job.

If you can answer what do you need a truck for, then you are well on your way. Dreams are nice. But this is strictly business. You can put away the druthers and rather until; later next month.

 

you are not ready to buy a truck.

 

Knowledge.
That is the most important component.
Business.
Road law.
Trucking specific record keeping.
Income tax.
Etc.
When you know all there is to know, it's time to retire.
Few threads on here from people buying there 1st truck, starting business.
Good luck

 

No one can give recommendations until you specify what kind of freight you plan to haul. Trucks are not one size fits all.

 

Buying the truck is the easy part. Learning everything you're going to need to know to run that truck is the hard part.