Bought 2016 International and have title, what next?

Ignore all the folks here who think you need an MBA to run a ####ing truck into the ground. You obviously dont have much of a plan so sign up for a place like Landstar, hire an accountant and turn your paperwork in, and smash the ####ing pedal. You'll be fine if you keep the door shut and your truck doesn't explode.

 

I agree. Especially since every state is different on how titles and tags and such are handled. You could have the most elaborate business plan in the world and it's not going to help you understand how IFTA, IRP, getting tags and insurance and putting a truck on the road for the first time is handled. Here's an example. Ask here and you'll get 10 different answers.

OP, just talk to the companies you're wanting to lease to. They'll walk you through it.

 

Experience?

 

A wise man once told me,

“If you don’t understand the basics of trucking should you really purchase your own equipment?”

Also,




And to finalize my point, there are people who drive trucks, there are people who own trucks and finally there are people who own the company - I think we know which one most guys are on this forum.

 

I don’t know.

Maybe it works out for some people.

For me, I wanted to know - BEFORE buying a truck -

What is on the IN column.
What is on the OUT column.
What ends up in POCKET.

Then, I had an idea whether I would be making a

FORWARD, BACKWARD OR LATERAL step in life.

Call me nuts.

 

He’s widely crapped upon here, but I agree with his basic principles of entry into this business.

I used his worksheets from a copy of his “Stop holding the steering wheel “ publication he was selling at the time, but openly recommended purchasers share for free - as a final check I had done my homework right.

The preliminary step of financial position and net worth was the more interesting and rarely mentioned indicators of success/failure that , given time, generally holds true.

Dogged determination and hard work often times can overcome the established trends, but that is totally reliant on the individual.

 

why cant i use credit card & debit card to purchase a truck

and if i recall, he was in a lease deal, and failed at that, but the archives on him, don't go that far back...but i do seem to recall that happening.....

 

Having a truck is not a guarantee a carrier will sign you on. At least not a good carrier.