Buying a 06, 387, with acert c1 cat opinions?

I wouldnt get that .... bad fuel mpg, EGR motor ...
and let me guess they want over 30k.

but then again ...what do i know lol

 

yea but you may spend lot of time in shop...i love those 387's too but that bridge engine going to give u hell

 

Ok , So this is what I am doing , and maybe you can learn something through my startup experience...and get Idea of just 1 man team ..

Little background:

I have been a driver for over 6 years , and for the last 3 months I have done nothing but homework about this business ( i have learn more about the business side the last 3 months than driving 6 years) ..and boy its risky . But its risky with any business , I had Yogurt Shop once and same ####t just different scenarios ..all depends on whats going to excite you , drive you and makes you happy overall. After my beautiful x wife ripped me off and I was left with zero dollars,(thank god no kids) and after i traveled the world for little while I decided to do what makes me happy !!!!! and thats get on the open road with my Jack russell in the passenger seat and enjoy the privacy and beauty of this beautiful country and of course, make couple bucks. ...so with little loan i got I decided to get my own authority and buy my own truck .

My plan .

First thing I did is write a business plan and figure out whats going to cost me to run THE BUSINESS per each mile
which in my case its going to be $1.09 cents per mile. Thats everything to run my business and equipment and my food on road ......but thats not including my pay, taxes , accounting ( my g/f is accountant so ill be getting it for free ) , and unexpected breakdowns .
Looking at startup cost of 65000 plus 10k line of credit in case of extreme emergency

I have 1 local broker , I have load board that I will use and my brother is going to help me as well , I have relationship with ch robinson out of utah and Ill use tql if i have to , kinda have rs with them too
I am also going to watch market , produce out of yakima , seafood out of seattle , try my best to build long term relationships with these people..... coming back west it will suck little since I REFUSE TO HAUL CALIFORNIA . but Ill manage ....
I will not haul cheap freight.

Hopefully buy 2nd truck in 12 months or so and Hire someone I CAN TRUST ...

my equipment choice :

truck: Buy 2003 pre egr 12.7 l detroit engine in the truck thats aerodynamic ( i choose freightliner century , light and affordable) with 13 speed and under 750k miles. good tires, good maintenance records, mine has 816 but its ok. I got the truck for 18000. Run dyno , mechanic test etc.... check the truck out Hoping to get 6 months out of the engine before major breakdown,
But I also have 12k set aside for complete overhaul of the engine .
I also have 10 k set aside for small break down and fuel cost for first 4 weeks.
Trailer... have not gotten one yet but looking at .....
buying 2005 utility with thermo king reefer about 9000 hrs on unit.. for $15500
set up costs :
Authority , insurance , apu, fridge , overhead , maintenance tune up cost : total $10k
I am also buying few things slowly thats going to make my business successful , sideskirts on trailer, wheel covers, airweighscales, tire inflation system , ecm tune .straight through muffler things to improve mpg


thats just how i am doing it ...good luck to you whatever you decide..Just be aware of who you hire , lots of idiots out there ... Research this site too it will help you alot ...lots of guys on here will talk #### to me too and tell me i am doing it wrong blah blah... If someone cant give me advice on how to be successful i just ignore the haters... but there are lots of good people here who want to help.
Good luck!

 

Stay away from cat bud....
Call around truck shops and talk to mechanics and they will all tell you same thing.... the only good cat is 3406 engine..per egr baby.. I would rather buy one of those with million miles then 07 with 500k .
You buy older truck 25 k plus overhaul 14 for 39 u gotta engine that's going to give u lots of life and less time in shop.
Also search for trucks on truck paper that have over million miles ...even 2 mill! Its either isx, cat 3406 , Detroit 12.7 or n14..

 

Could you show me where exactly that EGR valve is on a Acert? Maybe a photo or point to it?