Dump Truck Biz in Cali?

"Supply and Demand"....That's what I'm banking on....If not...I suppose I'll tug freight until I retire in about 10 years....

I have talked to a few contractors and they said they are going to use Third party trucks instead of going out and upgrading....It's cheaper for them to use third party since they don't have to fork over insurance money....Pay pensions etc.....

The only wrench in my plan would be CARB exempts the same trucks they exempt now....Those who live and work in SO-CAL know of which trucks I speak of.....And the Politically Correct game SAC pulls on the hard working taxpayers of Cali...Favoring a select group for votes.....


I'm just exploring my options at this point....We'll see in about 6 months how this plays out....

 

I ran a Ten Wheeler and a Low-side....Depends on what the contractors think they want.....

Before I left to run freight in '08...We had a slew of Super 10's that convinced the contractors that Super 10's could carry as much as a low-side for $20/h cheaper....That was the beginning of the end.....

With the CARB deal and many contractors I talked to that are not happy with the caliber of trucking companies as in "Bottom-Feeders", who can't "follow a trench" or, know where to dump for free....They're all but too happy to have people who know the job without all of the drama that comes with the "Bottom-Feeders"....


In other words the old axiom rings true...."You get what you pay for".....

 

Why do Super 10's get better rates than a Low-side?

They legally can only gross to 65K.....A Low-side can go to 80K on the gross....

Am I missing something?

 

Btw...To gross between $18-20K a month......You must be working your tail off....