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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Tekna, post: 12151540, member: 327553&quot;]Best advice right now is to not go off YouTube videos 1+ year old glorifying this industry without seeing the fate of those in recent times. </p><p><br /></p><p>If your truly adamant about doing this right now it be wise to start out with the capability of 40&#039; length and 16k Payload capacity. You will need a CDL.</p><p><br /></p><p>You likely won&#039;t be able to stick with a particular industry to haul for because a load of pipe taking to name your city might be a location that only has tractors and farm equipment available for back haul. The key to success will be to maximize your capability.</p><p><br /></p><p>Also the cost of commercial insurance isn&#039;t going to be practical to maintain if you plan on doing lawn services during peak summer months. Soon as you reduce your commercial insurance your authority age resets. A lot of brokers won&#039;t mess with you with less than 90 days active authority and some of the better ones require 6+ months active authority with clean safety audits.</p><p><br /></p><p>I would imagine a decent lawn service business has a lot better profit margin and far less legal loops to jump through. Way less regulation. </p><p><br /></p><p>If you got the money to invest in trucking but already have a lawn business I think your money be better spent adding to your lawn business. Add another truck and trailer and maybe a skid steer that brush hog etc.</p><p><br /></p><p>Good luck. Truly not trying to discourage you but I think your in a better position to grow your investment than risking it in this industry right now.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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