Help for a rookie dump trucker!

ya..i will look into that. i haven't filled it up yet...im just going to run about 13 to 14 tons the first yr to get used to it. that keeps it under the heavy weight limit as well (55000#).

im just about done getting everything together, i will put together a list of what i did and what to do to get started.

 

i know this is very late but i figured i would post up some info on how/what i needed to get going. i live in texas so it might not be exactly the same..

after i bought the truck i went and weighed it, then registered. after registration i took it for inspection. next up was registering my business name, which a friend helped me out with so i dont have much info on that! then my usdot # which was free. then called and got my ein (tax id #). then txdot #. last thing i did was insurance i believe. exact order may not be right but its close.

been a few months running and i couldnt be happier making this decision. sure its been a wet winter so far and some choppy work to start off...but it sure beats the hell out of warehouse work! (my previous job)

 

wow, been a while since I posted this! A LOT has changed since then. I ran into HUGE problems with this auction truck. differentials cracking, Hendrickson bushings being shot, driveshaft sliding out, engine in frame, and many more! lost so much money.. but also learned a ton in the process. still have the truck, but now it's shortened with a 13ft bed, at that time I swapped in a Reyco suspension setup. I haul primarily dirt for residential properties. started off doing odd jobs then landed at a pit, which i worked for about 7 years until they went bankrupt last year. snagged a few builder contracts and now I work for myself and I love it. weird way of working itself out.

just thought it would be neat to throw an update on this

 

yup! I lost the log in to this site once, then forgot the website entirely. figured out the login and went back at my old threads (and started a new one today), so I figured I would post an update. I always wonder what happened to someone when they don't post back.......