~HELP~ New O-O What Tractor to Buy PRE-1999???? ~HELP~

Any one who is coming into this industry with a poorly preconceived notion that ELDs are a problem but paper logs are not, and expecting to be an owner will be out of business very fast. It shows a shallow understanding of what it takes to be in business in this industry.

I am thinking that the latest few articles about the investment in the trucking industry by tech investors to tap into the ~$700B markets seems to triggering a lot of people to think that they can come into it and capture some of that money. It is going to be interesting on the repo market in the next couple years with the amount of failures as rates crash.

 

gotz a question. if your so hell bent still to buy you a rig & trailer, in spite of the advice these truckers have given you. why keep trying to get them to validate it?
hope you let the advice sink in. you already gave a red flag. best of luck to you either way!

 

Youre either a troll, or you're as dense as a block of lead. I would heed the advice of these guys, especially @Ridgeline . With your attitude, experience and expectations, you'll be in the poorhouse in 1 to 2 years. Then you can look back at TTR, and go "Dang, those guys were right!". You think the trucking business isnt risky? Come back in 1 year and tell us that same line of bs again. Best wishes!

 

How much do you have for a maintenance fund after that 50k? I spent 34k on a 97 kw two years ago, it's now needing an overhaul, could spend 30k on that in a hurry and that's not all the other stuff I've done to it. You will surprised at how much money you'll go through,fixing stuff. Easy to find loads, sure, it's easy to break even, when you're actually looking to start making some money on them is when they get hard to find.

 

And I think you're using the "I dont know how to use an ELD" as a crutch to run paper logs. If you NEED to run illegally to make ends meet, you're doing it wrong. Tell us again that trucking is a less risky business.

 

This one here is the tell.

 

I like food, I know how to eat and run a small business. So I’m gonna drop 50 grand on my own restaurant, I can’t loose