How to become lowboy owner operator?

I do run my authority and have pulled an RGN, but I pull a step deck most of the time. I have been thinking about buying an RGN or extendable. I have freight that I can pull with either that pays well. I don't recall ever getting a load off a load board for an RGN. In fact, I usually rely on personal contacts to find loads. There are some load boards that do have heavy haul and RGN loads. In fact, there is a loadboard that mostly has heavy haul loads.

You will usually sit and deadhead more with an RGN than with a flat or step deck. That is true any time you become more specialized. Rates can be better with an RGN, but you will usually need to be permitted on most of your loads. That means that you will be limited as to when and where you can run. I do a fair amount of over sized loads, but don't want to only do over sized freight. Some of the rates I have been seeing lately have not been worth the expense. An RGN can easily cost $64,000 or more. As you add axles, the cost goes up expotentially. Without a freight base, it is a lot of money to spend.

If you want to make more money, you could stick with a flat bed and look for more over sized freight. You could gross $200,000 or more to the truck with a flat.

 

I just noticed where you live, Vladi. There are equipment loads coming out of Iowa. You might find more regional loads running in the Midwest. Most of the equipment loads that I have seen coming out of Iowa don't pay that well. You will be limited in what you can haul due to weight. An RGN is heavy. You can easily weight over 40,000 empty.

 

What???

I've pulled Super B trains at 140,000 pounds in British Columbia with my Mercedes powered Columbia. No sweat.

Size of hood has nothing to do with anything of any consequence.

As long as you have 450 HP and at least 1550 TQ, an 18 speed and proper gearing is what matters.

 

I worked with a big boy Billy low bed operator that only used one chain on a 215 Cat , it ended up in the middle of the road and shoulder in about 14 pieces.


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If you do t mnow how to operate equpiment that is going to be a problem for you, the company i work for will not alllow us to load or unload on any lowbed , loading a paver isn,t fun , especially if u haven t done it before.


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Stupid Fat fingers , hope you can decipher the last messageLol


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Once you get all that metal rolling.............it takes awhile to get it stopped. I don't care how banners,flags,lights you have on. There will always be some knothead/situation that is going to crowd you. Look ahead and plan your maneuvers. Opsie didn't realize that sign was that close to the shoulder. PS-Don't forget your CAT/John Deere/Mitsi keys.

 

You'd have to ask your company to recommend other companies that pull lowboys but you'd want a big truck like classic xl ,w900l volvo vnl670