How to sell your truck and trailer

Discussion in 'Ask An Owner Operator' started by lights787, Aug 11, 2020.

  1. Rideandrepair

    Rideandrepair Road Train Member

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    Next time you’re ready to sell a trailer, let me know. No hurry maybe next spring or summer. I heard you sell them pretty cheap. Lol. Just kidding.
     
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  3. lights787

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    Well, truck values are up now compared to April or May.
     
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  4. Midwest Trucker

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    lol, will do. Next round won’t be until spring of 2023 tho. I’ll have 7 available.
     
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  5. Midwest Trucker

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    Yeah, not trying to discourage you. Just giving you my experience.
     
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  6. Midwest Trucker

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    I do have a 2004 id let go of. I’ve kept it around for ol time sake but I probably should let her go and be used. It’s got a ton of new stuff on it but not being ran.
     
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  7. Rideandrepair

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    I hate selling anything. Much more fun to buy. I usually get too anxious, and am willing to take a low offer. My wife’s better at it, than Me. She sold a minivan once. The Guy was pointing out the rusty tailgate. She says, that’s the price, take it or leave it. Sold!!
     
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  8. Gdog66223

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    Things are up now because of supply and demand. Most states were closed March, April, and May. Then things opened in June, July, and August so trucking is picking up the slack where it left off those 3 months.
    Even if we didn't have Coronavirus trucking has spurts it goes through even few years. Like that spurt we seen in 2018, and then the downturn that happened in 2019. Soooo, 2021 will probably be a good year to get into trucking IF Trump gets re-elected.
     
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  9. lights787

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    I am not going the truck paper $250 route, I got their free online listing and have it listed on commercial Truck Trader that I would not recommend and eBay, FB, and Craigslist. I have heard that it takes 2-3 months to move a truck which is ok by me, maybe if the brokerage hits a slow down, I can drive a little too over the next few months.

    You know as a buyer took me a while to find the right truck too, I kissed a lot of overpriced junk before I found the one I have.
     
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  10. Rideandrepair

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    I just sold my 01, to my neighbors, at the parking lot. it’s been taking up space for a few yrs. Now it’s parked next to mine, backwards, I have my own key. Between both of our tools, compressors and jacks. We have a nice little work shop.
     
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  11. Gdog66223

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    Me personally I think your making a big mistake by selling it "right now". I'd wait til after November and then sell it towards the first of the year.
     
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