I want to provide a service retrieving abandon trucks,now what

I use to drive otr,in the middle the 90's,i had to get out for personal reasons,and went in to cable and DTV then Heating and air,and always have worked for myself,Iam tired of what ima doing now,and went and gto my Class A back with all my endorsement and waiting on hazmat. BUT i would like to start a new company retrieving abandoned trucks, where do i begin i been making calls,but like what kinda insurance,and license plat for the rig i will drive back.I am from MN i was told from the MN DMV that if i get a MN transit plate,it will not be recognized in all states "is there some magical plate that is recognized by all", NOW WHAT. I do know i need to get a dot and a MC number, i learned from the fmcsa today and insurance. what would be a good rate to charge,.I cant sleep trying to thin and put all this together. I guess i would not mind driving local or line,but my experience is from 16 years ago and good luck getting back in with no recent exp.BUT i did ace all my writtens and road test i did not even drive the truck once and passed everything. thanks for your help if some driveaways could give some input would be great

 

Might work well with some of the smaller companies. Not so well with the larger ones.

I would say, start local and work your way out into the outlying areas. Send an information packet to prospective customers.

Maybe even set up a simple website.

 

Why would you need to get a plate? Wouldn't that be the responsibility of the company that already owns the truck?

 

Good luck with trying to pick up trucks that have been abandoned, especially from smaller companies, no fuel, batteries dead, parts missing, filthy inside. You couldn't pay me enough to do that.

 

I suspect the person he spoke with was thinking Tow Truck.

I don't see to much money being made here unless he can get a couple of contracts with companies with 100 or more trucks.

Major outfits have a large pool of drivers to send after a truck. And smaller ones might not be able to afford a service.

But who knows. He might have a national chain this time next year.

 

the large companies, already have a few people to do truck recovery. So yes , check out the smaller companies.
As for plates, the companies that move new trucks around the country, i see mostly AZ Temp plates on the trucks. Check with them, see what you need.

 

The service isn't needed . All carriera have to do is let newbies sit home 2 or 3 weeks after training waiting for a truck and they'll go anywhere to get anything. That and many carriers running teams so no solo will abandon a truck.

 

Many towing companies already do this..........

http://www.pomonavalleytowing.com/services.html

 

OP, try to do some market research on the need for this service. Many ways this can be done. Yes there are tow companies that offer the service, but sending out those wreckers is expensive. Make it more cost effective to the trucking companies, and you could get some business. Good luck.

 

Believe it or not, this doesn't happen as often as you think, and it's cheaper for a company to just send their own driver out to retrieve it other than hiring outside help to do it.