I'm rebuilding a 1996 Peterbuilt 3406e CAT with a 13 speed

One way or another this square peg is going in that round hole eh lol

 

Doesn’t sound like a good business plan. 2 reasons.
1.) you are going to spend a ton of money just to have someone else rag it out.

2.) any driver worth a darn with any money will already have his own truck.

 

And if he doesn’t have money it’s probably because he isn’t very smart with money. Which mean you’ll get the shaft.

 

If you have that much cash on you to do this plan you need to go to Vegas.

 

There is a reason why they don’t have their own truck. I am not willing to gamble my money on someone I don’t know. The only reason a driver is a slave at a company is because they have made poor decisions that have stuck them there. Knowing that, it would be an unwise investment.

 

The only part I like about this, is the '96 Pete, the rest scares me. Old cattle truck,,,good lord, rent it out? Oh, boy. Um, you ARE new trucking, aren't you. The only thing I'd do with this, as I'm sure you got a deal on it, is fix it up the way you'd like it, and drive it yourself. Older Petes are in high demand, as you say, and you've got one. I was a fool and sold mine, I'll never get it back.What you describe sounds like a recipe for disaster. You might find a driver along the way you can trust, but be advised, most of the "good" drivers today aren't looking for a job.

 

That's true, and I rarely squelch anyones ambition, but just remember, you came to us, and many here have 30,40, even 50 years in this, and some things never change. It's the truck that will have most today saying it's not worth it. Anybody today can drive a condo Peterbilt, and fewer and fewer want a truck like yours. I like it, but we're disappearing fast. If, when the Packers win another Superbowl, I would ever do something like you say, is get a new truck, and run somebody ragged. That way, the truck is not the issue. Good luck.