Looking to start a frac sand hauling business

YMST · Jul 14, 2019

DOT Logistics said: ↑

Raybonent Im planing on starting a frac sand business, I own the equipments and would like to put them to work as an independent carrier. Any word of advice?? Where do I get the contracts from??? I'll appreciate any information.
Best regards
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Hello DOT Logistics, did you get an response back to your ?s...I'm looking to own the equipment and have a driver. Any advice?

RoadSlayer305 · Feb 5, 2022

raybonent said: ↑

Hi,

I am responding to an old post BUT I started a frac sand business in 2014. Terrible timing but we were getting paid. I approached it differently. I did not own a truck. My research showed the trucks were 1. expensive to non CDL owners 2. repairs, repairs, repairs 3. Expensive to repair-captial needed.
I owned 2 Gardner Denver blowers ($15k each) and pneumatic trailers (leases).
I partnered with 2 Owner/Oper that wanted entry into Frac but didn't have the capital for blowers, the pneumatic trailer leases nor the contracts that paid.

CONS: Yes, this type of model could've worked if the following had happened:
a. My Owners/oper trucks didn't keep breaking down and they did not have the small capital for repairs
b. Trust. I had a $15,000 blower on a truck without a GPS tracking system. Yikes
c. Trust. I had a $60,000 pneumatic trailer on a Truck that I did not own. Possession in Texas is ?? % of the law.

PROS:
a. I was successful until the market droped. Oil dropped from $120 to $50 in months
b. The capital entry was cut due to the fact that I did not own the truck.
If I did it again I would Lease the truck, own the blower and do a month to month lease on the trailer.
I would have GPS tracking on everything...including the driver.
Currently my Friends contract in Texas is $1600 per day with a 50 mile distance. Not bad
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RoadSlayer305 · Feb 5, 2022

DOT Logistics said: ↑

Raybonent Im planing on starting a frac sand business, I own the equipments and would like to put them to work as an independent carrier. Any word of advice?? Where do I get the contracts from??? I'll appreciate any information.
Best regards
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Hey did you ever get that frac sand business started. I have my authority and I'm ready to do the same. Can you give me some direction on how to obtain a contract so I can be an independent carrier.

Dadetrucking305 · Feb 7, 2022

RoadSlayer305 said: ↑

Hey did you ever get that frac sand business started. I have my authority and I'm ready to do the same. Can you give me some direction on how to obtain a contract so I can be an independent carrier.
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Don’t know how much frack sand work you have done or oilfield but it’s definitely a business where you need to have connections.Not one of those “I’ll buy the equipment and get going” type of deal.

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