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<p>[QUOTE="Nationwide Transport, post: 4919040, member: 173890"]Thank you guys for the info, I really appreciate it. I'll admit I did watch the show but I know it's dramatized and that's not why I decided to get into this industry. I like to travel, I like making money and it's been a pretty interesting couple months meeting different people. </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Like I said on an average load there and back, I make on the average $2900 profit. I sleep in my truck, and do everything out of cash from my own pocket. Once I got my MC I had 80 different factoring companies call and I had to ask them if they can beat immediate payment. My expenses other than fuel consists of $500 a month insurance, $250 a month for servicing parts(fluids,filters,tires), and I set back $500 a month for a new truck. </p><p><br /></p><p>I'll be honest, on uship it takes about 2 weeks to book loads to make it worth it, but if it was easy every Tom, Dick and Harry would get a pickup, trailer and start hauling.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Nationwide Transport, post: 4919040, member: 173890"]Thank you guys for the info, I really appreciate it. I'll admit I did watch the show but I know it's dramatized and that's not why I decided to get into this industry. I like to travel, I like making money and it's been a pretty interesting couple months meeting different people. Like I said on an average load there and back, I make on the average $2900 profit. I sleep in my truck, and do everything out of cash from my own pocket. Once I got my MC I had 80 different factoring companies call and I had to ask them if they can beat immediate payment. My expenses other than fuel consists of $500 a month insurance, $250 a month for servicing parts(fluids,filters,tires), and I set back $500 a month for a new truck. I'll be honest, on uship it takes about 2 weeks to book loads to make it worth it, but if it was easy every Tom, Dick and Harry would get a pickup, trailer and start hauling.[/QUOTE]
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