New o/o

You meaning finding loads?

 

Can you please share @double yellow's link with me?

 

walters,

I did what you are talking about a year and a few months ago, bought a truck and flatbed and got my own authority. The freight is there, you just have to be willing to work. This year is not as good as last for freight off of load boards. If you are willing to run Northeast and back from KY, you should do pretty well. Make sure you really do your homework on any truck you are looking to buy, I have spent way more money on my truck keeping it on the road and fixing problems the last owner put off than I thought I would. Be persistent and work harder than the other knuckleheads out here and you can make it.

Good luck

 

lol, I bought an International. I don't think the brand matters really, more how its been taken care of. I actually did it wrong and should have waited and looked a little harder/ saved some more money. My choices were limited because of restrictions the bank put one me. I think the key is to find a well maintained truck that has plenty of records so you know what has been replaced and what needs to be replaced. I paid 27000 for my truck and 9000 for my trailer. I have since spent another $40,000 or so on the truck making up for the poor maintenance done by the previous owner. I think if you do it right and find the right truck you won't have to spend all of your profits fixing your truck for the first year. If you are looking at a truck with a Cummins ISX in it, make sure you know how old the turbo and egr are. Also have a shop pull the valve cover and really check over the valve train and cams, I had a cam go bad and cook the bearings in the head, which had to be replaced costing me 14k. Sorry for rambling on a bit just beware that any used truck you buy will take money to bring up to the standard you will need it to be. The better a job you do finding a good truck, the less money and time and headache you will have making it a viable money maker.

 

Ya, I would steer clear of maxxforce. Cummins are good motors, if they are taken care of. A lot of fleets run them without changing oil for 30,000 miles. Soot just builds up in oil passages and clogs things up, creating heat and wearing engine parts prematurely.