New Owner Operator needs guidance
Discussion in 'Ask An Owner Operator' started by Nakobi, Mar 21, 2023.
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I believe everything I hear on the internet.Dadetrucking305, Rideandrepair, Crude Truckin' and 3 others Thank this. -
OP, ignore everyone here. I'm sure you'll succeed with no business plan, ZERO knowledge of the industry, and being clueless about the laws, regs, and general knowledge. I think that because you believe and hope hard enough, you'll beat the vastly overwhelming odds and make it a full year without folding and going under. That's how business works, right? Unicorn farts, fairy dust, hopes, dreams, and slave labor of leprechauns.
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It seems a smarter move will be to go to a training school, get my CDL, drive for someone/company for a while, learn the job practically then gradually work towards getting my own truck.
Now the issue is that will not be possible because I have an excellent job which I don’t plan on leaving anytime soon. I want to get into trucking as a means to diversify my source of income that is why I started to research more about it. Anyway thanks for all your input, it was very knowledgeable. I will focus to continue to learn more about the business, save more for it until I can come up with a solid and realistic business plan.Rideandrepair and Siinman Thank this. -
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A truck that isn't used a lot causes some issues in the long term. These trucks are meant to be used every day or at least four times a week.
Seriously this is a business that can have a lot of hands on problem solving, it isn't an arm chair business.Rideandrepair and Nakobi Thank this. -
Lots of white Volvo’s and Cascadia types in trucking now that don’t know what’s going on, one more isn’t gonna matter…..
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389k miles for 2018 truck... most well run trucks would be double that mileage. 2 possibilities for why that would happen. It could have been broken down and in the shop for months on end, that means its either a lemon (yes, it happens the same as with cars) or routine preventative maintaince was done badly or not at all. I could have also been idled to death.
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