Pipe Dream

Stay away from maxforce

 

You probably wont be able to afford the insurance which keeps going higher, especially for new oo's. Some guys paying upwards of $15,000 a year??

 

I’ve given this advice in the past for those who have never tried the owner operator route:

Get into a lease-only program that a mega fleet is offering. They will teach you how to run the business, they’ll provide you a business counselor, and so on. You may be asking why!? Because it is very risky to go ahead and just buy a truck without any owner operator experience. Think of a lease-only program as a “free trial.” Give it 3 months or one year. Once you feel ready, you can jump to the next step, which is to buy a truck. Then months or years later, you can decide to get your own authority or maybe just move to another trucking company with more opportunities like Landstar.

Ultimately, what I’m saying is to take it step by step. Don’t rush it. Don’t skip steps.

 

I think being a pretty good mechanic is a prerequisite personally. I doubt the truck i drive has gone 3 days without some little issue, and its actually a good truck. If not for my toolbox and roadside skills the truck wouldnt have made 20-30% of its deliveries. Thats probably the entire profit margin.

They have yet to invent a truck that doesnt break, or a warranty that gets the load delivered on time. That means fixing it where it breaks is your best bet. So study up.

 

This guy had radio show on how to make money. You can listen and see if you think his info is good or bad

SiriusXM


I say MPG is most important. Truck from 2002-2018 are pretty bad because they are just now figuring out the new emissions stuff. Repairing you own truck is not easy today

 

Some closer to 20/25-30k a year. Takes a lot of work to be able to justify just the insurance cost it seems like!

 

Yep, I agree with that.

 

Take the money you are thinking of investing in a truck, and buy real estate. Vacant land, for closed homes. Then when you make some money off that get a nice truck and only work when there’s good money to be made.