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Semi-Dumps...

Discussion in 'Ask An Owner Operator' started by scfanman, Apr 18, 2008.

  1. Apr 18, 2008 #1
    scfanman

    scfanman Bobtail Member

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    Anyone have any idea`s about how I might get started.
    I`ve never driven a dump,many other trucks,yet this might be something I want to buy into.

    Here in SoCal we move a lot of dirt. I was thinking it might be fun to buy a couple of quads.
    Can I make it pay?
    I`ve got drivers,but really I know nothing about this industry.

    :biggrin_25525:
     
    scfanman, Apr 18, 2008
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  3. Apr 18, 2008 #2
    broncrider

    broncrider Road Train Member

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    get ahold of ron-mars.....he has a dump in socal...i think its even for sale!
     
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  4. Apr 18, 2008 #3
    Boxcar

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    Trucks fun? stop it your cracking me up
     
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  5. Apr 18, 2008 #4
    scfanman

    scfanman Bobtail Member

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    Maybe not as fun as a 12lb. bass,but way better then a dirt bike.
     
    scfanman, Apr 18, 2008
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  7. Apr 19, 2008 #5
    Working Class Patriot

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    Yeah the T8 is still up for sale.
     
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  8. Apr 20, 2008 #6
    Big Red

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    End dump business is brutal in North Texas right now. Business is there, but with everybody and his little brother in the business, it's rough right now. I'm a company driver...not an O/O, but my earnings are on % of haul...so I see what it's paying...not a lot right now with fuel eating into profit at every turn.

    Feast or famine is the word of the day. Dirt moving in and of itself is a low paying end of the business with many places you haul the dirt to dump wanting to charge you to dump as well...between $20.00 to $60.00 a load depending on where you go around here. It's hard to get the contractor you're doing work for to pay the dump fee here as well.

    Aggregate transport is a lot better and a lot easier on equipment with none of the above mentioned problems being present in that end of the business.
     
    Big Red, Apr 20, 2008
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