Should i buy a box truck?

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  1. wifi_guru

    wifi_guru Medium Load Member

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    who in the hell wants to work 15 hr's a day. that = more fuel burned more wear and tear on the truck adding more expence
     
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  3. Chinatown

    Chinatown Road Train Member

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    Nothing wrong with a 15 hour day as long the pay is OK.
     
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  4. Ridgeline

    Ridgeline Road Train Member

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    And that's the problem, the pay is not what you would think.
    To the OP ...
    A van, cargo van back in 2000 was making what some are making today in a semi - $3 a mile.

    But that was then.

    Now for a long time, some people think they can get into a van or a cargo van and make junior Big Bucks, while it really a race to the bottom - just watch shipping wars on youtube, that's how it works now - the cheapest gets the work.
     
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  5. Phoenix_rides_again

    Phoenix_rides_again Light Load Member

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    Wish I knew about sprinters back in 2003 I would have done it in a second. Now better be in full size truck
     
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  6. wifi_guru

    wifi_guru Medium Load Member

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    AGREE THOUGH I KNOW SOMEONE MAKING 30K A MONTH RUNNING 140 MILES ROUND TRIP And home In bed every night
     
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  7. autopaint

    autopaint Light Load Member

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    Hauling square groupers?
     
  8. wifi_guru

    wifi_guru Medium Load Member

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    Hugh?
     
  9. PureLeafTea

    PureLeafTea Light Load Member

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    If you can get on with Amazon they pay around $1.96/mile for boxes.
     
  10. Oakland Raiders Forever

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    Panther is a hard life to live. You sit around most of the time waiting and doing nothing.
     
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  11. Chinatown

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    I remember the cargo vans did real well. Could hardly get out of sight of one anywhere in the USA.
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