Should I or shouldn't I, that is the question!

I know of a couple who does that. She drives a drive-away RV, he has a haul-n-tow. They get loads to the same region, and ride back togther to get the next load. They seem to be doing pretty good with that set up.

 

Hard to say.

If this is just to get out of the house and do something different I don’t think I’d do it.

If you want to be a business man and have aspirations to truly dive in deep and make this your world then go for it. My guess is to be as profitable as you want you’d need to be away from home more then you’d like. The team thing might work though if she’s into it.

 

I'm not even going to read the responses, get hold of yourself, man, buy a classic car, go fishing with no bait on the hook, sell the Fl. tax pit, and buy an RV, but go into trucking? It's not that much fun, trust me.

 

all those trucks have at least 500,000 miles, which may or may not be a lot by todays standards...but THEY ALL have PACCAR engines......aren't those problematic...??????

 

Why do you say fl tax pit? As for the others I already do/have that with exception of a classic car but I do have other toys. I dunno, its just something I am thinking about, haven't made any concrete decisions.

 

If you want to go out and play trucks why not drive for somebody first? No monetary investment, no real penalty if you fail.
You might find out that trucking isn't what you thought it would be without tying up a bunch of money.

 

Thats part of the plan, and I know what trucking is. I owned 3 of my own trucks until May of last year when we got out of it and then continued to drive for someone else until December when I had my knee replaced. The plan is to buy an older truck and pay cash for it and park it and go through it an completely fix and update it from bumper to tailights while I am driving for a friend of mine. Once its completely done and ready for the road, lease on with him for awhile. If I am not doing good or being as profitable as I want or just dont like it, sell the truck and go back to sitting on the couch eating bon bons..

 

Most, if not all, replies are telling you to avoid trucking with your situation. Why not give it another six months. Look for an alternative to trucking that will fit with what you and your wife want to accomplish. If nothing else, look into a temp company and drive part time to make up for the time your wife wants off. Again, with your situation, very few will tell you to buy a truck with the mess this industry is in now.

 

It's your life, your wife, and your money! Do what you want to do.

 

You could just sell some of those toys and not work at all?