I've talked to guys who are making pretty good money with them. BUT they own and drive them. Driving someone else's as a company driver for a small fleet doesn't seem to be too great. But, a lot less headaches with parking issues, no logs, no weigh stations. Might make it worth it to some people. If I lived in a better area for expediting I'd give it a shot. I'd think it'd be too spendy bouncing in and out of South Dakota for home time.
Sprinter sleeper pics
Discussion in 'Expediter and Hot Shot Trucking Forum' started by Baack, Nov 13, 2008.
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I live right on the Indiana/Ohio border so maybe I'll look twice when I see a sprinter van now lol -
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Hello everyone! For starters I know my post may be all over the place but I just type things as they come to me, sorry about that. I have a some questions I hope some of you could answer or at least some feedback.
I too want to get into expediting but I'm torn between a sprinter van or a city van.
Sprinter vans are able to park anywhere you can find a parking space and a city van not so much.
Just like someone pointed out you only need space for one or two skids. For example the sprinter van can hold one to three skids depending on the van. The city van could hold four to six skids. You can put a sleeper in either one if you choose to do so. Another thing is if I go with a sprinter van do I look for one with dual wheels or single? The city van is a given. Should I go with a gas or a diesel? Some of the other questions I'm a little unclear on like do I need to run a log book If I run either one of them? Do I need to cross scales? Can I run as many hours I want on any given day? I don't plan on running Hazmat so I know that would help me when it comes to insurance and getting my own Authority. When it comes to insurance what do any of you recommend getting to start out with or what's the minimum I need? I know their are so many factors that go into all of this but I want to make sure I have all my ducks in row before I jump in it with both feet. I'm single with no kids at home. I live in Westerville Ohio and I know theirs not a shortage of freight here. I'm not looking to grow into some great big business, I just want to make a nice living without killing myself. I know the hours can be very long at times but you manage your time well then it can be very profitable. I hope to be profitable enough that I may be able to network with a few other drivers who are doing the same thing as me, and we can send business each others way.
Sorry for such a post, but I wanted to put my thoughts out there and see what I can find out.
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Try to help you out.
Logbook: Yes
Scales: Yes (though it's unlikely you'd be anywhere near overweight)
HOS: Nope, gotta run under the same 14/11 rule as the rest of us.
Hope that helps.18 to Life Thanks this. -
Infosaur Thank you for the feedback. It sounds like I should just stay where I'm at. LOL
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Man that stuff's easy.
It's getting the authority, insurance, taxes, etc. that I remain a company man. Have CDL will travel. -
dtmo Thanks this.
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