Starting a company but not driving

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  1. FishingTrucker

    FishingTrucker Bobtail Member

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    My business plan is as follows: found a company to lease on to and then purchased the truck and trailer (check). Find a way to cut out dispatch (taking 10% and this is where I'm stuck). I've a made a few extra bucks from the loads that I've gotten and its okay but it wouldn't hurt to have that extra 10% that the carrier/dispatch is taking from each load included in my monthly...=)
     
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  3. Skunk_Truck_2590

    Skunk_Truck_2590 Road Train Member

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    Sound's like a dream come true and there's nothing to it but in the real world it's not that easy.
     
  4. PDX TRUCKING COMPANY

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    Folks, ya might want to look up Twin Turbo Trans LLC on SAFER before proclaiming how great he is... I know this guy and his so called operation.... and honesty is not in his vocabulary. I am also not a disgruntled former driver or O/O for "Igor/Sergei" either....
     
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    SweetSouthernRide Medium Load Member

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    Yeh... I wish I would have put the waders on before page 2...

    OP, one truck with a driver in it will not make you a living. You will be relying on your brokering to pay your bills. Good Luck to ya!
     
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  6. FishingTrucker

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    1 truck and trailer will definitely not make you a living but will make you an extra few bucks. Just know that it can be very stressful at times.
     
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    Attacking members is not allowed on this forum. Keep it civil.
     
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    Not an attack. Just honest and truthful information that can be proved. Kinda like the info that is posted about the Swifts, England, Schneider on a daily basis on this site.......
     
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    I just deleted 4 posts that clearly had nothing to do with the topic at hand. A couple might have had relevance if it wasn't for the insults etc contained.


    The staff has tried hard to allow folks that claim to be adults a chance to self moderate.
    Things board wise have deteriorated to a lot of fighting, bickering and insulting other members.
    Its past time for those that claim to be adults to act like it.

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