Starting out, first truck

fortycalglock · Mar 29, 2023

Sub Marino said: ↑

I heard insurance gets cheaper if you don't have no claims and/or pay 12 months advance. Is that true? Who do you recommend?
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It depends largely with what state your in, In FL, progressive is the only provider last I knew for new entities or fresh CDL.

wore out · Mar 29, 2023

Sub Marino said: ↑

I've been looking at Truckpaper and Facebook Marketplace. At this age you are looking at condition, not milage, I guess. What would you do?
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You wasn’t asking me but dive right the hell in, straight to the top I’d head to Ohio truck sales and pick a nice looking one out before all the deals are gone

Sub Marino · Mar 29, 2023

wore out said: ↑

You wasn’t asking me but dive right the hell in, straight to the top I’d head to Ohio truck sales and pick a nice looking one out before all the deals are gone
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I was asking the whole community on Truckers Report. All recommendations, suggestions, hints, tips and tricks, opinions are welcome.

Sub Marino · Mar 29, 2023

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Done with driving a truck. Only way up/forward is to hire someone or owner operator. Don't want to be responsible for someone else's livelihood in a business where the income generating assets all depreciate, drivers will leave for 5k more somewhere else, customers maybe 50%+ of them are driven by price, new equipment you're looking at the price of a house, insurance say 1500-2000 per power unit, all the while chock full of liability and lawyers waiting to sue your whole bloodline for when their client rear ended your driver. Not to mention the endless rules, regulation, taxes, and general bs the lawmakers can find no limit on what's coming up next. New round of emissions 2027 I believe and requiring to have longer service life from the manufacturer. That translates to your now 40 or 50,000 cummins will now be perhaps 60 or 70,000.

I have done well, I'm at a point in my life I need a change. I'm young enough to have another career, I am seriously considering diesel mechanic, I know I'd be good at it and the business man inside me still says I could have my own shop someday. Live near the highway, shop out back with parking for perhaps 20 trucks. Go to work out the door walk to the shed there you go. What other "professional" industry can you say to who you need to do a job, electrician, plumber, mechanic, welder, etc. "I know I paid you $1.00 yesterday but today I want you to do the same job for 0.75, simply because that guy over there says he will do it for 0.75. Kapisch?" That guy will get back in his small work van and leave. That business the overhead is what a sprinter or 3/4 ton pickup and your tools? Some materials? Which will generate you probably the same 250-300k a year at least. You use the vehicle as a tool, the vehicle is not THE tool. You exist 50-100 miles from the house and you go home to your woman and kid every night. You go to their little league. You go to their hockey games. You get to watch them grow up. I've done everything I want to from the aspect of driving and owning trucks, I don't regret any of my career choices thus far, but I also know I don't want to be 40 (5 short years away) still griping about it never having made the changes I must to live the life I want. It wasn't long ago people would say you look too young to be driving that (had a w9/6nz at 21) that feels like last week. 14 years later I'm overweight, my health isn't the best, I've made money and for what. Hey everybody look at my cool truck! It is a cool truck. No show truck by any means, but it's perfect for me. I love show trucks, but also realize I don't have the motivation to have one of my own. Mad respect for those that have them and operate them. Every angle I look at it, I come back to the same conclusion, I would tell anyone they are nuts to get in right now, and I am just done with it. Time for someone else to take over and enjoy going down the road making their own decisions in a pretty neat looking truck I'll even help them on the business side for a while if it's a new guy transitioning into being completely independent. I am going to replace my core income with something else, something more thinking/physical and still earn good money, and use the extra after my living expenses to explore other businesses. Perhaps real estate. NON-DEPRECIATING INCOME GENERATING ASSETS. I am in a financial position to surf the couch for several years if needed, while working towards my next chapter in life.

I have an opportunity to get out now and basicly extract a fair selling price for my equipment and be done with it. All this nonsense about there not being enough truck drivers or the average is 57 is all crap. If I get told oh my God those people are going to starve if you don't do this anymore then I suggest one of them goes and gets their food for themselves.

Oh yeah I'm being audited as well. Throw that on top for good measure.

That should about sum it up. Any other questions?
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Thank you for your detailed response.

wore out · Mar 29, 2023

@mile marker 27 what’s it look like backed up to the chute with work dirt on it……takes more than a pic to make it a cow truck

Siinman · Mar 29, 2023

Sub Marino said: ↑

Thank you for your answer. The reason I figured to go with pre ELD is, that I can't afford a brand new Cascadia, though I wish I could. Early emissions trucks suck, I have a 2011 Ram 3500, I just fixed the egr cooler, the check engine light was off for two whole weeks, now the valve is out of threshold... So, no thanks. Might aswell go pre ELD, than. From forums and videos I gathered the information that the newer, more streamlined trucks only getting 0,5 to 1 mile better milage, so that's why I picked those trucks with those powerplants. What do you drive(the whole setup,please)? What mileage do you get?
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2023 Volvo 860 with 2022 Utility Dry van. Getting almost 8MPG's since life time of truck being almost 1 year old.

Sub Marino · Mar 29, 2023

wore out said: ↑

View attachment 460471 View attachment 460472 View attachment 460473 @mile marker 27 what’s it look like backed up to the chute with work dirt on it……takes more than a pic to make it a cow truck
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Is it your own cattle? How does cattle hauling pay?

fortycalglock · Mar 29, 2023

wore out said: ↑

View attachment 460471 View attachment 460472 View attachment 460473 @mile marker 27 what’s it look like backed up to the chute with work dirt on it……takes more than a pic to make it a cow truck
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If we are posting glamour shots…

Sub Marino · Mar 29, 2023

Siinman said: ↑

2023 Volvo 860 with 2022 Utility Dry van. Getting almost 8MPG's since life time of truck being almost 1 year old.
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Nice! And what was the one four years ago?

Siinman · Mar 29, 2023

Sub Marino said: ↑

Nice! And what was the one four years ago?
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It was a 2014 Volvo 670. If getting an emissions truck I would get at least 2018 and pay attention to the Engine Spec with the correct RAR. That will limit any issues on an emissions system along with APU.

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