succesfull owner ops

2005 Freightliner Columbia

506,000

$38,000

Lifetime avg. of 6.3mpg

Paper rolls from International Paper in Campti,LA

Leased onto a company

 

1990 t600 KW... 425 CAT 4.11 rears 9 sp over.. 11 r 24.5. got about 3.5 to 4 mpg.. but it would pull the rockies back to the east coast..

 

1968 KW 318 Detroit about 3.5MPG First load from Racine wi Case tractors to Winnipeg Mb Leased to a company

 

Define successful?

 

1995 Freightliner FLD120, 12.7 60 series, 13 speed, 370 rears.
650k when I bought it, 2.25 million when I sold it.
got somewhere between 6 and 6.5 most of the time.
$14k cash
leased on to Schneider, JB, CRST Malone, B&W Interstate, Dart & SAV Transport.

Made a butt load of money with CRST Malone, had a good dedicated run with B&W and did pretty good with Dart. Thumbs down with Schneider, JB and SAV.

Buying another truck now and I'm lookin for that mule that kicked me in the head and made me think this was a good idea.

 

First Truck:

1974 White Road Commander purchased in January of 1976
290 Cummins, 10 speed Single Axle Spring ride
127,000 Miles cost used $23,000
leased to northAmerican Van Lines
First Haul, a load of lawnmowers from MTD products in Elyria OH to 4 stops in Illinois(JC Penney Whses)
Paid about .66 per loaded mile, $10 an extra stop, gave about 5.5 mpg, fuel cost about .60 per gallon.

worst truck I have ever owned, almost put me bankrupt in the 2 years I owned it. Have never bought a used truck since.

 

1985 w-900 super 10 425 cat flattop 4.5 to 5 paid 18k cash had 330k
(the mice family living in the truck at the time was a bonus i guess)
first load was windows to job sites west coast produce back to midwest 1.25 out 1.85 back
made good money off that truck engine went bad at 2.5mil