Success or failure

If you would work on other trucks in your driveway, eventually you will have one or more that can't pay the bill, then buy it for a good price and start your fleet.

 

Don't do it!. Stick with fixing trucks. You'll make more money and sleep better.

 

I would recommend this if your still interested trying it your way, find a local gig (run) , this way if the driver breaks downs or tears up your truck, you won't have to pay an outside shop a high dollar rate. That's if you can find a driver.

 

What will really smoke your hide is when the truck goes down a 1000 mile from home and you get a champagne bill for a home brew hooch fix

 

No lane is tough to find a truck for if you are willing to pay a decent rate.

If you are having problems getting your freight moved it cab only be one of two things. 1:your business credit sucks so no one can trust you to pay the freight bill. This is actually easily overcome. Prepay the freight with an established good quality carrier. Or 2: the rate you want to get the product shipped for is way to low.

 

Don't know who you are asking. But I do, and I use to turn wrenches. It has made me better and more profitable than anything else I have done in regards to being an independent carrier.

 

I think a better transition from mechanic to something that's easier on your body and good when you get older would be buying and selling used trucks. Maybe find a niche for a type of equipment you've already worked on a lot (Beverage tractors and equipment is a sales specialty I know of). I know as someone who owns a fleet and purchases equipment I'd rather buy from an ex-mechanic salesman than any other background really. Get a license to sell and whatever paperwork you need to go do equipment auctions. FIx 'em yourself, turn em around on truckpaper, etc.