Three years of own authority costs combined.

Parking in LA on average is about 400-500 per month if you want it close or half that about 60-80 miles away.

 

I think you nailed it with the blame on dry van. If i was in your shoes I'd seriously consider buying a flat. Securement is basic common sense stuff, and tarps aren't nearly af bad af most people claim. Time consuming suue, but definately not what id call hard work.
Getting a decent rate is just so much easier with a flat or step. Even with 2019s low rates and volume it was very rare that i loaded anything that paid under 1.90 to the truck (after carriers 25%).

 

That depends on where he is and if he has to rent a spot to park a truck when home.
It is all different, but here we have to have a shop, so I guess you could say that parking cost me 25,800 a year. lol
My shop does have an apartment with it, so I live here too, and they cover the heat,plus it is a tax write off, so in the overall scheme, it really is not a bad deal.

Now when I ran otr down south, I did not have any parking expenses over the 5 bucks every once in a while at fontana, which was rare.

 

Imo a shop is pretty much required to run a truck. I could not imagine living in an area that land was so expensive I couldn't buy a plot to build a shop with room to spare. 3 acres would be the absolutely smallest amount of land I would own.

 

Finding land is not hard, finding land that you don't need to spend 30 grand or more to get it ready to pour a slab is a different animal, but there is some. There are some who build there own shop, but many of them are out of town far enough that the costs somewhat offsets it anyway, and you have to have tax write offs anyway.
Even if I built a house and shop, I would likely be running around 1500 a month during the winter months just for heat. Heck until this last year, I kept 2 shops rented, so I had room to work on other stuff, wish I had the other again now. lol

 

Just Curious and you don't have to answer but how much do you need a month to make your personal obligations?

I ask this because in 'my' situation I have no dependents, my house is paid off and I have no other debt.

Would your situation be better if personal obligations didn't play into this or is the business alone (without personal obligations) just ripping into you ?

Thanks.

 

how old are your kids? My son is 3 and I value my time with him like I never would have believed before.