trying to focus

I have a great union job presently driving a greyhound bus east of the Mississippi. love the road. in a couple of years I want to take the reins and saddle up to a slower life.
18 s are out of question since I want slower pace.
LTL, hot shot, expedited. have garnished some interest.
hauling 5 car set ups, and small box vans etc...in the mix
need help zooming in on what helping me to be able to say with confidence this is what I want.
I need to be able to purchase a vehicle or combination that I can operate hauling loads that will not be my slave driver.

I am thinking a used 45k medium class 300 HP min. single axle with 48-60 sleeper so I can go flats dry ref/box or auto trans, even boat

dually 3500 is a step down but then you have motel expense.

don't want to do local work, I want to be able to run hard for 2/3weeks then vegatate. at my own pace

 

trying to keep it simple lightweight, main reason for single is having sleeper, over a 450 class dually. trying to fixate on vehicle most cost effective against money earned and spent.
a large tractor in my mind would put me in the same boat as ever one less.

 

45k included whatever type of trailer I will decide on

 

I understand your reasoning and it makes good financial advice for 99% of people on this board.

The reason for my post is to try to find a good truck/freight combination that will provide a fair income when hauling but a vehicle combination that can sit in my yard and not eat up my bank account

 

again you are on point for 99% of the people on this board, I will spell it out better. I am at the age I want to stop the 12/15 hour days the 8 day weeks. collect some of my retirement some call entitlement.
but I am a wanderer, a tumbleweed. I have got to be able to worked the road somehow or I will go nuts if I just stop driving.
so I want some equipment that will get me out there but not burden me financially to the point it can't sit for weeks