Want To Start A Bizz/Purchase Truck

I may regret this but here goes...
Have you driven already and have a commercial license?
How many years experience do you have?
Where do you live?

 

Im not saying this wrong but, I would start with a little more of a plan than I want to get in the trucking business. I will buy a dump truck no I will buy a tractor?. What should I do with it if I buy a tractor?

 

At breakfast this morning the place looked really cool and the food was good. I think I want to buy a restaurant. I can only work days at this restaurant though, it can’t take up too much of my time. Anybody know a good restaurant forum where they’ll tell me everything I need to do to make the big monies?

 

What area do you live in?

Here in Colorado I've had a harder time finding local work for my semi with trailer. I haul water for a company in the summer and have a Step deck. The best paying step deck loads require me to be on the road for a night or two usually.

Dump truck work is busy around here. My buddy says hes a little slower right now but still works 3+ days a week. Pay for a tandem is $80-$85 an hour.

If you don't have experience in this industry then do your research. The expenses in this business are big! Insurance for a start up with a new CDL can be unaffordable.

 

Big monies lofl

 

The Restaurateur Report.

 

To the OP: WHY do you want to get into a business like this? Why trucking? What do you know about trucks, and trucking? Do you have a network of contacts?

Have you done any research other than this post? It doesn't really sound like you have. Perhaps a tad more research and planning might be in order, and as a start, might I suggest browsing these very forums? If you can wade through and filter the smartassedness, the attitudes, and the occasional hostility, there's a gold mine of very very good information here, from some very experienced (and good, helpful) trucking industry types.

 

If you buy a dump truck you will need a tag trailer, excavator, bob cat etc etc, and a big mound of dirt, those are the only guy making money with dump trucks.

have you ever put a dump trailer up in the air? There’s 3 ways to unload them but only 1 way (out the back) really works....