Which truck should I buy??

Brother, you have to sit down and have a talk with the numbers side by side.

There are threads on here of breakdowns and $14000 bills with no way to pay.

 

I started out with an old pre emission truck with a rebuilt motor. I also was mechanically inclines and had lots of tools. Also, since I’m never more than an hour from home and have a fully equipped shop I can rent to work on it, buying an older truck seemed to make sense. Maybe it did for a first truck, I’m still not sure.

I do know, that with an older truck there is always a to do list with things that need to be done ASAP, things that should be done soon, and things you wish you could do sometime. It’s very difficult ever getting anywhere near caught up on that list.

I bought a fairly new truck. My payment of course went up. My insurance went up a bit. Guess what, I make much better fuel mileage. That alone pays for the extra. I have had almost no downtime whatsoever for the 8 months I’ve owned this truck. That has saved me who knows how much money. I save thousands on taxes because I have some depreciation. It’s a whole lot more enjoyable to drive a truck with a good heater and A/C and smoother ride. I’m sold on it. I have totally gave up my dreams for an old pre emission truck. I don’t see any advantage to owning one.

 

2012 / 730,000

 

4 years. It's the truck I started with. Had 399K on it when I bought it, and everyone told me I had bumped my head.

Now I have 4 trucks, and good bank roll.

I bought a 14' that they were giving away. Haven't gotten a driver for it. It's tough to qualify for Landstar, and not everyone that does passes my sniff test.

I've been on the fence over selling the '12. It's a great truck. When they sit though, it's no good. They are met to be moving.

Now I can afford anything. I've got my feelers out with several reps / manufacturers and may even get a group of new ones if the great deal comes along. We don't do this just to pay for trucks, we do it to bank coin.

When you first start out, your options aren't as vast as they are when you have several hundred thousand dollars on hand, and established relationships with people that have freight. Not to mention a wtf strong business credit. Now it's like, " How many do you want?"

I started with nothing, and a bunch of " You'll never make it."

The guys that drive for me, buying trucks through me, have seen first hand, lived if you will, how much of the advice of many of the esteemed members here is trash.

 

For me,

I’m going to be looking for something 4 years old at the oldest with a maximum of 350,000.