Who makes the cheapest Daycab?

Holy! I don't know how much you know about the trucking industry but if you think just because you own your own truck your gonna make all kinds of money then your obviously misinformed. Heck nowadays its seems if you own a truck your destined to be poor. Seriously if you think its that easy you need a reality check.

 

Dead wrong pretty common to get a Mack vision in the mid to lower 14's full of fuel, why do you think most of the fuel hauled in this country is done with a Mack truck ability to spec a light frame rail and the trucks run every day I've seen some KW 660'S get pretty light but there using ISM'S

 

Remember this, ALL that glitters is not gold. In my book cheap = junk, I think what you should be looking for is something right in the middle. HP = more fuel, more repair costs, and more down time. You don't get something for nothing. Oh, and in general, you will pay more for a truck at a dealership than anywhere else. Pete, and KW's cost more than IH, Freighliner and Volvo's.

O/O's pay their own fuel, they pay their own insurance, tires, truck/trailer payments. Next time you fuel your company truck look at the cost of that fuel bill. One truck tire costs $300+ these days! There is no free ride.

Not saying the O/o's where you work aren't making $4000 a week, but that's pretty good pay, actually its nearly best case scenario. If I was you, I would ask to see some pay stubs week after week to see if they really are making that kind of pay on a week after week.

Don't take this as a discouragement, just keep your eyes open and your brain turned on. Matter of fact I am a brand new O/O, and am loving every minute of it so far. But, I keep my fingers crossed every minute of everyday that my truck don't break, or I don't screw something up royal. If and when I do, I PAY, I am responsible, nobody is holding my hand, nobody else.

 

I guess you would want to know who had it before and how they took care of it. Proof in writing if possilble. Talk to people using what you are looking at. They have nothing to gain by telling you what they have encountered. Also the number of available trucks (model type) of what you are looking for will give you somewhat of an indication of what is going to work for fleets and proven vs. what isn't.

 

Very well said, Kansas.......great post...
best of luck in the O/O world

 

The drive train is not the only thing that matters. When your A/C quits, when your door handle breaks, when a dashboard short prevents your truck from starting, these things cause downtime too.