We just had some furniture delivered from a family estate, and the guy was driving a XLT Freightliner with a Detroit 60 series 500, He gave me the full overview of the truck, those things are sweet. While they were unloading I was just sitting up at the engine watching it idle, lol. The guy said on a good year he clears $320k delivering furniture as a self employed contractor/Driver, he showed me some pics on his camera of his viper and other things, I never knew you could make that kind of money driving those rigs. Said he bought it for $30k, almost makes you wanna be a truck driver..........almost. lol, but man, i wanted to ask him to let me drive it.

 

I would have to say to the guy prove it. Maybe he can make that kind of money hauling bed bugs but it doubt it.

 

1st thing you should know it this... truck drivers can tell some whoppers!! I should know, I is one.

2nd thing you should know... Last year I spent about $60,000 in fuel alone. I sold my truck in October, so I didn't even have a full year.

 

He said delivering Estate furniture is the money maker, and being owner of the rig. Otherwise he said it's alot of work for not much gain if u deliver under a company or deliver other stuff. But I was more interested in the engine.

 

an XLT freighter with a 500 series 60 for 30K????? I know guys who paid that for a new engine...

 

Also, unless that viper has a CTD, i think he wasted his money

 

I asked him if his truck cost like a quarter mill or what, and he said "you could probably buy one for how much ur dodge was" ,and i laughed and said I got it for $8k, and he was like whoa really. I guess he thought it was a new one because he said his buddy just paid $35k for a dodge cummins, and than said he got his XLT for $30k. oh well, maybe he got it at auction, or just likes padding his story, lol.