How to make money with my truck?
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How to make money with my truck?
I drive part time on the weekends for a trucking company that I work full time for in there garage. My question is that when I am running loads in the Semi I see ton's of CTD's hauling boats, cars, etc...How could I get hooked up to make some money hauling with my Cummins. Thanks Babyjoe.
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I am in the process of doing the search now thought maybe this would be quicker, I have my cdl, hazmat and medical card. I haul grain all week during they day and work second shift at night for Dot Foods, Then on the weekends I drive to Oak Grove Ky or Joplin Mo. and even New Paris OH. to meet drivers from another location to swap trailers and come back home so I am exsperience with driving. thanks rich I will keep searching.
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If you want your own authority this info will help . http://www.fmcsa.dot.gov/registratio...escription.htm
So will this article . http://www.etrucker.com/apps/news/article.asp?id=70347
I personally know Melvin Brooks and I helped Todd Dills gather info for this article . Melvin runs 3 trucks and they each grossed over $100,000 last year . He rarely accepts loads paying under $2 a mile but he worked hard to get where he is . The opportunity is there but salesmanship is a key to success . You can't survive off load boards . You should have a couple of good base customers close to home . Look for customers shipping things like plastic pipe or small tractors . Use some brokers and make a maximum effort to provide them the best service you can . The best loads never get posted on load boards . Brokers call carriers that have provided good service in the past . Melvin has brokers calling him all the time . You can also call brokers and let them know when you are available .
So will this article . http://www.etrucker.com/apps/news/article.asp?id=70347
I personally know Melvin Brooks and I helped Todd Dills gather info for this article . Melvin runs 3 trucks and they each grossed over $100,000 last year . He rarely accepts loads paying under $2 a mile but he worked hard to get where he is . The opportunity is there but salesmanship is a key to success . You can't survive off load boards . You should have a couple of good base customers close to home . Look for customers shipping things like plastic pipe or small tractors . Use some brokers and make a maximum effort to provide them the best service you can . The best loads never get posted on load boards . Brokers call carriers that have provided good service in the past . Melvin has brokers calling him all the time . You can also call brokers and let them know when you are available .
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I am in the process of doing the search now thought maybe this would be quicker, I have my cdl, hazmat and medical card. I haul grain all week during they day and work second shift at night for Dot Foods, Then on the weekends I drive to Oak Grove Ky or Joplin Mo. and even New Paris OH. to meet drivers from another location to swap trailers and come back home so I am exsperience with driving. thanks rich I will keep searching.
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After hauling Fema campers after Katrina for a year and being paid very well, I looked into hauling hotshot loads. I found out that I needed commercial insurance plus DOT medical card & inspection, which we didn't need hauling for Fema. Not to mention the cost of buying a hotshot trailer & cost of repairs/maintenance of the truck & trailer. After paying all that $$$, I couldn't do much more than break even. Maybe someday when I retire & don't need the money, I'll give it a try.
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If you want your own authority this info will help . http://www.fmcsa.dot.gov/registratio...escription.htm
So will this article . http://www.etrucker.com/apps/news/article.asp?id=70347
I personally know Melvin Brooks and I helped Todd Dills gather info for this article . Melvin runs 3 trucks and they each grossed over $100,000 last year . He rarely accepts loads paying under $2 a mile but he worked hard to get where he is . The opportunity is there but salesmanship is a key to success . You can't survive off load boards . You should have a couple of good base customers close to home . Look for customers shipping things like plastic pipe or small tractors . Use some brokers and make a maximum effort to provide them the best service you can . The best loads never get posted on load boards . Brokers call carriers that have provided good service in the past . Melvin has brokers calling him all the time . You can also call brokers and let them know when you are available .
So will this article . http://www.etrucker.com/apps/news/article.asp?id=70347
I personally know Melvin Brooks and I helped Todd Dills gather info for this article . Melvin runs 3 trucks and they each grossed over $100,000 last year . He rarely accepts loads paying under $2 a mile but he worked hard to get where he is . The opportunity is there but salesmanship is a key to success . You can't survive off load boards . You should have a couple of good base customers close to home . Look for customers shipping things like plastic pipe or small tractors . Use some brokers and make a maximum effort to provide them the best service you can . The best loads never get posted on load boards . Brokers call carriers that have provided good service in the past . Melvin has brokers calling him all the time . You can also call brokers and let them know when you are available .
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