hey all, i'm new to the board but not new to cummins.. i'm thinking about getting started in car transporting. a buddy of mine said he can get me hooked up with the auctions. i went to look at a 4x2 SLT 6speed cummins the other day. got talking to the sales manager and he told me to go to a vw dealer to do swaps. he was saying that a few years ago people were getting 600 to go from west palm to tampa.. anyawy, any advice to give?

 

TTT

any help is greatly appreciated

 

Welcome to DTR! Never towed for money, but the truck will do it no problem...

 

well like i said, i know cummins very well. i know you can over load them and what not and they keep coming back for more!

is this in the wrong section? i'm realy intrested in doing this!


and thanks for the welcome!

 

This is the right place, just wrong time of the day. Most folks are at work...

 

Before you decide please check out this thread....https://www.dieseltruckresource.com/...ht=hotshotting

I would think long & hard before making that decsion!!!!
Many have tried & many have failed.

 

Im technically startin in about 2 more weeks!!! Just got my insurance a few days ago. EXPENSIVE FOR NEWBIES. I have perfect driving record and im 26 and im payine tad over 12 grand for year, but after a few years it should go down to 7 grand, hopefully!!! I have been takin on a ride so far but it is hella expensive to get started!!!! Good Luck

 

Right section . Wrong approach . These questions have been asked dozens of times . Do a search or just read back a week or 2 .

 

i was talking to the guy i might hook up with lastnight. my major thing is i dont want to go out and fidn the work. i'm one of the play it safer then sorry type people. i'm driving now for a mail contractor but the hours suck! the guy i'm talking to said he's making 4k in 3 days.. i still findi t real hard to beleave. i told him if he finds the work i'll do it.. oh and the best part is he never leaves the state!

 

It all depends on what you wanna tote around???? I do automobiles, but my trailer can haul trailers too!!! I find my work at online databases and through auctions but auctions use online too. Customers will come to you sooner or later for more steady work but with online, you can plan your route were ya wanna go.

 

> the guy i'm talking to said he's making 4k in 3 days.. i still find it real hard to beleave.

Is that 4K before expenses?
Even if his expenses are 2K and he nets 2K in 3 days, that's
still decent $$$ imo.

I am like you, I find the 4K hard to believe.
If it's the truth, I'm in the wrong buisiness.

 

ccoop, i'm in west palm.. i really do not want to go out of the state or be out over night.. been there done that and never want to do it again. i'd like to get in to the car transporting. do you leave the state?

jerry, 2k for 3 days defintaly is not bad! i'm going to look more in to it. i got to make a move soon. whats good is if its 3 days a week i can go back to school.. (thank god!)

 

you make more money going on the long hauls, thats just a fact. You can make your own route, go where you please. I got a mc so yah i travel out of state, but i havent started yet, im about 1 more week till start. Plan on spending alot of money to get this started, plan on having 10k mininum to start and that doesnt include supplies. I plan on maybe doing cali trip twice a month and maybe texas and back twice also. I will have a co driver with me that im gonna pay him 400 bills a week. But im gonna make him do instate work byhimself. Remember insurance is alot, my premium is 12k for the year, with 25% down

 

do you know anything about getting hooked up with the major dealers? maronne? shewmacher? i'm sorry for asking dumb questions just have no idea. if it was big trucks and frozen loads it wouldnt be a problem.

 

for automobiles, i use online databases which cost 40 bucks a month and some are less and some are more but more cars then trucks