GMAN, I just shared what I learned in about a 30 seconds listening, as I asked no questions (in ref to $48 per hour). As he is also retired from a Civil service job of 30 years, it might not be about the $$$$. He appears just to love what he does, and we are talking about Maine prices (charges) which usually are low in comparison to other states. As I don't know what the norm is, it appeared high to me -- but that means nothing! Also, I will not probe him for further info and spread it accross the internet. I am not geared that way. Anyway, thanks again for the insight.

 

Even dump trailers with a frame turn over pretty easily. As I learned the hard way with a load of dirt that was just a bit heavy back in 89

 

Nomad, it makes a difference if you don't have to rely on a truck for your livelihood. You can work for much less or not so much as you will need if you didn't have any other source of income. In any case, the cost of insurance will probably be high without experience. I don't have a good feel for insurance on dumps. It may be less than for OTR. One thing is for sure, anyone who pulls a dump will likely go through more tires if they are going to be off the road most of the time. I spoke to my niece's husband a while back and we got to talking about tires. He goes through a lot of tires on his off road trucks. It would be interesting to hear from someone about their insurance rates. 8)

 

My insurance on my dump trucks runs me about $450 a month or $5,400 a year per truck.

 

My ins runs me $4500/yr, Texas, 100 mile radius (Wise County which is high risk due to all the rock trucks), million dollar, 84 Pete w/ 84 end dump and 85 belly dump, includes Form E - filing with the state, and Tx DOT #. Have been told if you can declare yourself a construction company it is cheaper, but have to have 'construction' equipment. Hope this helps.

 

ok amigos!

 

sorry for the typeos and miss spells im in a hurry and need to get of the net.

 

the state of oregon wrote your insurance policy? how does that work?

 

 

I hope you don't mind me putting this here if you do get over it. :lol:

What some people fail to figure out before they go into the dump truck business is what kind of truck do you need not what make but what spec. Do you need a tandem, tri axle, quad, or a quint, does the truck need to be light or heavy,how long does it need to be so you can get the right bridge, what type of body do you need, what type of tail gate, do you know the transmission that will work best, and how about what size of motor.