"Dump trucking" is good business here on the West Coast. I got my transfer set built for 30k (I do not own my boxes, I lease them), and the truck gets paid by a tonage rate or an hourly rate of $80. Most guys at the company I'm at do 10-15k a month during the good time of year, some even hit 20k a month. Right now its raining and with the holidays many of us are sitting (which for someone like me who is used to running my tail off OTR) and it sucks.
I have no clue what to tell you if you should get into this where you live. I suggest you flag down some dump truck guys in your neck of the woods and ask them your questions. I work with a broker here, although I will soon buy my own box and work with numerous brokers in the area to try and keep my truck moving, instead of being married to the one I'm with now (I lease my boxes from them, can only work for them as long as I have thier boxes).
I think its easy work myself. I am 6 months pregnant and I rarely break a sweat doing this. I am however planning to switch my truck from the current set up (transfer) to a straight 10 wheeler dump truck because I want my truck to run for hourly work only, not tonage since the rates my broker is paying is no where near the hourly rate.
BOL to you