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Originally Posted by blake1984
@steel horse cowboy
Superior Carriers has a terminal like 30mins from my house on highway U.S 43 its a few miles from our new steel mill
so u are saying buy my rig and get my own authority and i can pull for Superior Carriers for more money right because i dont want a company to pay for nothing on my rig ill just pull their tanks thats all and if i could ill buy and pull my own tank under my own authority
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No, not at all. You would run under their authority. If you get your own authority and buy your own tank then I don't see you making it. The big companies have this market taken care of andmost won't ship with an independant due to the nature of the biz and the hazmat materials.
Not too sure why you want your own authority when you can be a lease operator and make the same money with LESS investment???
You will still pay your own insurance, plates, fuel ect ect....... I'm just saying, the tank biz pays very well, but as an independant I don't see you making it. i know Dow Chemical for example has strict contracts with QC and Enterprise Oil. Also, don't forget that when running a tanker, you have big brothers eye on you the whole time (US Govt)
Now as for running a flat, you can deff do what you say you would like to with your own authority, just remember that there are about 20,000 other guys doing the same thing and you will be fighting for the same loads, and not to mention in competition with TMC, Maverick, Hunt ect ect..... seems like the only guys making money are the SPECIALTY guys, such as Heavy haul, wind-farm stuff and the hazmat transports.
You say you live in Alabama??? Have you thought about buying a used rig and trailer for hauling logs???? I know they seem to do well and with a $25k investment you could make out in a year or two and buy a brand new truck with cash then do OTR if you wanted to.